Great ways to Hydrate
I am frequently telling patients to stay hydrated by drinking more water. It is suggested, drinking half of your body weight in ounces. If you weigh 120 lbs. this means you should drink about 60 oz. of water per day. If you are exercising, this amount should increase. You want to stay away from soda and drinks that are caffeinated, since caffeine is a diuretic; it will only dehydrate you more. I have made a list of my favorite recipes and ideas to get more water with flavor, but without extra calories and caffeine.
MY FAVORITES:
Iced Herbal Teas:
-Pomegranate and acai berry blends
-Lemon
-Peach and apricot
Fresh mix in ideas:
-fresh lemons
-fresh berries
-juice ice cubes ( freeze ice cubes with your fav. juice) and add to tea
-Mint cubes (freeze a couple fresh leaves of pepperimt or spearmint in an ice cube)
Electrolyte drinks:
-Water with frozen gator-ade cubes
-Orange juice ( 2tbsp OJ, 1 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 8-12 oz water)
Frozen drinks: ( these contain more sugar)
- Frozen watermelon cooler: 1cup of frozen cubed watermelon, 2-3 leaves of mint muddled with 1tbsp sugar and about 4 oz. of sparkling spring water, whip all the ingredients except sparkling water, in the blender, then add sparkling water, stir and garnish with an edible flower
- frozen white grape fizz: 1 cup of white grape juice cubes, a handful of fresh raspberries, 4oz of sparking water. Blend the grape cubes and raspberries, add the sparking water and serve
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