What Makes This Recipe So Good
Sometimes plain tap or bottled water just won’t cut it – that’s where cucumber water comes in! It’s the perfectly delicious way to quench your thirst. Full of antioxidants and nutrients, it’s way healthier than a sugary soda, sports drink, or saccharin- or aspartame-packed diet drink. This water is exceptionally hydrating and our favorite way to feel refreshed!
Key Ingredients
Water – If you have great tap water where you live, perfect! Otherwise, you can use bottled or purified.English Cucumber – You can use a regular cucumber in your water if you have to, but we really prefer English. It’s a longer, sweeter variety of cucumber that’s seedless and has a thinner skin.
Health Benefits
There are a ton of health benefits to sipping on cucumber water (especially if you choose it over other drinks), but here are just a few:
Full of antioxidants – Antioxidants can help prevent or stop the damage that free radicals create within the body. When free radicals run rampant, they can cause issues like diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and other health problems.Good for skin – It’s full of vitamin B, which is great for skin, especially acne-prone skin. You can wash your face with cucumber water, too!Keeps you hydrated – Chugging 8 (or more!) glasses of water a day is so much easier when the water is super tasty! Staying hydrated keeps your body healthy by keeping your joints lubricated, preventing infections, delivering nutrients to cells, improving your mood and sleep quality, and in a ton of other ways.Might help prevent cancer – Cucumbers have several components that early research has shown may be beneficial in preventing the body from developing cancer. Fisetin, in particular, may actually help slow the progression of prostate cancer.Can help you lose weight – Drinking cucumber water instead of other drinks can help eliminate major calories from your diet. Also, sometimes you think you’re hungry when you’re really just dehydrated. Try drinking a glass of before or between meals to make sure you’re getting enough hydration and that those afternoon munchies are actual munchies.
Flavor Variations
You can use a variety of other fruits and herbs with your cucumber slices to make differently flavored infused waters. We particularly love adding a couple of cups of fresh or frozen pineapple and about 10-20 sprigs of mint when we’re feeling fancy! Try these other ingredients, too:
WatermelonLimes and strawberriesOrange and rosemary or gingerLemonGingerStrawberry and mint
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