Do you want to make your summer beverages crime-free? Below are some simple suggestions to help you achieve it.
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A staple of the summer season is those icy, fresh drinks.
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However, many of them are often loaded with additional sugar.
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Here are five tips to make them healthy and enjoy them crime-free.
Winters have gone and finally, it is time to shed all the weight that we used to cover under our sweaters and jackets. While workouts, diet and swimming can help you shape, a staple of summer is those icy, fresh drinks. Whether it is soda, mocktail, cocktail, soft drink, lemonade, or iced coffee, we all need something to defeat the heat. But can you undo all the efforts you made in those gym or yoga sessions? no way. Therefore, choose the option of healthy options when preparing the drinks in summer. And if you are confused about how to make summer beverages healthy, don’t worry, we have some amazing suggestions for you.
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Here are 5 easy suggestions to make your summer drink healthy:
1. Use fresh ingredients
Fresh materials such as fruits and herbs can increase the taste and nutritional value of your drink. Instead of using artificial flavors, try adding fresh lemon or lime slices to your water for a sour twist. You can also infect water with berries, cucumber, or mint for that fresh kick without additional calories or sugar.
2. Cut on sugar
Excessive sugar consumption can give rise to various health issues. By reducing the amount of sugar added in your beverages, you can reduce your calorie intake and maintain a healthy weight. Instead of using sugary flavored syrup in your iced coffee, choose the option of almond milk without thinking with a spray of cinnamon for taste.
3. Include hydrating elements
We all know that heat heat can cause dehydration. Therefore it is important to include hydrating elements in your beverages. Add cucumber or watermelon slices to a pitcher of water, or infect the water with mint and lime to stay properly hydrated.
4. Explore herbal options
Herbal tea is soothing and provides various health benefits. You can prepare herbal tea like hibiscus, chamomile or ginger tea. Be sure to cool them well before serving with a slices of ice and lime. They will definitely have a healthy addition to your summer diet as well as quite tasty.
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5. See your mixer
When creating cocktails or mocktails, choose wisely mixers to avoid unnecessary calories and sugars. For example, using fresh fruits puree or muded fruits with soda water instead of sugar syrup can cause mild and more nutritious drinks.