Water rec's??

[Pinoikoi]

Ok, so we have REALLY healthy tap water here, or so all the testing SAYS, but it tastes like crap. :

So anyone have a good suggestion for a flavored water without a bunch of unhealthy stuff in it? I saw my students drinking caffeinated water once and I was :

[Keeta]

Have you tried just squeezing some lemon in it? I have issues with bottled water because it takes soooooo much energy to make the plastic, transport it, etc. My DH insists on buying carbonated water as a treat and it drives me crazy! But it could be worse.

Especially if you have healthy free water available to you, I would look for some other alternative. Like iced herbal tea? I love making sun tea with red zinger and maybe some rooibos or rooibos chai - sooooo good! And it's a pretty magenta color.

[mtnmoonmama]

I was going to suggest the same as Keeta! I've been drinking TONS of red zinger sun tea or our regular old water with a squeeze of lemon. Sometimes I'll also just through an herbal tea bag into my big water bottle. I normally love water, but early pregnancy it is had to stomach for some reason....

[starshine1001]

Another water-lover turned nauseated-water-drinker here. I make two cups of whatever herbal tea I'm liking that day, but make them strong, add a little honey, and throw them in the fridge. Then I just add a third of a cup or so to my water to give it a little flavor. Works pretty well, I think.

[MamaMonica]

Moved to Nutrition.

[lil_earthmomma]

yucky water sucks!!!

You can make tasty flavored water with slices of lemon, orange and lime. (I like to put a whole lemon sliced, orange sliced and a few limes sliced in a huge jug of water.) You can also do the same with berries! My friend puts some lemon, and some frozen mixed berries into a jug of water and sticks it in the fridge overnight. Really refreshing!

A brita filter would help with the taste. Our village water is barely potable, (sometimes not drinkable at all) and our neighbors have a brita jug. I don't mind it out of the brita at all.

[dogmom327]

I'd make iced tea or water kefir with it so it can be easily flavored.

[Keeta]

I just remembered that a friend's mom used to keep a pitcher of water in the fridge with slices of citrus fruits and big whole sprigs of mint - yum! Pineapple mint is especially good.

[lil_earthmomma]

Originally Posted by Keeta

I just remembered that a friend's mom used to keep a pitcher of water in the fridge with slices of citrus fruits and big whole sprigs of mint - yum! Pineapple mint is especially good.

Oooooohhhhhh that sounds really good!

[mom61508]

YOu could also add cucumbers to your water. Sounds weird but it's really good!

[Pinoikoi]

But I thought that herbal tea was a nono during pregnancy? Which ones are bad and which ones are good? I love iced tea, but don't want to be taking something I shouldn't, and "herbal tea" is so generic of a label.

[katiesk]

i don't think there is anything wrong with herbal tea during pregnancy...i could be wrong.

if your water is gross, maybe you could fill up a couple of five gallon jugs from somewhere with good water. outside safeway in homer, there is a spout where people can fill up the jugs for free.

in fairbanks, lots of people go to fox to fill up their jugs with the nice spring water.

in anchorage...i have no idea where one might accomplish this, but i'm sure there are options!

anyway, thats what i have done in the past when i had gross water, or no water.

[Pinoikoi]

Originally Posted by katiesk

i don't think there is anything wrong with herbal tea during pregnancy...i could be wrong.

here's where I got it..

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pre...SECTIONGROUP=2

Avoid herbal tea
Although herbal tea may be soothing, avoid it unless your health care provider says it's OK — even the types of herbal tea marketed specifically to pregnant women. There's little data on the effects of specific herbs on developing babies. And large amounts of some herbal teas, such as red raspberry leaf, may cause contractions.

[katiesk]

hmmm...i intentionally drank tons of red raspberry leaf tea during pregnancy for it's uterine toning benefits.

but i have heard that before too - not to drink it. but i just think that there are benefits to it. if it makes you uncomfortable though, you obviously should not do it!

[Pinoikoi]

Originally Posted by katiesk

but i just think that there are benefits to it.

I think certain herbs can be very beneficial. I think other certain herbs can be very harmful. My point is when the pregnancy no no list just lists "herbal tea" as something to stay away from, I think it is too vague and not specific enough to be helpful.

I am sure there are plenty of herbal teas out there that would be great during pregnancy, I just would like to know what they are.

[lil_earthmomma]

Originally Posted by Pinoikoi

I think certain herbs can be very beneficial. I think other certain herbs can be very harmful. My point is when the pregnancy no no list just lists "herbal tea" as something to stay away from, I think it is too vague and not specific enough to be helpful.

I am sure there are plenty of herbal teas out there that would be great during pregnancy, I just would like to know what they are.

I would do more research on red raspberry leaf tea. It is so benefical during pregnancy. Talk to your midwife. Mine had me drinking it like it was goin' out of style. I made sun tea with it, with a little maple syrup and lots of lemon!

ETA: though rrl can cause braxton hicks, it cannot start labor.

Red raspberry leaf tea is a uterine tonic used by Native Americans for thousands of years. It tones your uterus by helping to "focus" your Braxton Hicks contractions. Think of its job as helping your uterus do more effective exercising while you are pregnant. It does not "cause" contractions and can be safely used throughout pregnancy. It is contraindicated for those having complications "just in case", however, by most doctors who do not understand its use. Many women safely use it from the moment they learn they are pregnant at six weeks until months after delivery. (It helps to tone the uterus after delivery as well, shrinking it back to size more quickly and reducing bleeding.)

http://www.maternitycorner.com/mcmag.../preg0007.html

Not the mayo clinic but there are a million articles like this one!