Importance of drinking water for maintaining good health and getting beautiful glowing skin can not be over emphasized. Some people can drink those Eight glasses or more easily, while others struggle with even a couple of glasses. This is where detox water or infused water comes in play and gives a fancy touch to your regular boring water.
Detox water is perfect for rejuvenating your system, especially during summers where you need to be hydrated at all times. The infused water helps in flushing out all the toxins that can cause problems like weight gain, nausea, skin breakout, fatigue, headache and so on.
Coming to the fun part, summers also happens to be the season of many refreshing fruits, which means you can play around with your detox water by adding flavors, zing, and the effervescent colors too.
Here are a few fun and simple detox water recipes that will keep you hydrated, refresh, and ready for summers!
1. Watermelon Cucumber Mint Infused Water
The bright red refreshing fruit comes rich in Vitamin A and Vitamin C with approximately 92% of water content in it. Cucumber on the other hand also promotes hydration, weight loss, maintains blood sugar level, and is good for your skin too, this is the reason cucumber sheet masks are so popular.
Combining watermelon and cucumber along with some mint leaves is a perfect summer treat that will transform your body into a temple.
Ingredients:
- 5 to 10 Watermelon slices
- 5 to 10 Cucumber slices
- 6-7 Mint leaves
- 1 liter Water
Procedure:
Cut the watermelon and cucumber in small pieces and add them to a big transparent jar. Take a few mint leaves muddle them and squeeze out a little bit of juice and put them on top of the fruits.
Fill the jar with cold water, top it with some ice and let it sit inside the fridge overnight. Enjoy the next morning!
2. Strawberry Basil Lime Detox Water
Strawberry comes packed with antioxidants and other nutrients like vitamin C, manganese, and potassium. This beautiful potent little fruit can do wonders for your body.
Combining them with some basil leaves and lime brings out the extra-strong flavors. The bright colors of red, yellow, and green make it a perfect summer detox drink that looks gorgeous and tastes even better.
Ingredients:
- 10 to 12 Strawberries chopped
- 4 to 5 Fresh Lime slices
- 2 to 3 Basil leaves
- 1 Liter Water
Procedure:
Take a transparent mason jar and fill it up with fresh strawberries (preferably chilled), fresh lime slices, and some basil leaves. Fill the jar with some cold water and let it sit for a couple of hours.
Detox waters with citrus elements like lemon tend to get bitter after a point of time.
Make sure you take out the lemon after 3 to 4 hours only to avoid the strong bitter taste. The strawberries will infuse with lemon and basil leaves to form a strong flavor that will instantly wake up your lethargic body as an energy drink, thus you can drink this after those gruesome trendy workout sessions.
You will even see a beautiful sunset color with a tint of red and orange from the strawberry and basil leaves.
3. Berries and Orange Detox
Raspberries, blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, and all other kinds of berries are delightful summer treats that are not just beautiful to look at but also benefits your body in multiple ways.
Combining these berries with orange forms beautiful detox water, that looks like a sunset in a jar. The rich anti-oxidants from the berries and high content of Vitamin C from orange helps in flushing out the toxins from your body.
Ingredients:
- 10 to 12 freshly chopped Berries
- 4 to 5 Cut out Orange slices
- 1 Liter Water
Procedure:
Fill up a glass jar with chilled water and pour in some fresh berries and cut out orange slices. Let the fruits sit for a couple of hours and remove the orange slices. Being a citrus fruit, orange can make the flavor of the detox water too strong and unsuitable for drinking.
Let the berries sit inside the water overnight and enjoy the summer treat in a jar the next day.
4. Green Tea Mint Lime Detox
Green tea must be counted under the category of holy water for the body. The Green tea leaves are rich in antioxidants that can help in boosting the metabolism, accelerating the weight loss, and getting rid of the toxins.
Green tea combined with mint and lime takes the whole detox water game to another level.
Ingredients:
- 4 to 5 Lemon slices
- 2 table spoons Green tea/2-3 Green Tea Bags
- 6 to 7 Mint leaves
- 1 Liter Water
- 2 tablespoon Honey
Procedure:
Brew the water for your green tea and let the tea bag/leaves sit in the water for 5 to 10 minutes. Once the water cools down and the green tea is infused in the water, add a little bit of honey for a little bit of sweetness.
Strain the green tea leaves and let the water chill in the fridge for 10 to 15 minutes.
Take a few lemon slices and mint leaves and add them to the green tea. Let it chill overnight and relish the water the next day.
5. Pineapple Kiwi Mint water
Pineapple is a stunning tropical fruit loaded with nutrients, antioxidants, and various other healthy compounds. Kiwi on the other hand is also a powerhouse of minerals, vitamin C, and dietary fibers.
Combining both these super fruits for detox water will not just help your body to cleanse but will also make a vibrant drink with bright yellow and green colors combined with a few mint leaves
Ingredients:
- 6 to 7 Pineapple slices
- 7 to 8 Chopped kiwis
- 6 to 7 Mint leaves
- 1 Liter Water
Procedure:
Take a large jar and load it with the freshly cut pineapple and kiwi slices. Also add a few mint leaves to the fruits for adding some fresh flavors to both the slightly tangy fruits. Fill up the jar with chilled water and let it refrigerate overnight. This summer drink is perfect for a little pick me up after a long hectic day.
These were some of our favorite Detox summer drinks perfect for summers depending on the availability of fruits. You can mix and match the fruits with each other according to the flavors of your choice.
Mint and lemon are almost the consistent elements of all kinds of detox water recipes for their detoxification nature. Exercise regularly, consciously try to reduce stress, for that practice meditation, check out the meditation apps for guidance, drink up the detox water, get 6-8 hours of sound sleep and get into the best shape of your life today.
Try out the recipes and let us know if you get hooked to any of them, cause you most definitely will.
Eat healthy, drink detox and get glowing!
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