Especially as the summer months come around, staying hydrated is key to a healthy lifestyle. If you are looking for a way to increase your water intake, like me, take a tip from the spas and make up a batch of Cucumber Citrus Infused Water…made especially cute in a jar glass and pitcher from Tuesday Morning.
One of the biggest challenges for me in this whole weight loss / healthier lifestyle journey is water. I’ve never been a big lover of drinking water…I don’t know what it is but I’ve just never been able to consistently be a water drinker. Oh I know how good water is for me and how essential it is if you are wanting to lose weight, but up until recently it just wasn’t something I could consistently remember to do.
I tried setting “drink your water” reminders on my phone to go off during the day (by the way…there’s an app for that!). I tried having giant glasses filled at every possible place I might be in the house – hoping it’d entice me to chug a cup or two down. I’ve tried buying bottled water, sparkling water, filtered water, warm water, ice cold water and none of those things ever really made me want water.
While I was away on my Princess Cruise in the Caribbean, I drank water like crazy and loved it. The difference was, the water I had was infused water. It was plain water infused with citrus and cucumber. The water served there was the same concoction I find at most spas I go to…ironically enough, the other place I love to drink water! I had a bit of a “duh” moment when I thought “why don’t I just keep a pitcher of infused water on hand at home and refill a big glass with it during the day? Instead of forcing myself to drink plain water, which I don’t like, I can drink spa water at home and actually enjoy it!” Easy enough, right?
I went shopping at Tuesday Morning and found this beautiful pitcher and a set of two, large jar glasses with a lids and straws. Each evening I make up a batch of this spa-like infused water, let it sit overnight in the fridge, wake up, fill my two big glasses, and then I’m set for the day. I refill the glasses a couple times during the day and before I know it, I’ve happily drank my desired amount of water…no crazy phone reminders needed!
While I was shopping at Tuesday Morning, I found so many other things to help with maintaining a “healthy and fresh” kitchen. Check out my post over on the Tuesday Morning blog where I’m sharing some more tips for keeping a kitchen stocked with fresh food and colorful kitchen tools. We all know when what you are drinking out of is cute (like my mug above) it makes those hard to form habits a lot easier!
Is drinking enough water during the day a hard habit for you or have you mastered it? If so, leave a comment below with your tips and tricks – I’d love to read them!
You can find the instructions for the spa water below. Head over to the Tuesday Morning blog for more healthy kitchen tips (and cute product suggestions), sign up for the Tuesday Morning newsletter here to be notified of current deals and new products, and find the Tuesday Morning store location nearest you here. Thanks and happy drinking!
Cucumber Citrus Infused Water
Ingredients
- 1 large cucumber washed and sliced thick
- 1 large orange or lemon sliced
- 1 pitcher of water
Instructions
- Fill a pitcher with water. Stir in sliced citrus and cucumbers. Allow to sit overnight in the refrigerator to infuse. Enjoy and refill as often as you'd like.
Disclosure: This is a sponsored conversation on behalf of Tuesday Morning. All opinions expressed are my own.
That’s the only way for me to get my daily water intake too! Love infused water! I love throwing frozen fruit chunks into the pitcher and let it all mingle.
For sure. Couldn’t agree more.
I’ve always been a water drinker and have no problems getting my daily intake. However, I used to start my day with coffee first thing. Recently I’ve been making myself drink a full bottle of water before I have coffee. Then I have my coffee and use two hands on the mug the way I learned from Dine and Dish!
Thanks so much, I am going to give this a try this weekend…the only water I get is in tea and in the form of ice cubes in other drinks 😉
I am going to give this a shot – I do drink my water every day but it is not something that comes easily. I have not been to Tuesday Morning in a LONG time – thank you for the reminder. I always had good luck shopping there.
We just ate at a restaurant on the Coast in Seaview, WA and I had to ask what they put in the water because it had *something* and it turned out to be lemon + fennel!!! Never would have thought to infuse water with fennel but it was fantastic! Since then I’ve seen combos like mint + fennel, orange + fennel, even cucumber + rosemary + fennel. Who knew!
Love this!!!
I love when my wife does things like this.
It wasn’t until recently she started doing it too!
Her being more like a 1950s housewife is the best thing that has ever happen to our relationship.
I am SO BAD about drinking water – it is always on my list of New Year’s resolutions. I am also bad about sitting at my computer for long stretches of time, so what’s been working for me lately is to set a 30 minute timer on my iPhone and to get up and walk around for 2 minutes NO MATTER WHAT, and I take my water bottle with me. Walk and sip, walk and sip. Now I’m going to be walking and sipping with beautiful infused water! Love this idea.
So healthy and refreshing!
Kari
http://www.sweetteasweetie.com
I never thought to use cucumber. I love my water infused. I drink a lot of water and I like it with fresh flavor.
Thank you for the idea. You presented really nicely too.
I honestly think that 8 glasses of water thing was invented by magazine editors.
I’ve been drinking 64+ ounces of water every workday for over a year when I got a neat Nathan water bottle from the local running club I joined.
My skin has not changed. My energy level has not changed. My weight has not changed. My muscles have not changed.
The only thing that has changed is that I have to fill the Brita at work 3x a day!
Love infused water! My boyfriend bought me an infuser cup, so I can just refill it throughout the day!
This is really a good way to intake water since the summer heat really dehydrates our body. Infused water will really do the work to hydrate our bodies
I have only recently discovered the infused water. I have kidney stones and frequent UTIs. Not fun, so it is essential that I drink water. Problem…I don’t like water! About a year ago I did start adding lemon to it and it helps, but still have problems drinking the water I need. A lot of the time I’m just not thirsty and don’t even think about it. In the last couple weeks a friend gave me an infusion cup, so I’ve started trying different fruits. So far, I like raspberries the best. Freezing the fruit before adding it to the water seems to work best. I look forward to trying this recipe next.
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