All natural - Homemade Flavored Water

liza15 · 05-05-2007, 06:06 AM

Hello All- Just wanted to share- For all that get tired of plain water and want to avoid artificial sweetners and chemicals. I take a gallon of spring water and pour a little out to leave some room. Cut in slices, a half of orange, lemon, lime, strawberrys, and cucumber. Leave them to float in the water, keep in fridge. It makes a delicious flavored water.

sbarr · 05-05-2007, 07:56 AM

Great idea - and what's so awesome about this, you can keep refilling the water over and over for almost a week. I've done this in the past and when I pour a glass, I just refill the pitcher.

Psalm 79 · 05-05-2007, 08:10 AM

Hi Liza and sbarr!

Thank you so much for this information.

This is perfect.

I have some of the freshest-smelling raspberries and I have ever found. I will add them to this mix, too. I would have never thought to add cucumber slices.

Can't wait!

I love the idea of being able to use this for up to a week!

There isn't a day that I don't come to this board and learn something truly helpful and amazing.

I hope that people will never hesitate to post a thought or an idea that is useful to LC. You never know just how much something can help someone else.

Thanks, agian!

Annie

sbarr · 05-05-2007, 08:17 AM

Hi back Annie

- gawd, I've learned so much here. This is where I adopted my flax meal and whey protein breakfast cereal (whodathunk?) and so many other simple little things that make a world of difference!!! The recipes, the hints, the support - makes it all a bit more doable.

Boudica · 05-05-2007, 08:27 AM

This is exactly why I have a bag of unsweetened mixed berries in my freezer! Pop a handful into a pitcher and voila!

Thanks for posting it for everyone to see Liza!

~Deila

Lori37 · 05-05-2007, 08:47 AM

Got another recipe for you!
This one sounds weird but its soo refreshing I swear! They use this at a big popular chain of Day Spa's we have out here.

use
cucumber
lemons and oranges. SOO delish!

catkin · 05-10-2007, 07:44 PM

I LOVE this idea! Thank you

Charski · 05-10-2007, 08:06 PM

I love to make flavored water, but I usually do it a glass at a time. Thanks for the idea to make it up in advance!

My current fave is to put an ounce of unsweetened pure pomegranate juice in a tall glass, fill with ice, then pour a plain seltzer water over all and stir. Very refreshing.

And since my dwarf Meyer lemon is loaded with fruit, I've been taking half a lemon and squeezing it into a tall glass, add some water and 2 packets Stevia Plus, put in lots of ice and fill with water. Homemade lemonade, easy as you please.

I gotta try the cucumber though! Sounds very interesting!

weasel! · 05-12-2007, 05:48 AM

Great idea!

Also wonderful: grow fresh herbs and add them to the mix.

Did you know that Stevia is a wonderful houseplant? It's a tender perennial. (If you live in the north, you can bring it in over the winter.) It is SO MUCH FUN to pluck a sweet sprig and put it in tea with some mint leaves, lemony herbs like lemon balm or lemon verbena, or other tasty herbs.

Boudica · 05-12-2007, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weasel!

Great idea!

Also wonderful: grow fresh herbs and add them to the mix.

Did you know that Stevia is a wonderful houseplant? It's a tender perennial. (If you live in the north, you can bring it in over the winter.) It is SO MUCH FUN to pluck a sweet sprig and put it in tea with some mint leaves, lemony herbs like lemon balm or lemon verbena, or other tasty herbs.

LOVELY idea! I was about to plant some herbage ove the next couple weeks! I'll get another tray or two and add mint, lemon and Stevia! Thanks SO MUCH for the idea!

~Deila

jackieba · 05-12-2007, 08:46 AM

Just a note on mint plant--it will take over. I have 2 mint plants but I keep them in an area separate from my other herbs. They grow vigorously. My neighbor keeps hers in a large pot and just sits it next to the herb garden.
I love a sprig of mint in diet coke as well as for tea. If you squeeze the mint spring together with your fingers (I think they call it bruising) you get more flavor than just dropping in a sprig.

Boudica · 05-12-2007, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackieba

Just a note on mint plant--it will take over. I have 2 mint plants but I keep them in an area separate from my other herbs. They grow vigorously. My neighbor keeps hers in a large pot and just sits it next to the herb garden.
I love a sprig of mint in diet coke as well as for tea. If you squeeze the mint spring together with your fingers (I think they call it bruising) you get more flavor than just dropping in a sprig.

Thanks for the info. I have always had a window herb garden... and now I know to plant the mint separate.

~D

Buda-Capoeira · 08-21-2009, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liza15

Hello All- Just wanted to share- For all that get tired of plain water and want to avoid artificial sweetners and chemicals. I take a gallon of spring water and pour a little out to leave some room. Cut in slices, a half of orange, lemon, lime, strawberrys, and cucumber. Leave them to float in the water, keep in fridge. It makes a delicious flavored water.

Been trying to add "pure" juices from the bottle in water with terrible results. I do the simple slice-and-pop in the water and now I get what I want. Thanks Liza.
May I make one suggestion? Peel or remove outter skin of citrus fruits before placing in the water. It may cut down on the "slight" bitter taste.
Tomorrow, I try a combination of sliced apple, blueberry and cherry.
Good luck fellow wanna-be-drinkin' water drinkers.

05-05-2007, 06:06 AM	#1
liza15 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: height 5'7 Posts: 825 Gallery: liza15 Stats: 160/113/113 now-back at it WOE: Moderate Carbs Start Date: 2007 / 2009	All natural - Homemade Flavored Water Hello All- Just wanted to share- For all that get tired of plain water and want to avoid artificial sweetners and chemicals. I take a gallon of spring water and pour a little out to leave some room. Cut in slices, a half of orange, lemon, lime, strawberrys, and cucumber. Leave them to float in the water, keep in fridge. It makes a delicious flavored water.

05-05-2007, 08:10 AM	#3
Psalm 79 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 852 Gallery: Psalm 79 Stats: It's not about weight; it's about health. WOE: Eating for fuel instead of for pleasure. Start Date: March 27, 2007	Hi Liza and sbarr! Thank you so much for this information. This is perfect. I have some of the freshest-smelling raspberries and I have ever found. I will add them to this mix, too. I would have never thought to add cucumber slices. Can't wait! I love the idea of being able to use this for up to a week! There isn't a day that I don't come to this board and learn something truly helpful and amazing. I hope that people will never hesitate to post a thought or an idea that is useful to LC. You never know just how much something can help someone else. Thanks, agian! Annie __________________ Psalm 30:10;12 - Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be Thou my helper...O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto Thee for ever. (For free Bibles and Gospel materials, please visit ebiblefellowship.)

05-10-2007, 08:06 PM	#8
Charski Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Central Coastal CA Posts: 13,200 Gallery: Charski Stats: 174 (WW)/130/150 goal 5'5" 56 years young WOE: ATKINS! now and always.... Start Date: 5/03	I love to make flavored water, but I usually do it a glass at a time. Thanks for the idea to make it up in advance! My current fave is to put an ounce of unsweetened pure pomegranate juice in a tall glass, fill with ice, then pour a plain seltzer water over all and stir. Very refreshing. And since my dwarf Meyer lemon is loaded with fruit, I've been taking half a lemon and squeezing it into a tall glass, add some water and 2 packets Stevia Plus, put in lots of ice and fill with water. Homemade lemonade, easy as you please. I gotta try the cucumber though! Sounds very interesting! __________________ Veni, Vidi, Velcro - I came, I saw, I stuck! Save the Earth - it's the only planet with chocolate! ATKINS '72 - MAINTENANCE X 6 YEARS! 2 7 10 16 31 12

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05-05-2007, 07:56 AM	#2
sbarr Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 3,337 Gallery: sbarr Stats: 203/190/135 WOE: Basic Low carb, slow, steady, some stumbles Start Date: Jan 2005 (again)/15-Apr-2008 (after baby)	Great idea - and what's so awesome about this, you can keep refilling the water over and over for almost a week. I've done this in the past and when I pour a glass, I just refill the pitcher.

05-05-2007, 08:17 AM	#4
sbarr Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 3,337 Gallery: sbarr Stats: 203/190/135 WOE: Basic Low carb, slow, steady, some stumbles Start Date: Jan 2005 (again)/15-Apr-2008 (after baby)	Hi back Annie - gawd, I've learned so much here. This is where I adopted my flax meal and whey protein breakfast cereal (whodathunk?) and so many other simple little things that make a world of difference!!! The recipes, the hints, the support - makes it all a bit more doable.

05-05-2007, 08:27 AM	#5
Boudica Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Embracing mackereality! Posts: 4,206 Gallery: Boudica Stats: New Mommy WOE: Low G.I. WOE Start Date: Every Day	This is exactly why I have a bag of unsweetened mixed berries in my freezer! Pop a handful into a pitcher and voila! Thanks for posting it for everyone to see Liza! ~Deila

05-05-2007, 08:47 AM	#6
Lori37 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Orange County Posts: 11,117 Gallery: Lori37 WOE: 51%+ Raw Start Date: 1/5/09	Got another recipe for you! This one sounds weird but its soo refreshing I swear! They use this at a big popular chain of Day Spa's we have out here. use cucumber lemons and oranges. SOO delish!

05-10-2007, 07:44 PM	#7
catkin Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 14,079 Gallery: catkin Stats: I'll know when I get there! 5'8" Small Frame	I LOVE this idea! Thank you

05-12-2007, 05:48 AM	#9
weasel! MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Madison, Wisconsin Posts: 1,186 Gallery: weasel! Stats: 153/138/125; 5'7", small frame WOE: JUDDDD/EFGT/WAPF/whole foods Start Date: recommitted to LC 3/11/07; start JUDDDD 6/08/09	Great idea! Also wonderful: grow fresh herbs and add them to the mix. Did you know that Stevia is a wonderful houseplant? It's a tender perennial. (If you live in the north, you can bring it in over the winter.) It is SO MUCH FUN to pluck a sweet sprig and put it in tea with some mint leaves, lemony herbs like lemon balm or lemon verbena, or other tasty herbs.

05-12-2007, 08:46 AM	#11
jackieba MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,362 Gallery: jackieba WOE: Atkins Start Date: October 2005	Just a note on mint plant--it will take over. I have 2 mint plants but I keep them in an area separate from my other herbs. They grow vigorously. My neighbor keeps hers in a large pot and just sits it next to the herb garden. I love a sprig of mint in diet coke as well as for tea. If you squeeze the mint spring together with your fingers (I think they call it bruising) you get more flavor than just dropping in a sprig.