Recently I was reading on another blog, The Skinny Fight, how important it is to drink water daily. And lots of it. I’m sure we’ve all heard it but Adrienne brought up something that I hear a lot too. Lots of people don’t like the taste of water. What? Hmm…I thought water didn’t have a taste. My husband says he doesn’t like the taste of plain water either–I’ve always wondered why!
If you feel that way too I wanted to share a little tip with you on a natural way to flavor your water. Put cut up fruits and veggies in it. Yup, that’s right. One time I went to a local spa (yes, rare but it has happened) and in one of their “relaxation rooms” they had a pitcher of water with sliced cucumbers floating in it. “That’s kinda weird” I thought. But being that I was thirsty at the time I decided to try it. It was delicious! So refreshing and how simple is that? Another time I went they had sliced strawberries and yet another time sliced melon. Talk about yummy and the bonus? You’re not adding anything artificial to your water but you still get some flavor. You can use just about any fruit and many vegetables. How about pineapple or sliced apples?
If you want to give it a try, slice up one of your favorite fruits or vegetable (firm fruits and veggies work best-bananas or tomatoes probably not so much), fill up a pitcher with water and add some ice cubes. You can pour yourself a cup whenever you feel like it. Or keep a pitcher ready to go each day in your fridge and pour a glass regularly. Experiment and try it out! If you do, let me know what you think!
