Water Enhancers

@Raine38 (12387)
United States
May 28, 2016 8:35am CST
Experts say that our body needs at least eight glasses of water everyday. I am bad at this, I know for sure that I am not drinking enough water. I already cut off soda and commercially-bought fruit juices from my daily fluid intake. I also cut-off coffee house prepared coffee-based drinks, like Starbucks. I drink coffee that I prepared myself without all the creams and other sugary blings. That limited my choices and the most inexpensive and readily available option for me is water. I am sure that I am not the only one who gets tired of the taste, or the lack thereof, of water. While there are water enhancers available in stores with lots of flavor variants, they can be pretty pricey and not exactly calorie free. I went to the ever-trusty Pinterest to search how people infuse flavors in their water, and I was not disappointed. There are lots of suggestions out there, but I think my favorite is lemon and mint infused water. It is so refreshing and does a good job of making the bland taste of water a little more palatable.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 May 16
have you always disliked plain water, like since childhood?
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@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
28 May 16
Hmmm, now that you mention it, I think I did. I am not sure, but I remember that I would rather have soda or pop than water. Thank goodness I never developed diabetes nor weight problems growing up!
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• Philippines
28 May 16
@Raine38 i notice that those who grew up in homes that had small retail stores are used to softdrink. on the other hand, i had a classmate who developed the softdrink habit when she moved there. me, i like tap water. cold water, not much. do you use fresh lemon slices and fresh mint leaves?
• United States
28 May 16
Lemon wedges is a good way to flavor your water and sometimes I even use cucumber slices.
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@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
28 May 16
I have yet to try cucumbers. Funny story, I thought I was cutting up cucumbers to infuse my water - then I realize it was zucchini!
@snowy22315 (208817)
• United States
28 May 16
Water is good for the body, and going to Pinterest was a good idea.
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@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
28 May 16
Oh yes, I have lots of saved pins that I keep telling myself I will try someday.
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• Philippines
28 May 16
I used to drink eight glasses a day, now with my uric acid problem, doc advised me to drink 12 glasses a day.
@Ianist (278)
• Indonesia
28 May 16
Really? I actually like water. When I'm really thirsty, I could even drink 1.5 liter at one go and in my case, I hate lemon water, so I'm exactly your opposite