DIY Flavored Water?

I don't reckon I'll ever be convinced by the flavored water craze, but I know many for whom it can be the only way to get their necessary 64oz a day.

The release of Pur's Flavor Options - additive packets for your faucet mounted PUR water filtration system- gets one thinking.

Couldn't one make and bottle their own flavored water using safe, natural, and CHEAP ingredients?

Couldn't a little lemon oil or orange extract transform filtered water in the same way?

How about steeping fresh mint or berries in water, then straining the results?

Ideas?

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May 17, 2007

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Caya123

June 01, 2007

Tea is basically flavored water. You can do a little research and find out what weeds grow in your area, that would make good tea. Pine needles, raspberry leaves, peppermint, and spicebush all make good teas, and you can do a google search for "Edible wild plants" and come up with a lot more. if there are any nature trails or woods, etc in your area, then that can be a source for finding them- that's cheap as in free! You can also have a little container to grow some of these in, and have it year-round.

jasimar

May 24, 2007

I dig a squish of flavored Stevia in a bottle of seltzer. Peach might be my fave.

felisaudis

May 17, 2007

Oh, and if I am gonna go for the whole "let's get a knife dirty to drink some water", a few slices of cucumber are to die for on a summer day! Of course, it is easier to use a whole cuke and make a pitcher - it keeps surprisingly well, and you can just keep topping the pitcher off to make the cucumber last for a while! More cheap drinks!

felisaudis

May 17, 2007

I love my freshly distilled water, but will sometimes dump in a shake of True Lime (Powdered 'Lime Juice'). If I'm feeling daring, I'll go with a half a pack of sweet n low also. On ice, it's a nice (very very light) Limeaid, but no calories and very cheap! Of course fresh lime/lemon is better, but then it's a dirty knife and putting away the rest of it, and it gets to be too big of a deal for a quick chug.

Manzabar

May 17, 2007

Once in a while, I'll add some good, old fashioned lemon juice to a jug of water in the frig. It's not lemonade but it can be refreshing, even when you get tried of drinking ordinary tap water. Though this time of year, I'm much more likely to make sun tea and drink that like some people breathe. *grin*