DRINK WATER NOT JUICE
Angelique: New Age Weight Loss Tip #14 is DRINK WATER NOT JUICE.
Mom: Back in my day, we drank kool-aid, ice tea and juice. Maybe once a week, I'd go to the corner store and get a Fanta Pineapple, but that was a luxury.
Angelique: In the new age, we are drinking tons and tons of soda. And a healthy alternative for most of us is juice.
Mom: The truth is the juice has just as much sugar and isn't much healthier than drinking soda. Plus both of them are packing on the pounds.
Angelique: That's why I say DRINK WATER.
Mom: That large soda or sweet tea at lunch is equivalent to a small meal.
Angelique: WATER not only has zero calories, but it helps you feel full quicker, helps stop hunger pains when you're not really hungry and it helps keep the system flushed out.
Mom: Before you stop to remind us that Coke has zero calories too, I'm going to remind you that we have no idea what's in nutra sweet or any of the other fake sweeteners that have hit the market over the past 30 years.
Angelique: I'm still shocked that saccharin says clear as day on the wrapper that it causes cancer and people still use it. I'm more shocked at the number of ailments being caused by nutrasweet that magically stop when people stop consuming it. But back to weight loss.
Mom: It won't be easy cutting off your favorite juices and sodas. The sugar in them is said to be as addictive as heroine. That's why you drink one drink after the next and your thirst is never quite satisfied.
Angelique: But once you quit, watch that big gut magically start to go down. I've seen it over and over again.
Mom: And if you hate water like I do, here's a tip that made me love it.
Strawberry Orange Mint
Yields ½ gallon
Ingredients
64 ounces water, filtered
2 sprig fresh mint
3 ripe strawberries, halved
2 slices orange
2 slices orange
You can use almost any fruit, green herbs, celery,
cucumbers, fennel, and a host of vegetables.
If you don’t trust your judgment, try it by the glass first.
Some people even squeeze/puree ingredients before adding then to their
water.
Citrus Cooler
Yields ½ gallon
Ingredients
64 ounces water
2 sprig fresh mint
2 slices of lime
2 slices lemon
2 slices orange
2 slices lemon
2 slices orange