I'm terrible about staying hydrated. I don't get thirsty. And I just don't like the taste of water. It's so......watery. I find I gain weight on the days when I don't drink enough. Does that happen to anyone else. Weird, huh?
Well, over the years I have found various ways to get myself to drink.One of the easiest is to add a drop or two of SweetLeaf lemon clear liquid stevia. It does not add calories and does not spike my blood sugar, but tastes just sweet enough to make me want to drink it.
We were visiting dear friends in Mexico this past March and were offered refrescos de melon. I watched as Diosselyne cut up a cantaloupe into one inch chunks and put 2 cups of these chunks into the blender. She then added sugar and filled the blender with water. She strained the resulting foamy, creamy goodness and served it with ice. Oh, heaven! I could have downed the entire pitcher by myself.
The next day I tried making this myself with mango. Here is the beautiful and delicious result:
I have since been hooked on this wonderful way to hydrate. I make it a bit differently than dear Diosselyne. To 2 cups of fruit chunks I add 2 scoops of KAL powdered stevia. I then fill the blender with water and whirl til the fruit is well pureed. I do not strain this as I like having the fruit added to my day and not having to bother with all that chewing. Hydration AND fruit fiber in one swell foop. Can life get any better? I submit to you that it cannot!
I have tried this with mango, pineapple, watermelon, cantaloupe, and strawberries. My favorite so far is the cantaloupe. It gets frothy and creamy and tastes amazing. Yum.
Carolyn, your body will not cause you to feel thirsty until it is too late, so to speak, when you are well past the point of needing fluid intake. Yes, the sensation of feeling like you gain weight when you don't drink enough is your body's way of retaining the fluid it needs. (so I am told. And, yes I have had it happen to me. I can tell when I need to increase my water intake) Your ideas of adding fruit to the water sounds yummy.
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