Did you know that even something as simple as homemade drinks can potentially help you slim down and get healthier?
These drinks can also serve as good energy boosters and can easily be adapted to suit your tastes. All you need to do is to add less sugar and instead make use of ingredients that are far healthier. Using water instead of soda will still result in them being delicious.
1Cucumber and Aloe Vera Drink for Fat Loss
Cucumbers are excellent for weight loss because they are rich in soluble fiber and consist of 75% water. Aloe Vera is a powerful ingredient for prevention of disease.
Ingredients: ½ glass water, 1 cucumber, 1 lemon, 1 tablespoon Aloe Vera juice, 1 tablespoon, grated ginger, and a bunch of cilantro or parsley.
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How to prepare it:
Mix up the ingredients listed to make a fine drink and consume it before you go off to bed. It is recommended to drink this every night for a month and then stop it for a week. Resuming this, after a week’s gap is then up to you.
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2Fresh Lime, Orange and Cucumber Drink
This isn’t just good for weight loss. It is also packed with vitamin C for healthy skin.
Ingredients: 1 Liter of sparkling water, 1 fresh lime, 2 cucumbers, 1 good-sized orange, honey, and mint.
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How to prepare it:
Slice up one cucumber into circles while pureeing the other in a blender. Now squeeze in the juices of the lime and the orange. Also, add in the honey according to your taste and mix it up thoroughly. Finally, add in some soda and use the fresh mint leaves to garnish it.
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3Pear and Sage Drink
Pears are rich in dietary fiber, full of flavonoids and antioxidants. It is particularly good for weight loss. Sage is beneficial for digestion and bloating.
Ingredients: 1 pear, 10 fresh sage leaves, 250 ml sparkling water, 1 lime, 250 ml pear juice (fresh/packaged), and ice.
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How to prepare it:
Mash up the sage using a fork, cut the pears into cubes and slice up the lime. Add all of these into a pitcher. Using a food processor or a mallet crush the ice and then altogether add the sparkling water, the pear juice, and the crushed ice into the blender and mix it to get a delicious drink.
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4Cinnamon and Grapefruit Drink
Cinnamon is an anti-inflammatory agent while grapefruit has innumerable health benefits. It is low in calories and reduces risk of several disease like diabetes.
Ingredients: 1 glass of water, 500 ml sparkling water, 500 ml grapefruit juice (fresh/packaged), 2 sticks of cinnamon, some mint leaves, 1 anise seed, some sugar, and ice.
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How to prepare it:
Make the syrup by combining the cinnamon, sugar, and water in a pan and let it simmer for 5-10 minutes or until the sugar melts. After it’s done let it cool for a bit and then using a pitcher mix it together with the grapefruit juice and sparkling water. Garnish it with the mint and anise and add in the ice.
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5Energy Lemon Drink
There is nothing more refreshing than lemon for hydration and energy as this is a good electrolyte drink too. Drink it daily in the morning or at bedtime.
Ingredients: 1-liter sparkling water, 5 lemons, mint, and some ice.
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How to prepare it:
Slice one lemon into circles while squeezing the juice out of the other four. Next, take a jar and combine the squeezed out lemon juice with the sparkling water in it. Lastly, add in the ice and mint to get a refreshing lemonade drink.
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6Spicy Indian Drink
While you don’t need to be told about the benefits of lemon in weight loss, ginger and mint are added beneficial ingredients that are anti-inflammatory for the body.
Ingredients: ½ glass water, some honey, 1-liter sparkling water, 4 limes, ice, ginger, and mint.
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How to prepare it:
In a pan combine the ½ glass of water and honey and let it simmer. Now grate the ginger and add it to the syrup and once it begins boiling turn the stove off. Squeeze out the juices from the lime and add it to the syrup along with the sparkling water and ice. Slice up some limes and use it with the mint to garnish the drink.
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