Say goodbye to juice boxes and sodas. These naturally flavored waters are the perfect, healthy refreshing drinks.
This gives the phrase “taste the rainbow” a whole new meaning. These waters have no added sugars, additives or chemicals. They only contain all whole, clean ingredients.
There really is no “recipe” for these drinks. Simply place the ingredients on the bottle of a mason jar or glass and add water. You can drink them immediately, but if you let them sit for at least 30 minutes, the full flavors will shine through.
So clearly I was going with the whole “rainbow theme” but you can use any fruit or herbs that you like. Get creative! If there are certain fruits that you like more than others, go for it. I sliced them all (except the pomegranate seeds) to really enhance the flavors. I even smashed the blueberries a bit. I just figured that would help bring out the natural juices. It totally did. Blueberry water is fantastic. Who knew?
I know all these pictures are relatively the same. But they were just so pretty. I had to take a lot of them. And with spring finally here, we are all going to be drinking more water (hopefully). Why not have a little fun and drink PRETTY water?
I used concord grapes for the “purple” water because of their deep purple, almost black, vibrant color. One word of caution: concord grapes permanently stain everything. I wouldn’t advise giving your 4 years old a whole bunch to snack on while he wears his brand new white t-shirt that you literally just took the tags off. Seriously, it never fails.
Ok, one last one. I promise.
I think my favorite was the Blackberry Grape water (despite the stained white t-shirt). How do you like to naturally flavor your water? Comment below and share your favorite naturally flavored water!
Kelly @ Nosh and Nourish says
April 13, 2014 at 4:11 pmAbsolutely gorgeous!! I can’t wait to try the Blackberry Grape 🙂
lauren says
April 13, 2014 at 4:15 pmThat was my favorite Kelly!! Great taste 😉
Shawna says
April 13, 2014 at 5:45 pmI love cucumbers in my water!
lauren says
April 13, 2014 at 8:02 pmI do too Shawna! 🙂
Kimberly says
April 13, 2014 at 6:11 pmMmm! I can’t get enough of naturally flavored water. I recently gave up pop. GASP! It was my go-to when I was having a bad day and I cut it out cold turkey. I love water but adding a little variety really helps to stay in track. I can’t wait to try the blueberry! I would’ve never thought of that. My current favorite is strawberry lemom! Give it a whirl. But do not squeeze the lemon or it will completely overpower the yummy strawberry freshness. Thanks for the post!
lauren says
April 13, 2014 at 8:01 pmStrawberry lemon sounds perfect Kimberly! Thank you for stopping by 🙂
Joan says
April 13, 2014 at 8:13 pmDo you drink the water the first day or save it some. Do you eat the fruit too?
lauren says
April 13, 2014 at 9:06 pmI drink it about 30-60 minutes after I prepare it. And yes, I do eat the fruit too Joan 🙂 ENJOY!
Arlene Poma says
April 13, 2014 at 9:28 pmDYNAMITE!!! Gorgeous photographs. I need to drink 3 liters of water per day for my new kidneys, and I always feel like I’m drowning. Also, I have enough empty Mason jars to start my own store. Thank you sooooooo much!!!
lauren says
April 13, 2014 at 9:40 pmThank you so much Arlene! Let me know what your favorite one is 🙂
sherri bukovac says
April 14, 2014 at 6:49 pmI make them by the six pack. I use bottled water.
lauren says
April 14, 2014 at 6:57 pmThat’s great Sherri 🙂
Sallye says
April 16, 2014 at 8:37 amI make mine by the gallon. I slice one lemon, one lime, one small cucumber and several sprigs of mint. I refrigerate overnight. It’s alkaline and full of nutrition. It does the body good. If you need to sweeten use the natural herb stevia.
lauren says
April 16, 2014 at 11:22 amYours sounds amazing Sally! And so smart to make it by the gallon 🙂
Kathy Currie says
April 27, 2014 at 9:55 pmI’ll be making this, thank you for posting this.
lauren says
April 28, 2014 at 1:10 amGreat, let me know which one is your favorite kathy 🙂
Scott says
May 7, 2014 at 1:28 pmAlso try putting in some ginger root, this goes in all my water, it helps the digestive tract.
lauren says
May 7, 2014 at 4:20 pmYes, great advice Scott! Ginger is a wonder anti-inflammatory!
Cynthia says
May 19, 2014 at 3:56 pmI’m going to make the blueberry now
Cynthia says
May 19, 2014 at 4:14 pmCan I use frozen blueberries??
lauren says
May 19, 2014 at 4:22 pmYou can use frozen blueberries, but they might work best of they are slightly thawed and mashed to let the natural juices come out. Let me know how you like it Cynthia!
Christine says
May 24, 2014 at 10:15 pmSo what would you recommend for portion ratio? Say with our average size bottled water which is what, 16 to 20 ounces?
lauren says
May 24, 2014 at 10:51 pmHi Christine! I didn’t put the portion sizes because I figured it would be a personal preference. I put about 2-3 tablespoons of fruit into the 20 ounce mason jars I used. Hope you like them! 🙂
Franki says
May 26, 2014 at 8:08 pmI love doing this but always get busy and forget. About how long do you think the water would keep in the fridge?
lauren.kelly says
May 26, 2014 at 11:25 pmHi Franki! I usually only let them sit for a day or so because otherwise they get kind of gross 🙂 Hope you like them!
Kay says
June 2, 2015 at 1:42 amWhere is the recipe?
lauren.kelly says
June 2, 2015 at 1:47 amHi Kay! Basically it’s all of those ingredients mentioned in the above picture with water. I hope you like them!
Martha says
June 8, 2015 at 8:18 amThis is very appealing. So far I only knew the pineapple and lemon because they are common. But now, I can enjoy my water more. Water never looked so colorful! Thanks for this Lauren!
lauren.kelly says
June 8, 2015 at 7:55 pmI’m glad you like it Martha!
Diane tute says
July 18, 2015 at 9:22 pmI love lemon and lime with cucumber in mine lots of ice xx
lauren.kelly says
July 18, 2015 at 9:30 pmThat sounds delicious Diane!