That afternoon dip can hit at the most inconvenient time. Lunch is over, work needs to be done, and you’re finding it hard to keep an eye on the clock as time drags on. Instead of drinking another cup of warm tea or coffee, have a chilled and invigorating sweet lime juice blended with some nutritious ingredients, which will be a much better drink for a refreshment break.
Start With A Simple Citrus Cooler
This calls for no such extravagant use of a fancy juicer at all. Just squeeze the lime juice into the glass and add some water in it, and add a few leaves of mint along with a little bit of black salt. Stir well and taste before making up your mind about whether you need to add more ingredients. If your fruit is naturally sweet, there’s no need for any sugar at all. To add a little more flavour, a thin ginger slice will do the job. It will only take approximately two minutes, which is really a plus considering you are working and not trying to run a juice bar in your kitchen.
Try Mint And Ginger Together
Mint and ginger combine really well with citrus as they help prevent the drink from being too flat. Lightly crush a couple of mint leaves using your fingers and throw them into your glass. Then grate a very small piece of fresh ginger; use the squeeze method to extract the juice and complete the drink with a nice splash of cold water. Use the black salt sparingly. If you want to be even more flavour-oriented, allow the drink to steep for five minutes before having it.
Make Citrus Infused Water
Not every drink needs to be squeezed and blended. Add slices of citrus, cucumber, mint, and a few very thin pieces of ginger to a jug of chilled water. Put the jug in the fridge for about an hour. You can then pour yourself a glass whenever you feel thirsty. It is a good alternative for those who find pure water to be boring yet are not willing to have a sugary drink every afternoon.
Keep Your Ingredients Within Reach
Making a healthy drink becomes quite easy when all the required ingredients are available right in your kitchen and the process of online grocery shopping only adds to the convenience. You can add citrus fruits, mint, ginger and other basics to the same order rather than realising you’ve run out when you’re already halfway through your afternoon.
Don’t Turn It Into A Complicated Routine
It is not necessary to create a fresh concoction each and every day. Just pick one recipe that you like and alternate it. Perhaps you have lemon and mint on Monday and then maybe some ginger the next day. It could even be as simple as eating the fruits and drinking them with water. It’s all about hydration.
Have A Backup Option
On particularly busy days, keep washed mint and sliced ginger ready in the fridge. Then making a drink takes almost no thought. If you’re restocking through online grocery shopping, add a few extras so you aren’t caught without them later in the week. And if you’ve got more sweet lime than you can drink, use the slices in salads or simply eat the fruit fresh instead of letting it sit forgotten in the fruit bowl.
