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MOO Flavoured Water
First we had bottled waters, costing up to 100 times the price of the same quantity of tap water. There are so many different brands, and prices, all guaranteed to quench a thirst.
Now flavoured water, often called vitamin water, has become the next great health fad.
Drinking water is essential for good health. The recommended daily intake is two litres of cool, fresh water. Drinking flavoured waters isn't essential to health and can in fact be quite unhealthy.
Plain tap water (and in Australia our tap water is safe to drink, although if you are concerned filters are inexpensive and easy to install) contains no sugar. Flavoured waters contain sugar, and lots of it, often more than the soft drinks we all avoid. If they don't contain sugar, they often contain artificial sweeteners, just as bad, if not worse, than sugar.
Next time you're tempted to pick up that bottle of pretty coloured water, read the label and check the sugar content, the actual fruit content and the artificial additives.
If you really want to enjoy flavoured waters, they are so simple to MOO. You'll get a refreshing flavoured drink, with no added sugar or artificial sweeteners or colours or flavours (yes, I did say to read the labels carefully).
In fact, if you MOO your flavoured vitamin water, you'll save a bundle too. Some flavoured waters cost as much as $15 per litre! MOO flavoured vitamin waters cost at the most $1 per litre - that's quite a saving.
A simple lemon water is not only refreshing, but has some amazing health benefits. Add two thinly sliced lemons to a jug of water and chill overnight in the fridge. It will be a refreshing drink, and the lemon juice will add vitamin C, potassium and citric acid to the water. You'll be helping your liver detox, your blood pressure stay healthy and you'll be fighting off colds and flu bugs. With no added sugar!
Mint is another lovely addition to water. It grows easily in just about all climates. Most backyards had mint growing around the tap when I was growing up. Mint is often dismissed as just a breath freshener, but it has some amazing health benefits. It is a natural diuretic, and full of vitamins A, C, and B12 with traces of iron, potassium, selenium and zinc. To make mint vitamin water, pick some fresh mint and crush the leaves. This release the oils. Add them to a jug of water and stir. You can drink it straight away, or chill for at least 4 hours for a stronger minty flavour.
Some other flavoured water ideas are:
Lemon, cucumber and basil: 1 cucumber and a lemon, thinly sliced and 1/3 cup each of finely sliced, fresh basil leaf and mint leaves.
Strawberry, lime and mint: 6 strawberries and 1 lime, thinly sliced and 12 crushed fresh mint leaves.
Watermelon and rosemary (sounds like an odd combination but it is quite delicious): 1 cup of watermelon cut into cubes and 2 rosemary stems.
Pineapple, mint and lemon (refreshing on the hottest of summer days): 1 cup of pineapple cut into cubes and 12 crushed fresh mint leaves and the juice from one lemon.
Now flavoured water, often called vitamin water, has become the next great health fad.
Drinking water is essential for good health. The recommended daily intake is two litres of cool, fresh water. Drinking flavoured waters isn't essential to health and can in fact be quite unhealthy.
Plain tap water (and in Australia our tap water is safe to drink, although if you are concerned filters are inexpensive and easy to install) contains no sugar. Flavoured waters contain sugar, and lots of it, often more than the soft drinks we all avoid. If they don't contain sugar, they often contain artificial sweeteners, just as bad, if not worse, than sugar.
Next time you're tempted to pick up that bottle of pretty coloured water, read the label and check the sugar content, the actual fruit content and the artificial additives.
If you really want to enjoy flavoured waters, they are so simple to MOO. You'll get a refreshing flavoured drink, with no added sugar or artificial sweeteners or colours or flavours (yes, I did say to read the labels carefully).
In fact, if you MOO your flavoured vitamin water, you'll save a bundle too. Some flavoured waters cost as much as $15 per litre! MOO flavoured vitamin waters cost at the most $1 per litre - that's quite a saving.
A simple lemon water is not only refreshing, but has some amazing health benefits. Add two thinly sliced lemons to a jug of water and chill overnight in the fridge. It will be a refreshing drink, and the lemon juice will add vitamin C, potassium and citric acid to the water. You'll be helping your liver detox, your blood pressure stay healthy and you'll be fighting off colds and flu bugs. With no added sugar!
Mint is another lovely addition to water. It grows easily in just about all climates. Most backyards had mint growing around the tap when I was growing up. Mint is often dismissed as just a breath freshener, but it has some amazing health benefits. It is a natural diuretic, and full of vitamins A, C, and B12 with traces of iron, potassium, selenium and zinc. To make mint vitamin water, pick some fresh mint and crush the leaves. This release the oils. Add them to a jug of water and stir. You can drink it straight away, or chill for at least 4 hours for a stronger minty flavour.
Some other flavoured water ideas are:
Lemon, cucumber and basil: 1 cucumber and a lemon, thinly sliced and 1/3 cup each of finely sliced, fresh basil leaf and mint leaves.
Strawberry, lime and mint: 6 strawberries and 1 lime, thinly sliced and 12 crushed fresh mint leaves.
Watermelon and rosemary (sounds like an odd combination but it is quite delicious): 1 cup of watermelon cut into cubes and 2 rosemary stems.
Pineapple, mint and lemon (refreshing on the hottest of summer days): 1 cup of pineapple cut into cubes and 12 crushed fresh mint leaves and the juice from one lemon.