Fresh lemon, lime, strawberries, apple slices, and oranges are the most popular fruit ingredients, while cucumber slices, mint, basil, cinnamon, and ginger are the most popular vegetable ingredients.
How to make detox water:
The fruit and vegetable detox water recipes have the same preparation steps.
• Drop ingredients in the bottom of a 2 litre glass jar.
• Cover with ice about halfway through and fill to top with water. Place in fridge one hour before serving.
• You can top up two to three times before it begins to lose flavour
Raspberry orange detox water ingredients:
1 thinly sliced orange, 1 packet of slightly crushed raspberries. It is a great summer drink on a hot day which gives your body a vitamin C boost.
Classic cucumber water ingredients: 1 medium cucumber, peeled or unpeeled, cut in 5 mm slices. The health benefits of cucumber includes fresh breath, protecting the brain and fighting inflammation. It is important to use organic cucumbers as other cucumbers are ranked as some of the most contaminated foods for pesticide contamination.
Apple cider vinegar detox soda ingredients:
6 tbsp of organic apple cider vinegar, 2 litres of sparkling mineral water, juice of 2 lemons and Stevia to taste.
It is found that we sometimes crave the bubbles and not the flavour of the soda.
Now you can have one that is not only healthy but helps you burn fat and lose weight.
Lemon and lime detox water ingredients:
1 lemon and 3 limes. This drink can be made at home or when eating at a restaurant. When placing your drink order, ask for lemon and lime wedges. Pair that with a healthy salad and you can call the meal a “win”.
Lemon water and cayenne pepper detox drink ingredients:
This is only for one serving. Use 2 tbsp organic lemon or lime juice, 2 tbsp organic maple syrup, 1 ml cayenne pepper, 60 ml purified water.
If you’re looking for a drink while fasting, this drink is for you. Though a healthy diet as opposed to a fast is better, this is an important drink to include. Never fast for longer than a week and do it under your doctor’s supervision.
Cooling peach and mint water ingredients: 1 long sprig of mint leaves, 10 – 15 frozen peach slices. Water and mint naturally suppress your appetite, so the next time you feel the craving for a sweet treat or unscheduled snack, make yourself peach mint water.
You will be slimming down in no time, all while increasing metabolism, hydrating and relieving bloating.
Detox green tea ingredients:
1 Green tea teabag, 1 slice of lemon, 1 tbsp of honey or Stevia, 2 strawberries sliced, 2 slices of cucumber.
Green tea is packed with antioxidants which rid the body of free radicals, which are known to damage healthy cells.
Now you have lots of fruit-infused water recipes to choose from that will optimise your health, increase metabolism, firm and clear your skin as well as promote a healthy digestive tract. With all this you have no excuse not to drink water.
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