Say goodbye to juice boxes, sodas and sugar filled drinks. 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, preservatives, additives or chemicals.
They only contain all whole, clean ingredients.
Generally when you eat (or drink) bright, vibrant, colorful foods then you are ensuring that you are consuming a whole bunch of vitamins and minerals. That is why I always advise to eat (or drink) as many colors as possible.
Try to avoid the boring tan, white or bland colored foods. Or if you just can't avoid them, try to sprinkle in some color every now and then.
That's where these gorgeous waters come in!
If you are looking for some more healthy beverage recipes, you will love this Apple Chai Latte, Chamomile Latte and definitely Low Carb Bulletproof Hot Chocolate!
Why You Should Make these Naturally Flavored Waters
There really is no "recipe" for these drinks. Simply place the ingredients on the bottle of a mason jar or a pitcher 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. I get it if you are feeling impatient and want to drink them immediately.
I like the make them first thing in the morning while I am enjoying my morning tea so the flavors can infuse into the water. And then when I am finished with my beloved comforting tea, I can start sipping on one of these beauties.
So clearly I was going with the whole "rainbow theme" but you can use any fruit or herbs that you like. Get creative!
Use whatever fruits or herbs you have in your house or whatever you like. Try different combinations of flavors, you never know which one you might fall in love with.
If there are certain fruits that you like more than others, go for it. Slice them all (except the pomegranate seeds) to really enhance the flavors.
Blueberry water is fantastic. Who even knew that blueberry water was a thing?
Smashing, slicing or whatever you call it gently releases natural fruit juice in the water for a very light, subtle taste.
Recipe Tips
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 think my favorite was the Blackberry Grape water (despite the stained white t-shirt) but that Pineapple Lemon just might be a close second.
Cucumber mint water is one that you might commonly find in spas or wellness centers. It is so light and refreshing.
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Detox Carrot Drink from Lauren Kelly Nutrition
Kombucha Recipe from Live Eat Learn
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Naturally Flavored Waters
Ingredients
- 1 gallon water
- For Blackberry Grape:
- ¼ cup smashed blackberries
- ¼ cup sliced grapes
- For Blueberry:
- ¼ cup smashed blueberries
- For Cucumber Mint:
- ¼ cup sliced cucumbers
- 2 tablespoons muddled mint
- For Pineapple Lemon:
- ¼ cup chopped pineapple
- ¼ cup sliced lemon
- For Orange Clementine:
- ½ sliced orange
- ½ sliced clementine
- For Strawberry Pomegranate:
- ½ cup sliced strawberries
- ¼ cup pomegranate seeds
Instructions
- Fill up a pitcher with a gallon of filtered water. Add desired fruits for infusing. Allow to sit for a few hours or overnight.
Martha
This 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
I'm glad you like it Martha!
Kay
Where is the recipe?
lauren.kelly
Hi Kay! Basically it's all of those ingredients mentioned in the above picture with water. I hope you like them!
Franki
I love doing this but always get busy and forget. About how long do you think the water would keep in the fridge?
lauren.kelly
Hi Franki! I usually only let them sit for a day or so because otherwise they get kind of gross 🙂 Hope you like them!
Christine
So what would you recommend for portion ratio? Say with our average size bottled water which is what, 16 to 20 ounces?
lauren
Hi 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! 🙂
Cynthia
Can I use frozen blueberries??
lauren
You 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!
Cynthia
I'm going to make the blueberry now
Scott
Also try putting in some ginger root, this goes in all my water, it helps the digestive tract.
lauren
Yes, great advice Scott! Ginger is a wonder anti-inflammatory!
Kathy Currie
I'll be making this, thank you for posting this.
lauren
Great, let me know which one is your favorite kathy 🙂
Sallye
I 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
Yours sounds amazing Sally! And so smart to make it by the gallon 🙂
sherri bukovac
I make them by the six pack. I use bottled water.
lauren
That's great Sherri 🙂
Arlene Poma
DYNAMITE!!! 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
Thank you so much Arlene! Let me know what your favorite one is 🙂
Kimberly
Mmm! 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
Strawberry lemon sounds perfect Kimberly! Thank you for stopping by 🙂
Joan
Do you drink the water the first day or save it some. Do you eat the fruit too?
lauren
I drink it about 30-60 minutes after I prepare it. And yes, I do eat the fruit too Joan 🙂 ENJOY!
Kelly @ Nosh and Nourish
Absolutely gorgeous!! I can't wait to try the Blackberry Grape 🙂
lauren
That was my favorite Kelly!! Great taste 😉
Shawna
I love cucumbers in my water!
lauren
I do too Shawna! 🙂