Keebler
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- I'd stay away from fancy bottled waters (actually away from all bottled water), especially if they are in plastic bottles. Vitamin C liquid in plastic is not a good combination. There are many other ways to get nutrients other than in processed water.
If they are in glass, that's a step up, though. But why pay for water when you get that for free at home? A good filter is helpful.
Other than the necessary water we should drink each day,
Pomegranate Juice would be an excellent choice. Unsweetened and just add a little Stevia (from plant source). Trader Joe's has a good organic 100% Pomegranate Juice in a glass bottle. You can cut that with water as it's too strong alone.
You can also add a twist of lemon, lime, or orange to your water and a dash of stevia, depending upon how much juice you add.
You can also add a dropper full of Black Elderberry tincture to a glass of water.
Green Tea - make it concentrated, put in fridge and just add a bit to a big glass of water.
"Greens" powders can be excellent. "Green Vibrance" is the best I've found. I used to drink it 2 x day and felt great. My budget had to let it go, though.
You can juice veggies. Just ask in your circle of friends. I'll bet someone has a juicer they are not using. Much more nutrition in fresh juice organic vegetables. Go heavier on the greens and cabbage, lighter on carrots and beets. Zip it up with a tart apple and bit of ginger.
Why stay away from bottled water? Thats all I drink and why stay away from bottled water and vit c yesterday I did this and as my post last night I hurt extremely bad.
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Keebler
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- Most bottled water comes in Plastic bottles. Plastics leach out some very harmful chemicals into liquids and food. [Google search: "BPA" plastic ]
Vitamin C that is in liquid form in a plastic bottle will have even more of a detrimental leaching from the plastic.
Also, many brands of bottled water are contaminated and not at all filtered in the manner they should be. When we are out and about and have forgotten our stainless steel water bottles, sometimes we just have to purchase a bottle of water.
If you can, get it in glass and be sure that the company is reputable. If purchasing water on the go is a regular event, even this will need to be researched (sadly). Also be sure the seal is unbroken. There have been reports of people making money refilling bottles with tap water.
You can reuse glass water bottle for your personal use (I suggest wrapping a large piece of heavy packing tape around the bottom of it, though. That way, if dropped it won't go everywhere.
Kleen Kanteen has good stainless steel water bottle, unlined so there is no plastic liner to leach.
At home, filtered water will save money in the long run and there are so many things we can do to "fancy" it up a bit.
Also to consider: if the bottle is clear, any vitamins in that bottle will likely dissipate from the exposure to light - or to heat - or from all the bouncing around in travel and storage.
Even the processing conditions can break down vitamins as they are mixed and filled on the conveyer belts. Tracing these product, from start to finish - well, they really go through a grueling experience. We can make stuff fresh at home to maintain the nutritional integrity. -
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I sometimes drink sparkling water that comes in cans, as a substitute for regular or diet soda, since it doesn't have sugar, caffeine or artificial sweeteners. The carbonation may or may not be good, but that is way less evil than the sodas I used to drink frequently.
I make lemonade from the juice of a fresh squeezed organic lemon, some liquid stevia, and either filtered water or sparkling water.
Decaf green tea is good hot or cold. Ginger tea is good if you have any nausea.
I am sure glass is preferable to plastic. If you do use a plastic water bottle, get one that is BPA-free, and fill it with filtered water--then you get the same convenience as the bottle stuff with better quality water and less chemicals from the plastic.
I just bought a bottle of bottled water recently, and the ingredients stated something like "water from a deep, protected spring, and/or tap water from such-and-such city." So technically, it could be 100% straight tap water and they'd still be telling the truth on the label.
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sparkle7
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Green tea is good iced & easy to make. Mint is good, too.
I think I heard this recipe to mix equal parts green tea, mint, ginger, lemon, & some honey a while ago. You have to let the ginger steep first since it's a root & needs more time to simmer a bit. I used to make it alot but sometimes it's just easier to do the green tea teabags.
You can get alot of different herbal teas & make them iced. The Jamaicans make this herbal tea called sorrel & it's really good but it usually has too much sugar.
Recipe: 5 to 6 (1-inch) slices ginger 1 cup dried sorrel petals 1 tablespoon cloves Brown sugar syrup (1 cup water + 1 lb brown sugar boiled together) Dark rum, optional
1. Let cut ginger sit for 2 to 3 hours. The longer it sits the stronger it becomes. 2. Boil ginger in 2 quarts of water. 3. Once water is boiling, add sorrel and cloves. 4. Boil for 30 minutes. 5. Cover tightly and steep overnight. 6. Strain and add sugar syrup and rum to taste. 7. Chill and serve.
You can probably make a healthier version of it without all the sugar. Sorrel is like hibiscus...
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