December 4th, 2000

Country Mint

Explanations On Why Plain Old Water Is Boring And Hard To Drink

On one hand people are dying in absence of water in many developing countries and on the other hand many of us in developed countries are spoilt. To stay healthy one should drink a minimum of eight 8 ounce glasses per day even though plain water might be boring and hard to drink.  So most people would prefer to make water that taste pleasant enough to make them want to drink enough to stay healthy.

To make it easier, a lot of people try adding some flavor to increase palatability. People can buy water with added flavour at the store. Of course, a lot of people believe it is one of the most expensive items in the grocery store.Without adding a lot of sugar or without costing a lot of money some ideas are given below.

If you are one of the many who want to stay away from chemicals or additives that are artificial as well as caffeine, here are some natural ways to add flavor to your water:

• A slice of lemon or
• A small fraction of a fruit
• A good cranberry juice concentrate as preferred
• Have a cucumber slice
• A mint leaf 

If you approve of artificial sweeteners try adding:

• A little light cranberry juice
• Crystal Light or a good sugar-free mix
• Limeade and/or lemonade by adding a bit of juice
• Any of these flavoring added to club soda, seltzer water, or diet tonic water.
Purchase sparkling waters and add flavors. (A large assortment of calorie free flavors to flavor sparkling water to great taste is sold at http://allfreightfree.com)    

You can replace milk and soda with water to drink when you are thirst.Do not drink water beyond your capacity. Overload of water in the body may give rise to cramps.

You can also get a good filter for your faucet. You may decide to buy specific fruit flavors for these type of filters to make your faucet water fruit favored when desired by you.

FlavorSplash is a product. FlavorSplash plays role in making water fruit-flavored.  Recently a number of slightly flavored waters have come on the market – bottled by numerous companies.  Some are very good and some have mixed flavors that really don’t taste well together (in fact, some are quite awful).

I found one to improve the taste of water.A teaspoon of honey is to be mixed with a tablespoon of apple-cider vinegar and enough hot water should be added to melt the honey. Stir well and then add sufficient water to make a gallon. First chill then drink. (Apple-cider vinegar is a good health agent.)

There are many recipes for adding some taste to your water on many websites.A Google search can probably help you in finding one or two flavours which will make your water tasty.

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