Vitamin water is a healthy and nutritional alternative to drinking high-sugar juices or sodas. However, it is important that you make your own. Store-bought vitamin water may sound sound tasty and nutritious, but usually has almost as much sugar as a can of soda. Homemade vitamin water is not only healthier, it’s much cheaper to make too!
Each recipe below gives you fruit and herb combinations for tasty vitamin water. Add ingredients to 10 cups of cold water and place in the refrigerator for 10-12 hours. Strain out the fruit and herbs and enjoy your homemade drink.
Pineapple Mint – Vitamin B1 and B6
- 1 cup pineapple, chopped
- 12 fresh mint leaves
Watermelon Rosemary – Lycopene Booster
- 1 cup watermelon, cubed
- 2 sprigs of rosemary
Blackberry Sage – Antioxidant Blast
- 1 cup blackberries
- 4 fresh sage leaves
Cucumber Lemon – Anti-Inflammatory
- 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
Super Citrus – Vitamin C Booster
- 1/2 an orange, thinly sliced
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
- 1/2 a grapefruit, thinly sliced
Lemon Lime – Potassium pack
- 1 lime, thinly sliced
- 1 lemon, thinly sliced
Strawberry Lime – Super Antioxidants
- 6 strawberries, chopped
- 12 fresh mint leaves
- 1 lime, sliced
Apple Cinnamon – Lowers Blood Sugar
- 1 apple, cubed
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 peach, cubed
- 1 sprig rosemary
- 1 lemon, sliced
Raspberry Pineapple – Tasty Antioxidants
- 1/2 cup raspberries
- 1/2 cup pineapple, chopped
- 8 mint leaves
-The Alternative Daily