Dieter’s Dream Water
Drinking more water helps you keep your diet on track and this refreshing recipe for Dieter’s Dream Water will help you with your weight loss efforts!
What better way to start the New Year than to get back into eating healthy. For me I start with increasing the water I drink, but who wants just boring old water. Let’s add some healthy ingredients to water, make a big batch and sip all day. This infused water tastes fantastic and has next to nothing for calories. Cucumbers, lemons, parsley and cilantro also have some great detoxing properties.
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Dieter’s Dream Water
Ingredients
- large pitcher of cold filtered water
- 1 lemon thinly sliced
- 1/2 cucumber thinly sliced
- small bunch cilantro stems cut off
- small bunch Italian parsley stems cut off
- handful of frozen cranberries
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients together and refrigerate.
- I make mine the night before so the flavour from the ingredients is stronger.
- Continue to refill with water for throughout the day.
Nutrition
Calories: 6kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 0.3gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.001gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 44mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 16IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 6mgIron: 0.1mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
I did my detox as water strawberry Lemon slices and mints, does that work? also I squeeze a little from the lemon
Many different combinations will work, but I would add the cucumber!
Ok thank you…Will try
How many times a day should you drink this?
I sip it throughout the day, but aim for 8 – 8oz glasses
I have also seen recipes that call for mint instead of cilantro, is that an okay substitute?
for sure, some people don’t like cilantro, so mint is a great substitution.
Can you just get fresh cranberries and the just freeze them.
For sure, fresh cranberries would taste great!
I’m a major coffee drinker. So when starting this, should I stop drinking coffee? What are other do’s and don’ts?
I too am a major coffee drinker and still enjoy my coffee at all times.
Orange slices would taste great, sour cherries, probably any fresh or frozen fruit as long as it is sugar free, and a lower sugar content type of fruit.
so you could actually replace the cranberries with any other fruit you’d like?? I bet orange slices would be really good!
Beautiful pictures Laureen. Just adding a few slices of lemon can make all the difference. Best to use organic lemons to avoid the pesticide residue.
Thank you Sandy, yes I agree using all organic is the way to go!
Is this receipe just as good as the Apples and Cinnamon water? Thank you for the receipe by the way.
I personal prefer this recipe over an apple cinnamon water.
can you use frozen blueberries
Frozen blueberries may work but I think they would get too mushy.