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Ingredients
Lime Infused Water
- Ingredients
- 3 ozs Berry (blueberries, raspberries or currants)
- 1 cup Fruit juice (as desired)
- 6 Limes
- 5 ozs cane sugar
- 40 ozs mineral water (or sparkling water, well chilled)
Rinse berries, drain and distribute in an ice cube tray.
Fill cubes with water and freeze until solid, 2-3 hours.
Fill a second ice cube tray with fruit juice and also freeze into ice.
Squeeze juice from 5 limes. Mix lime juice and sugar together until sugar completely dissolves.
Pour lime-sugar mixture into a pitcher or punch bowl. Fill with chilled mineral water.
Rinse remaining limes in hot water, wipe dry and cut into slices. Add lime slices and both kinds of ice cubes to pitcher and serve immediately.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 103 cal. | (5 %) | ||
| Protein | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Fat | 1 g | (1 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 21 g | (14 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 17 g | (68 %) | ||
| Roughage | 0.6 g | (2 %) |
Healthy, because
The refreshing drink contains much less sugar than purchased soft drinks - and provides a good tenth of the daily vitamin C requirement per glass. The small berries are not only a visual highlight of the non-alcoholic cocktail, but also bring antioxidants into play that protect our cells from free radicals.
Even smarter
Especially in midsummer, it is best to prepare the refreshing drink with a mineral water rich in minerals (more than 1500 mg minerals per litre) to compensate for mineral losses due to sweating. Depending on your preference, you can also fill the ice cubes with other fruits such as pieces of lime or melon. If you use a light juice, such as apple or lemon juice, you can pour it over the fruit instead of water and then freeze it. If you need more refreshing mocktail recipes for a (children's) party, take a look here.