Flavoring Water?

[JessicaS]

So I recently was in Santa Fe, the hotels there all put things in water so you drink tons.

Since I got home we have had cucumber and limes in the water. I cut up a bunch of strawberries and left them in a large pitcher of water and it was so good! I ended up adding lemon juice and sugar so we had some strawberry lemonaid for dinner.

I also like muddling up a handful of mint before filling a pitcher with water.

Any other ideas for things I can stick in the water?

[Jaxinator]

Ginger?

[pammysue]

did you put the limes and cucumber in together?

[Aubergine68]

Watermelon?

Dark purple grapes or cranberries or cherries (chopped or crushed slightly)?

Fennel?

I'm thinking of fruity herbal teas as well - you could make chamomile or rose hip or hibiscus flower tea and chill it, mix it with fruit, too.

I love lime and mint together.

[boysmom2]

I was going to suggest iced fruity herbal teas too. They taste sweet even though there's no sweetener in them. My kiddos love it too.

[JessicaS]

Originally Posted by pammysue

did you put the limes and cucumber in together?

Yes and seperate

[JessicaS]

I saw a magazine with an ad that had apple slices in water. I might try that.

[JessicaS]

Originally Posted by Jaxinator

Ginger?

I bet that would be good!

[katelove]

Pineapple? Any citrus fruit. Maybe kiwifruit. Carambola (star fruit). Probably most melons would be ok. What about basil? We just got some from our local market which has a really strong aniseed-y flavour.

[catnip]

I like cucumber mint, myself.

[la mamita]

in peru we make lemongrass tea. it's good cold.

also, the celestial seasonings Zinger teas are excellent chilled.

limes, lemons, passion fruit are also quick additions to water.

[JessicaS]

Originally Posted by la mamita

in peru we make lemongrass tea. it's good cold.

It is probably best that lemongrass not be discussed. There was a weedeater incident. Apparently dh did NOT know that lemongrass looks just like grass.

[JessicaS]

If you make homemade strawberry lemonaid, it is really good if you decide to add rum to it.

[Llyra]

Originally Posted by abimommy

If you make homemade strawberry lemonaid, it is really good if you decide to add rum to it.

Love it!

I put a few raspberries in some cheesecloth and squeeze them into the water, and then put a squeeze of lemon, too. That's my favorite right now. And DS loves to eat the squashed raspberry pulp, so we make a nice pair.

[Shantimama]

Mmmmm

Now I am thirsty

[Magelet]

I love hibiscus (be sure to make it cold rather than making it hot then chilling it for the best health (to prevent damaging the vit. c))

I also do cucumber, particularly when I make a yogurt dip with cucumber, because I squeeze the juice out of the cucumber and set it aside, and put the juice in water.

[Earthy Birthy]

I had flavored water once with apples and a stick of cinnamon. It was absolutely delicious!

[KatWrangler]

Cucumber-Orange Water

This is from Snack Girl.

http://www.snack-girl.com/snack/cucumber-orange-water/

[KatWrangler]

Try fresh pineapple spears. They are also good in ice tea.