Infused Water Ingredients:
Fruit |
Citrus | grapefruit, lemon, Meyer lemon, key lime, lime, blood orange, orange, tangerines
Berries | strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, cherries
Tropical | pear, pomegranate, mango, pineapple, banana, kiwi, starfruit
Melons | honeydew, cantaloupe, watermelon
Other | apples, grapes, plums, peaches, nectarines
Vegetables | cucumber, carrots, celery, peppers (hot or sweet)
Herbs | mint, sage, rosemary, basil, cilantro, thyme, stevia, lavender
Spices | ginger, cinnamon stick (ground cinnamon will float), black pepper
Water | filtered water, sparkling plain water (St. Peligrino, etc.)
A general rule of thumb, is to experiment and have fun with this! Choose ingredients you enjoy and try new things you haven’t tried before. To get you started, here are several “menu” options no how to mix and match these ingredients.
Nutrition Stripped Infused Water Menu:
*// indicates OR to give you several options
grapefruit + sage//rosemary//mint//basil
lemon + mint//cilantro//basil
lemon + lime + cilantro
lemon + ginger
Meyer lemon + tangerine + pear + hot green pepper + cilantro
lemon + orange + ginger
blood orange + ginger + basil
cucumber + lemon + lime + mint//basil
cucumber + grapefruit + sage//rosemary
cucumber + watermelon + mint
carrots + apple + lemon + ginger
carrots + pomegranate + sage
honeydew + cantaloupe + watermelon + sage//mint
watermelon + mint//rosemary//basil
cantaloupe + blood orange + lemon
pear + rosemary//sage
banana + nectarine + basil
blackberries + raspberries + strawberries + mint
strawberries + grapefruit + sage
apple + plum + blueberries + mint//sage
cherries + lime + mint
Now that you have the ingredients and ideas on how to pair these together, here comes the “recipe” portion.
First, simply add the fruit//vegetables in the glass first, take a muddler (or just use a wooden spoon or regular spoon) to slightly mash and breakdown the fruit//vegetables.
Tip: peel the citrus fruits from their skin to avoid a bitter taste.
Next, simply take the herb//spice of choice and gently bruise the leaf (i.e. gently mashing), this helps release the natural extracts and oils from the herb//spice.
Lastly, add either sparkling water or good ole’ filtered water and drink!
STORAGE | these can be stored in air tight glasses as shown above, simply in a mason jar, glass pitcher, water bottle, gallon jug, etc. Whatever works for you. Best kept in the refrigerator for up to a week or until the flavor is no longer present and you may add more “infusions”.
