Water as we all know is an indispensable part of our life. We drink water to quench our thirst and keep ourselves hydrated.
The blazing sun, heat and sweat in summers often make you thirsty and dehydrated. Water undoubtedly is the best drink for your body. However, it is quite natural for you to resort to all your favorite drinks like diet sodas, cool drinks, and preserved drinks that have high sugar or aspartame and preservatives. But, are they really good for your health? Of course not!
Alternate Drinks: Healthy And Yummy
To resolve your problem, we bring you few healthy alternatives, which will not replace the traditional water as a whole but will give you a variety of tastes. These latest trendy healthy drinks contain no sugar and no artificial additives.
We bring you a list of few instant and healthy flavored water, where the ingredients not only add flavor to your drink, but also benefit your health as well as aid you in weight loss.
Six Healthy Flavored Water
1. Lime and Orange flavor
Slice oranges and lemons and put them in a jar. Now press them a bit with the bottom of a spoon or a muddler. Add some ice cubes and required amount of water. Store the mixture in the fridge and use it as and when required.
As this recipe includes citrus fruits, it can increase your immunity, improve oral health, digestive health, cardiac health, etc.
2. Strawberry and Mint Flavor
Add a few mint leaves along with the slices of strawberries to water and ice cubes. Strawberries are rich in antioxidants and has many health benefits like anti aging, cardiac care, etc. It also prevents cells from damage irrespective of the organ it belongs to.
3. Watermelon and Rosemary Leaves 
It is an awesome combo, trust me. Add a rosemary sprig and muddle it gently, for it gives out a strong flavor. Then add a few pieces of watermelon and press them. Put in some ice cubes and water.
Watermelon is a rich source of lycopene, an antioxidant, which helps you suppress free radicals and nourishes your hair and skin. It also keeps you healthy internally.
4. Pineapple with Mint
Put a few leaves of mint or a sprig in the jar. Muddle it to get the flavor. Then add a few pieces of pineapple to it, twist and press the pieces with a muddler to get the flavor, remember, you should not actually crush them. Now put some ice cubes in a jar and pour some water into it.
Mint has a cooling effect, cleanses the blood, flushes the toxins and is good for digestion. Pineapple, is rich in vitamin A and C, fights cold, nourishes your bones and improves digestion.
5. Raspberry and Lime
Take two quarters of lemon and squeeze the juice into the jar and add raspberries and muddle them for flavor. Now, add ice cubes and water to the jar.
Raspberries are rich in antioxidants and will help you fight against free radicals and oxidative stress. Lime is rich in vitamin C, and so is an immune booster
6. Pomegranate Flavor
Take a handful of pomegranate seeds and muddle them for flavor. Add ice cubes and water to it and enjoy your favorite flavored water.
Pomegranate is a good source of antioxidants that reduces free radicals, removes blood clots from arteries, and reduces cholesterol. It can also improve erectile dysfunction to a certain extent. Stay hydrated with pomegranate flavored water. Here are the complete health benefits of pomegranate.
We have provided 6 recipes of flavored water. You could experiment and invent your own flavored drink. You can try with as many fruits as you like because in the end you are just having fruits and water, which is always good for health. This will not only add some variety to your water, but will also give you a whole lot of nutrients and aid you in weight loss.
Treat yourself and your family with our healthy flavored water and share your opinions with us in the comments below.
