Want to kick start your diet, start with drinking this Dieter’s Dream Detox Water. Refreshing and delightful to keep you sipping all day.
I grow mint in my herb planter just to make this water. It is so refreshing, tasty and no calories. A great detox drink with the lemon, cucumber and grapefruit. Make a big jug and you will drink enough water throughout the day! Make a big jug in the evening for the next day to release all the fabulous flavour. Sipping Dieter’s Dream Detox Water is a great way to kick start your diet!
Dieter's Dream Detox Water
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Sipping great flavoured water is a great start to detoxing and keeping your diet on track
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Ingredients
- cold filtered water
- grapefruit sections
- lemon slices
- cucumber slices
- mint leaves
Instructions
- Fill large pitcher with cold water, add all other remaining ingredients, chill overnight for best flavour.
- Keep refilling with water for the day and you will have a nice refreshing, no calorie drink to sip on!!
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That sounds delicious! Found your recipe on Pinterest. Repinning!
Thanks Arsty
I’ll try this recipe tomorrow! and share to my friends on FB:D
thank you from Japan
It is a refreshing drink!!
They do say to let this sit overnight in the fridg3. Some people have said that it bitter, peel the lemon, grapefruit, even the cucumber.
I have never peeled anything, and love the taste, finding the flavour tart but not bitter. I guess it would come down to personal preference. 🙂
This looks delicious! Can’t wait to try it, but it has me curious, what about the ingredients makes this “detox” water? Or is the water just so delicious that it actually makes you drink enough water in a day?
Hi Brittany,
One of the biggest benefits is that you drink more water, that in itself is detoxifying. In addition: Cucumbers are a natural diuretic. Lemons and grapefruit help the liver to dump toxins by stimulating its natural enzymes. Lemons and grapefruit provide a huge dose of the free radical fighting antioxidant vitamin C. Lemons are a good source of electrolytes, such as potassium, calcium and magnesium, which help hydrate the body. Mint in addition to adding great flavour is a herb that aids digestion and helps calm the stomach.
I know is sure works for me!
are you supposed to eat with this?
I personally do not “fast”; so yes I eat a healthy balanced diet along with consuming the water.
have you lost any weight with this?
In combination with a eating healthy food, exercise, I have lost weight. When I start my day with a big pitcher ready to go, I find it easy to stay on track. I find this water curbs my hunger and has a great diuretic effect.
Can you use an orange instead of the grapefruit? I also added strawberries in mine! Love it! I just had a hard time with the grapefruit.
I think oranges would be a great substitution
Should I drink this like a regular water 8 glasses a day?
I do and it makes drinking those 8 glasses a day delightful!
How long is the pitcher go for? Do you refill everyday for a week or do a new one everyday ?
I usually make up a pitcher the night before and then refill throughout the day. I find the fruit is usually only good for 2 days at the longest. The mint leaves only are good for a day.
Hi can I substitute grapefruit for something else as I don’t like it thanks
Oranges would make a great substitution.
Do I have to change the lemons and cucumbers everyday
I usually use the cucumbers for 2 days, then make a fresh batch