My Love Affair With Water

My Love Affair With Water (Or How Infusing Can Change Your Life)

Using an infuser bottle plays an important part in my everyday life. Not only am I drinking more water, but I'm also enjoying it more! I've become quite creative in mixing ingredients, (not always successfully, I might add!),  and since I love trying new things, it's always fun to see what new "recipe" I can come up with.

One important feature in any infuser bottle, is that the holes in the infuser itself, be small, so that smaller items, (like mint leaves) don't slip out of it into the water bottle itself, yet large enough to let the water flow through it. Thats why I have more than one, because they vary widely in size, location of infuser, and amount it can hold. 

I prefer the infuser to be on the bottom of the bottle. In this position, it allows water to flow over the fruit / veggies even when the water level is low, ensuring that I get the full benefit of the infusion for as long as possible before having to refill. I have one in particular that I'm fond of, because it has a reamer built into the infuser! This is especially important when I am, say, at work, and don't want to leave my desk as often to make sure the water level is up to the infusion level. In that situation, the bottle is always sitting upright, and if the infuser is on the bottom, I still get full infusion. 

Now, If I'm on the move, shopping, visiting, walking, etc., then it is not such an issue, and I carry one of my bottles that have the infuser on top, because, chances are the bottle is regularly held at an angle, and no matter what the water level is,  it is still being infused. 

So, what do I put in my infuser bottles? I use a wide variety of items, but here are a few of my favorites:

• Cucumber, either alone or with melon
• Melon alone, ( I LOVE watermelon!) 
• Lemon
• Lemon and Mint leaves
• Mint leaves
• Mixed Berries
• Oranges
• Strawberries
• Lime
• Kiwi
• Grapefruit
• Pears, (cut into small pieces)

Almost anything can be put into the bottles. I usually freeze my fruits before I add them to the bottle, because it helps to keep it chilled. I can refill the bottle multiple times a day, with the same great taste, and sometimes I will put the bottle in the fridge with the used fruit to be used the next day as well. I don't recommend doing that for more than one day, because it affects the integrity of the fruits nutrients, and can begin to carrry bacteria. 

Infuser bottles are easy to care for, most come completely apart, and can be place on top rack of a dishwasher. 

So there it is, my love affair with water has been elevated to obsession level! What will you do with your water???

Here's to:

Happy, Healthy, Drinking!!

NaturalWoman