Does anyone make their own vitamin water to stay hydrated???

[dilong1717]

This may sound odd but, I saw an article on facebook from a place called farmacology organics in North Carolina last night about how to make your own natural vitamin water using fresh fruits, vegetables & herbs. I was curious if anyone on here does this and how does it taste? Does it add a lot of flavor to the water or just a mild flavor?? I hate plain old water and thought this looked promising (at least the pics of them did) to get me drinking more water. I've tried adding lemon & lime to my water but it just wasn't enough. Thoughts anyone???

 

[legaldisaster]

Why not give it a shot and post your results here. Just an idea, but you can also buy store bought additives to try if you don't want to DIY at first.

 

[VapnWitch]

I haven't tried anything very complex (I've been lazy lately), but I've tried some combinations of fruits and fruits with mint leaves, as well as just mint water. I plan to experiment more this year. My favorite last year was mixed berries with mint leaves, and lime with mint. It added a nice amount of flavor, but it was a very real flavor, so if you're used to drinking bottled flavors, like Vitamin Water/Dasani/Propel, etc., it may take some getting used to. I'd recommend starting with one or two flavors at a time, make small batches, and once you find a few flavors you like in your water you can experiment more with different combinations.

 

[stefania123]

I came across these recipes today- they look really yummy

Here are 8 home made vitamin water recipes to help you keep the water flowing!

1) The classical : lemon/cucumber:
Mix in a pitcher: 10 cups of water + 1 cucumber and a lemon, thinly sliced + 1/4 cup fresh finely chopped basil leaf + 1/3 of finely chopped fresh mint leaves. Leave in the refrigerator overnight before serving.

2) The granite : Strawberry/Lime or Raspberry/Lime
Mix in a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 6 strawberries / 0r Raspberries and one thinly sliced lime + 12 finely chopped fresh mint leaves. Leave in the refrigerator overnight before serving.

3) The digestive : Fennel/citrus
First: infuse 1 to 3 grams of dried and crushed fennel in 150 ml of boiling water for 5-10 minutes. Allow to cool.
Mix in a pitcher: 10 cups of water + lemon juice (put the leftover lemon in the mix) + a small thinly sliced orange + 12 fresh chopped mint leaves + the infusion of fennel seeds. Leave in refrigerator overnight before serving.

4) The antiOX : Blackberry/Sage
Note that a part from the berries, sage leafs is the herb that has the highest antioxidant content.
Mix in a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 1 cup of blackberries that have been very slightly crushed + 3-4 sage leaves. Leave in refrigerator overnight before serving.

5) WATERmelon : watermelon/Rosemary
Mix in a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 1 cup of watermelon cut into cubes + 2 rosemary stems. Leave in refrigerator overnight before serving.

6) The exotic : Pineapple/Mint
Mix in a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 1 cup of pineapple cut into cubes + 12 fresh mint leaves finely chopped. Leave in the refrigerator overnight before serving.

7) The traditional : Appel/cinnamon
Mix in a pitcher : 10 cups of water + 1 cup of apple cut into cubes + 2 cinnamon sticks + 2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon. Leave in the refrigerator overnight before serving.

8.) The zingibir : Ginger/tea
In advance: heat 1 teaspoon of ginger in two cups of tea, let it cool down.
Mix in a pitcher: 10 cups of water with two cups of the ginger tea + 4-5 pieces of fresh ginger cut into cubes. Leave in the refrigerator overnight before serving.

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[Dave L]

The procedure is simply steeping fruits and herbs in water. I do it often and like the results. But you might not. Try it and see.