Here are some tips that can make water more enjoyable:
1). Add some fresh fruit. Citrus fruits, such as lemons, limes, & oranges, äŗë classic water enhancers, but other fruit flavors might also tempt your taste buds. Try crushing fresh raspberries or watermelon into your water, or adding strawberry slices. Cucumber & fresh mint are refreshing flavors as well specially in summer.
2). Use juice. Any fruit juice can be a good base flavor for water, but tart juices, like cranberry, pomegranate, grape, & apple äŗë especially delicious. Go for juices that äŗë all natural, with no added sugars. And remember: Fruits & their juices do not just taste good they contain vitamins & antioxidants that can advantage your health too.
3). Make it bubbly. Many people prefer sparkling to still water. If plain old water isn't inspiring to you, try a naturally effervescent mineral water which will give you the added benefit of minerals. Or try bubbly seltzer, a carbonated water. You can add fresh fruit or natural juice flavors to your seltzer, as suggested above, or look for naturally flavored seltzers at your local market. If you become a seltzer devotee, you might want to consider getting a seltzer maker for your house.
4). Get creative with ice. Some say that ice water taste better than water served at room temperature. If that is so, flavored ice cubes may make an even better drink. Use some of the flavoring suggestion above & start experimenting with fresh fruit, mint, or cucumber ice cubes. Simply chop your additive of choice, add it to your ice cube tray along with water, then freeze. You may also consider tea, juice, or coffee cubes. If you want to be more creative, use ice cube trays that come in fun shapes, like stars, circles, or even fish.
5). Take tea. Herbal, fruit, green, white, & red teas äŗë normally considered to be better for you than black teas (or coffee, for that matter) because they contain little to no caffeine. & there äŗë countless flavors of these teas to choose from. begin with the selection at your local market or health food store. If you äŗë interested in pursuing more exotic flavors & sophisticated teas, start researching the vast array of specialty teas that come from all parts of the globe.
6). Try bouillons, broths, and consommé’s. If your palate leans toward the savory, you may pass on tea & start sipping one of these hot & savory liquids instead. Choose low-fat & low-sodium versions for maximum health benefits. Because soup is water-based, a cup of hot soup will count toward your daily fluid consumption.
7). Add fast flavor. If you äŗë looking for a quick-&-easy flavor booster, you might also consider sugar-free drink mixes, & flavor cartridges that can be use with your faucet filter system.
