Hydrating Summer Drinks: As the weather warms up, our needs for hydration increase. Although plain water is excellent, many people don’t hit their body’s hydration quota because water alone is too bland. These ten healthy summer drink recipes will help you hydrate your body all summer long, without the overload of sugar and artificial ingredients found in many drinks you’ll find on the shelves.

 

This article has been medically reviewed by Dr. Charles Penick, MD

Fizzy Raspberry Mint Crush

 

Ingredients

• 1 handful of fresh raspberries
• 1 spring of fresh mint
• 1 oz (30 ml) lemon juice
• ½ tablespoon of lakanto (monk fruit sweetener)
• Sparkling water
• Ice

Instructions

1. Muddle the raspberries, mint, lemon juice, and monk fruit sweetener (smash together until it forms a purée), in a cocktail shaker or the bottom of a glass
2. Add the lemon juice and ice, and shake well. If you don’t have a cocktail shaker, you can pour the mixture back and forth between two glasses until combined
3. Pour the mix and ice into a tall glass, and fill the glass with sparkling water

Strawberry Daiquiri Mocktail

 

Ingredients

• ½ cup fresh strawberries
• 2 oz (60 ml) fresh lime juice
• 1.5 oz (40 ml) fresh orange or grapefruit juice
• ½ tablespoon monk fruit sweetener (or 4 drops of liquid stevia)
• 1 cup of ice

Instructions

1. Add all ingredients into a blender, and blend until smooth
2. Serve in a chilled glass

Pomegranate Cooler

 

Ingredients

• ¼ cup 100% cranberry juice (without any added sweetener)
• ¾ cup of sparkling water
• 10 drops of stevia
• Ice

Instructions

1. Fill a large glass with ice and then add all the ingredients
2. Stir well

Sparkling Detox Drink

Ingredients

• 5 cups of filtered water
• 1 large bottle of sparkling water
• ¼ cup fresh grated ginger
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice or apple cider vinegar

Instructions

1. Boil the freshly grated ginger in the 5 cups of flat water for 20 minutes, which will make a potent ginger tea. Let cool completely (you can pop it in the fridge, and add a few ice cubes to speed up the process).
2. For each serving, add ¼ cup of cold ginger tea into a glass, with 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice or ACV, a pinch of sea salt, and fill up the rest of the glass with sparkling water.

Energizing Chilled Maté

Ingredients

• 4 cups of filtered water
• 3 Yerba Maté tea bags (or 1 heaping tablespoon of loose leaf maté)
• 2 cups of cold water
• 1 tablespoon of raw honey or monk fruit sweetener
• 2 cups of ice
• Optional: lemon wedges for garnish

Instructions

1. Bring 4 cups of water to a boil
2. Turn off the heat completely, and let the loose leaf or tea bags steep in hot water for 20 minutes (cover the pot)
3. Strain the tea/ remove the tea bags and stir in sweetener of choice until dissolved
4. In a pitcher, add the 2 cups of cold water, 2 cups of ice, and the maté mixture and chill in the fridge until cooled completely.
5. Serve in a cold glass with a wedge of lemon (optional)

Iced Minty Green Tea

Ingredients

• 1 oz (30 ml) of filtered water
• 1.5 teaspoons of high-grade matcha powder
• 2 cups of coconut or almond milk
• 1 cup of ice
• Optional: 5 drops of stevia or 1 teaspoon of monk fruit or 1 teaspoon of raw honey

Instructions

1. Bring 1 oz (30 ml) of water to a boil and turn off the heat. You can also bring a more substantial amount to boil (using a kettle or in a pot) and then simply pour 1 oz into a mug.
2. Using a whisk, combine the 1 oz of hot water with the matcha until dissolved
3. In a large glass, pour the matcha over ice, followed by your optional sweetener, and finally, add the nut milk of your choice.
4. Stir well using a spoon

Iced Mocha

Ingredients

• 8 oz brewed coffee, cooled or a double shot espresso in 6 oz of cold water
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil or ghee
• ¼ cream or coconut milk
• ½ tablespoon monk fruit sweetener or 4-5 drops liquid stevia (you can also opt for flavored stevias like butterscotch or vanilla)
• 2 tablespoons cacao powder
• 2 ice cubes

Instructions

1. Put all ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth
2. Serve on ice

Grapefruit Mojito Mocktail

Ingredients

• Approx 10 mint leaves
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 oz (30 ml) grapefruit juice
• 1 tablespoon raw honey or monk fruit sweetener
• Sparkling water
• Ice
• Optional: lime wedge for garnish

Instructions

1. Muddle the mint leaves, lime, and grapefruit juice in a glass for approximately 60 seconds
2. Add in the sweetener of choice and stir until dissolved
3. Add the muddled mixture into a glass, fill it with ice, and then top all the way up with spring water. Add lime wedge to garnish (optional)

Post-Workout Electrolyte Berry Boost

Ingredients

• 2 cups of coconut water
• 1 teaspoon raw honey
• 1 pinch sea salt
• 1 handful fresh raspberries
• 1 handful fresh blueberries
• Fresh juice of 1 lemon
• 1 cup of ice

Instructions

1. Add all ingredients into a blender and blend for 30 seconds until smooth

Low Carb Lemonade

Ingredients

• 8 cups of filtered water
• 1 cup of fresh lemon juice
• ¼ cup monk fruit sweetener
• Optional: small pinch of cayenne pepper for a metabolism boost
• 3 cups of ice

Instructions

1. Bring one cup of water to a boil, and stir in the monk fruit sweetener to dissolve it completely. Optional to add in the cayenne now.
2. Remove from heat and add the dissolved monk fruit to a pitcher with the rest of the water, the lemon juice, and the ice.

 

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