Recipes

 

 

Someone posted this on my facebook so I thought I would share it here. I believe it is originally from https://www.facebook.com/groups/vweightloss/

 

SPRING CLEANSE ~ YOUR BODY ~ Yes another post about water lol.

But if you really want to cleanse then DRINK, DRINK, DRINK. Here are 8 home made vitamin water recipes to help you keep the water flowing!

As a rule, you should try to avoid as much as possible industrial food and beverages
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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 : Apple/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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So, lets just get it out there. I HATE VEGETABLES! The only one I can stand is brussel sprouts, anything else I have to choke down or drown with dressing. Now, that being said, I love fruit. Not apples or oranges, but watermelons, pineapples, berries, etc. So... to combat my 5 year old temper tantrums of hating fruit and to avoid flinging broccoli at my dog, I have been drinking smoothies each morning. I always load them with frozen fruit (to save time) and I can barely taste the kale. I also love it because I can prepare them ahead of time and just toss a bag in the blender and go.


All you need is a good blender that will liquefy....
2 cups chopped kale, 1 cup cubed/chopped frozen fruit (you can definitely add more!), and 2-3 cups water (depending on how thick you like it). Good additions are also parsley and benefiber.
Press liquefy and voila!


I usually spend about 30 minutes each Sunday and prepare a weeks worth of the smoothie mixes by measuring the ingredients out, placing them in a Ziploc bag and throwing it in the freezer. So far it has worked out well.

Try it.... you may like it :)