Often Plain Old Water Appears Boring And Hard To Drink

It is really shocking that people are dying for lack of water in developing countries and those of us in developed countries are rather spoiled. Usually plain old water appears to be boring and hard to drink a lot of but to stay healthy we need to drink at least eight 8 ounce glasses every day.  So most people would prefer to make water that taste pleasant enough to make them want to drink enough to stay healthy.

To simplify it many add some flavor which can help them drink more. People can get flavored water from the store. Of course, the general opinion is that it is one of the premium products in the grocery store.Without adding a lot of sugar or without costing a lot of money some ideas are given below.

If you are one of the many who want to stay away from chemicals or additives that are artificial as well as caffeine, here are some natural ways to add flavor to your water:

• A slice of lemon or
• A small piece of fruit pulp
• Some cranberry juice concentrate
• A slice of cucumber 
• A mint leaf 

If you approve of artificial sweeteners try adding:

• A little light cranberry juice
• Crystal Light or sugar-free mix
• Lemonade and/or limeade by adding a small amount of fresh juice
Following flavors are added to club soda, seltzer water or diet tonic water.
Get sparkling waters to add flavors. (A large assortment of calorie free flavors to flavor sparkling water to great taste is sold at http://allfreightfree.com)    

You can replace milk and soda with water to drink when you are thirst.Do not force yourself to drink water. Too much water can cause cramps while exercising.

You have the option to purchase a filter for your faucet.   You can also buy fruit flavors for these filters to make your faucet water fruit favored when desired.

Everyone is familiar with FlavorSplash. Water is made fruit-flavored by FlavorSplash.  Recently a number of slightly flavored waters have come on the market - bottled by numerous companies.Some are exceptional and some have mixed flavors that really don't give a good taste.

I found one to make water taste better.Mix a teaspoon of honey into one tablespoon of apple-cider vinegar and add enough hot water to melt the honey. Stir well and continue adding water to prepare one gallon. Then chill before drinking. (Apple-cider vinegar improves your overall health.)

There are many recipes for adding some taste to your water on many websites.You can find one or two favorites with the help of Google search to make water taste better to you.