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Just for a body to survive, we require lots of fluids; we can go without food longer than we can go without water. Getting enough fluids and staying well-hydrated, especially in summer, can be difficult for some folk. Of course, we all know that the best fluid to drink is water, but what are good alternatives if you don’t like water? Or don’t like the water where you live?
See our tips to stay hydrated on the next page. Plus Dara at CookinCanuck, who’s recipe we have today, has some tips on staying hydrated. (Including one unlikely source – at least to my mind! Check out her website to see.)
Dara finds drinking enough fluid a challenge and frequently cuts back when she knows she has to go out. She laments the fact her son’s soccer field has no public facilities and I had to laugh when she said …
Going to the bathroom in the bushes at the edge of the soccer field (why, oh why aren’t there bathrooms at fields?) sounds as appealing as eating a picnic beside a garbage dump. So, I cut myself off from water a couple of hours before leaving the house.
Please turn to the Next Page for the 7 Tips to Stay Hydrated this summer …
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7 Tips to Stay Hydrated
It’s really obvious, but here are a few suggestions anyway:
Tip 1:
If it’s too much like torture to face a large glass of water, drinking little but often is a good way to get the fluid your body needs.
Tip 2:
Keep a bottle of water on your desk to remind you to drink, or carry one in your bag so water is always handy.
Tip 3:
If running, especially in summer months, take more water than you think you will need.
Tip 4:
Invite someone over for coffee, you’ll be surpised how much you drink while you talk without realising it. OK I know coffee isn’t necessarily the best, but it’s better than nothing!
Tip 5:
If the tap water in your area is not nice invest in a water filter.
Tip 6:
Buy one of those ice cube gadgets that makes long thin ice cubes to fit a water bottle.
Tip 7:
See Dara’s post. (Link on the next page.)
Please turn to the Next Page for the recipe …
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Recipe: 5 Hydration Tips Plus Tea Berry Smoothie
Serves 1
Ingredients:
- 1 green (or herbal) Tea bag*
- 1½ cups boiling Water*
- 1 cup Berries (I used marionberries)
- ½ Banana
- ¼ cup non-fat Greek Yogurt
- ¼ cup skim Milk
- 1 tbsp Flax seeds, ground
- 1 tsp Agave nectar or Honey
* Important Advanced Step:
Make the tea and allow it to sit to get strong. When cold enough, pour into an ice cube tray and freeze. Use 4 green tea ice cubes to make this smoothie.
Then make the smoothie as usual and enjoy.
Source: CookinCanuck
Photo: CookinCanuck
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