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Old 11-09-2011, 07:47 AM
 
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I think it tastes great and looks neat to add frozen fruit to water with the ice. I usually use strawberries. If you add some lemon its like a strawberry lemonade that really light tasting. I don't add sugar usually. But if I do 1-2 tsps/16oz water make it an actual lemonade. Lemon/peach/raspberry is a good combo too.
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Old 11-09-2011, 07:59 AM
 
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I think it tastes great and looks neat to add frozen fruit to water with the ice. I usually use strawberries. If you add some lemon its like a strawberry lemonade that really light tasting. I don't add sugar usually. But if I do 1-2 tsps/16oz water make it an actual lemonade. Lemon/peach/raspberry is a good combo too.

I've done this with frozen berries, but dont add the sugar. It is nice and refreshing on a hot day.
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Old 11-09-2011, 08:05 AM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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I've seen some Crystal Light or the walmart brand that are sweetened with stevia, if you're worried about artificial sweeteners.
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Old 11-09-2011, 08:30 AM
 
Location: Tigard, Oregon
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I've seen some Crystal Light or the walmart brand that are sweetened with stevia, if you're worried about artificial sweeteners.

Thanks, I'll take a look. I'd quit looking looking at these products.

I refuse to buy into the paranoia on artificial sweetners, just deciding that I don't need food to be over sweet or fatty regardless of HOW it gets that way. The less of that I eat, the less I crave.
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Old 11-10-2011, 11:29 AM
 
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You could take a pitcher of water and add mint leaves to it, cut up strawberries, grapefruit, lemons, limes- whatever you like and then let it sit in the fridge overnight to let those flavors seep together!
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Old 11-10-2011, 04:09 PM
 
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You could take a pitcher of water and add mint leaves to it, cut up strawberries, grapefruit, lemons, limes- whatever you like and then let it sit in the fridge overnight to let those flavors seep together!

I've done that. A recipe I watched in Dr Oz was - Green tea, mint leaves, and a fresh squeezee tangerine. By the next day or so the mint leaves were brown and pretty unappealing. These days I use either mint tea, or remove the mint leaves after a couple hours. It was tasty!
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Old 11-11-2011, 05:46 AM
 
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I've done that. A recipe I watched in Dr Oz was - Green tea, mint leaves, and a fresh squeezee tangerine. By the next day or so the mint leaves were brown and pretty unappealing. These days I use either mint tea, or remove the mint leaves after a couple hours. It was tasty!
If you add lemon to the water does it keep them green? Just curious as it seems to work with other things that way.
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Old 11-11-2011, 08:01 PM
 
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Put a splash of Tropicana Light Fruit Punch into your water....YUMMY!
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Old 11-12-2011, 04:39 PM
 
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Milk.
I drink it to every meal when I'm on a bulk, have to cut it out now that I'm aiming to lose weight tho
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Old 11-13-2011, 05:27 AM
 
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Milk.
I drink it to every meal when I'm on a bulk, have to cut it out now that I'm aiming to lose weight tho

I'm not a cow, therefore I don't drink milk.

And milk is not a good alternative to water.
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