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Vitamin Water

Recipe for  Vitamin WaterThis drink is full of antioxidants. It’s hydrating and I think better than any of the vitamin waters you can buy.

Pour 6 cups good quality water into a pitcher and add:

  • 1 large lemon and/or lime, thinly sliced (good for stress & immune system) – you can also make a combo of lemons, lime and even oranges
  • 1 small cucumber, skin left on and sliced thinly (hydrating)
  • Palmful each: mint and basil, chopped (mint has potassium, calcium, magnesium & iron – good for bones & heart; basil has vit E, potassium and protein – great for skin)

Need to sweeten it? Try raw honey.

Take a spoon and smoosh everything gently. This releases the good oils of the fruit & herbs. Chill, strain and serve, garnished with a fresh herb, flower, or citrus slice.

Note the blue flower in the pitcher…it’s a Borage Flower which is actually an herb; easy growing annual plant with vivid blue flowers and leaves with the flavor of cucumbers. In this recipe, it can be used as a substitute for cucumber.

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Rita Nader Heikenfeld, CCP, CMH, is a Certified Culinary Professional and Certfied Modern Herbalist, educator, author, founding editor of www.Abouteating.com a popular website that showcases her many interests in healthy living.

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I have worked in the Wellness Field for 30 years. I created an Emotional Eating & Binge Eating Disorder Recovery Program way before most people knew BED was an eating disorder, NOT a “willpower” issue. Personally, I suffered for years before finding answers and the help I needed and deserved! I became a Coach in 1997 to help others who were still suffering as I had. I love being a Coach!

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