How to Juice Up Your Water- DIY Vitamin Water
Water is one of the best things you can include in your diet daily. It’s refreshing, and calorie free. The worst thing about water is after awhile it gets boring. I’m here to help your water go from blah, to ahhhh.
What’s a girl to do?? Juice up your water and make your own refreshing tasty vitamin water.
Before I tell you how I juice up my water by making it delicious, and even more nutritious, let me tell you about some of the wonderful benefits of water.
1. Weight Loss
Drinking water doesn’t make you lose weight. But, when you swap out your sugary drinks and replace them with water you can lose weight. Here’s how. A typical soda has about 140 or more calories in it, not to mention other junk your body doesn’t need, like sugar. By cutting out just one soda or sugary drink a day you can save yourself almost 1000 calories a week! If you drink two less sugary drinks a day, you can save yourself almost 2000 calories a week! In a year you could lose at least 15lbs by just stopping your soda or juice habit and substituting it with water daily!
2. Basic Functioning
Your body has about 60% of water in it. It is a vital part of your existence. We need water for several reasons. Water protects our internal organs, flushes waste from our vital organs, lubricates our joints, and regulates our body temperature among other things. We can live weeks without food, but you can only live about 3-5 days without water. (Don’t test this.)
Most people think about replenishing water after a tough workout, but we lose water all day long. Our water supply decreases through many ways, including sweat, urine, and even breathing. When you feel thirsty you are already on the road to dehydration. You would have already lost 2-3% of your body’s water when you feel thirsty. You may think you are as sharp as a tack, but your physical coordination as well as your mental performance becomes impaired before your thirst kicks in.
How Much Water Should I Drink?
We’ve all heard that we should drink 8 glasses of water a day. I don’t disagree with that statement, but I believe that should be your starting point. Check out my post that tells you how much water you should be drinking daily, and how to calculate the amount of water YOU really need. There are many factors to determine this so make sure you find out the right amount for you.
Juice Up Your Water! Homemade DIY Vitamin Water.
No one needs to suffer through drinking eight or more glasses of water a day. You can have delicious water that makes you want to drink more! You can even make your own electrolyte water and get rid of your sugary sports drinks. Below you’ll find some of my favorite drinks that not only will hydrate you, but will add some extra nutrients as well, naturally, without any sugar added.
You can use a regular pitcher like I do, or a cool filtered infuser one. I have also seen individual infuser cups that you can take on the go. Just add different types of fruit, veggies, or herbs to your water and voila, no more boring water.
Great Tips
- Use filtered water. You know, less toxins.
- Cut your fruit into thin slices or chunks. Use as much or as little as you like. Flavor will vary based on how much you add.
- Once you drink it all, you may refill (if your ingredients are not spoiled).
- Mix and match. I will give you some of my favorite combinations, but create your own concoctions and share your favorites here!
- Typically I leave my water in the fridge overnight. If you are in a rush a shorter time will do.
- Drink water daily, and smile, you are getting extra nutrients this way!
Annett’s Favorite DIY “Vitamin Water” Blends
Orange, Lemon, Lime
Watermelon and Basil (or rosemary)
Strawberry and Lemon
Strawberry and Mint
Cucumber and Basil (add lemon to mix it up)
Raspberries and Mint
Blackberry and Sage
What are your favorite fruit, veggie or herb water combinations? Tell us below.
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