Amp up your weight loss with 20 healthy and delicious detox water recipes that help you burn fat, banish bloat, and glow from the inside out!
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Are you drinking enough water?
As in, a gallon a day? I try, but I know I’m not getting enough H2O!
If you are trying to lose weight, then you have to drink a TON of water.
Which is hard enough if you love water, but what if you don’t? Let’s face it, water isn’t exactly fun to drink!
The good news? You can make H20 fabulous by adding a few simple ingredients that help you up increase water intake and boost metabolism, banish bloat, clear skin, and help you lose weight.
What is Detox Water?
Also known as infused water, spa water, or fruit infused water; detox water is water made with added ingredients you probably have at home like lemons, cucumber, and cinnamon.
Don’t let the name scare you away- NO starvation is required. And you don’t have to do anything crazy like wrap your body in tin foil and sweat it out for it work.
Detox Water Ingredients
All kinds of fruits, vegetables, and herbs can be added to water to support weight loss. Some common ingredients you’ll find in detox water recipes are lemon, grapefruit, cinnamon, and cucumber. Here’s the magic that comes with each ingredient!
Lemon: Lemons help with digestion while boosting vitamin C levels. The ascorbic acid in lemon helps to detoxify the body and aid in digestion. Lemons also contain pectin, a type of fiber that helps you feel full for a more extended period.
Grapefruit: Grapefruit can help boost metabolism and discourage cellulite. The AMP enzyme in grapefruit helps your body utilize sugar, which aids in weight loss by boosting your metabolism. Naturally rich in vitamin C, grapefruit stimulates the immune system, hydrates the body and promotes skin health.
Cinnamon: Cinnamon is a natural sweetener that is high in antioxidants. Cinnamon protects heart health, fights diabetes, and protects brain function.
Cucumber: Cucumbers are impressive when it comes to fighting free radical damage and inflammation. They are full of antioxidants like vitamin C and beta-carotene. Cucumbers act as a natural diuretic, stimulating urination which helps avoid water retention (bloat), cleanse the liver, and flush out toxins.
Apple Cider Vinegar: Apple cider vinegar is a favorite for weight loss because it contains acetic acid which has been shown to speed up your metabolism. Enzymes and probiotics in apple cider vinegar also help support digestive function.
How to Make Detox Water
Detox water is simple and easy to prepare. You may want to buy a fruit infuser bottle like this one for convenience, but you don’t need anything extra-fancy!
Next, fill the bottle with ice until it is half full.
Finally, top it off with water and any remaining ingredients and place in refrigerator for a minimum of three hours. With most bottles, you can refill the container at least three times before losing flavor.
20 Detox Water Recipes for Weight Loss
Jillian Michaels Detox Drink
This Jillian Michaels detox water has helped millions of women drop up to 10 pounds in 7 days! The recipe will also help you feel more energized, curb cravings, banish bloat, and make your skin glow!
Spa-Style Fruit Infused
Citrus fruits, cucumber, and mint are the major players in this spa-style infused water. You can also add berries and limes!
What You Need To Make This Fruit Infused Detox Water
2 whole grapefruits
2 medium-large oranges or tangerines
2 whole cucumbers
20 fresh mint leaves
8 cups filtered water
1 cup strawberries or blueberries (optional)
Wash and slice grapefruit, oranges, and cucumbers. Rinse fresh mint. Then combine the fruit with 8 cups of water.
This water tastes fabulous right away, but to get the full flavor effect of all of the flavors, it’s better on day two.
Store in the refrigerator in a covered pitcher or use saran wrap. This yields 8 servings.
Lemon Ginger Detox Drink
Need a healthier way to start your day? Try adding ginger root to lemon water for what may be the easiest detox water for weight loss – ever.
Full disclosure: I heard about the metabolism-boosting benefits of ginger from one of my friends who looks half her age and swears by it. When you add ginger to the detox and diuretic effects of lemons, you have a powerful combo!
Bonus: it’s super easy to make. (Serves 1)
What You Need
12 ounces of water
Fresh lemon juice
Grated ginger root
Start with 12 ounces of room temp water and add fresh lemon juice – about half – depending on the size of your lemon.
Then grate a little ginger root directly into your drink.
Basil + Orange
Perfect for hot summer days or any day you need a little more H20 infused with vitamin C and antioxidant superpowers.
What You Need
2 Large Oranges
8 Sprigs Basil
4 Turmeric Roots
8 cups of water
First, wash and slice the oranges. Peel and slice turmeric and rinse basil. Then add to 8 cups of water and store in the refrigerator. This one serves 8.
Blueberry Orange
Give plain H20 a vitamin C antioxidant-filled makeover by adding blueberries and oranges.
What You Need
1 cup blueberries
Three sliced oranges
8 cups fresh water
Rinse the berries. Rinse and slice the oranges.
Add to the water and enjoy it. Serves 8
Lemon + Apple Cider Vinegar Water
Support your digestive system, skin, and with the delicious diuretic benefits of lemon with this detox water.
What You Need
2 cups of water (you can go with room temp or hot)
1 lemon
1 teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar
1 teaspoon aloe vera
1 teaspoon organic honey
4 mint leaves
Wash and slice lemon, and add apple cider vinegar, honey, and mint to 2 cups of water. Serve chilled or hot. Yield: 2
Apple Cider Vinegar Detox Drink
Boost your energy levels and support your digestive system with this apple cider vinegar drink with lemon juice, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and, if you’re not ruling sugar out – a bit of honey.
What You Need
1 cup of water
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger – or ground ginger
dash of cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon of raw organic honey (optional)
Add ingredients to boiling water. Be sure to stir well! Enjoy!
Simple Strawberry Basil
Refreshing cucumbers, energy boosting strawberries, and a touch of appetite curbing basil makes this one powerfully easy detox drink!
What You Need
1 cup of water + ice
4 sliced strawberries
5 slices of cucumber
3 basil leaves chopped
Rinse and slice strawberries and cucumber. Chop basil and add to ice water. Enjoy!
Strawberry Lime & Mint
Quench your thirst with this naturally sweetened detox water full of strawberries, cucumbers, limes, and mint. Strawberries are a nutrient rich superfood that promote the production of fat-burning hormones.
1 cup sliced strawberries
1 cup sliced cucumbers
2 limes, sliced
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
Ice cubes
Water
Rinse and slice strawberries, cucumbers, and lime—layer the berries, cucumber, lime, and mint in a 2-quart pitcher. Cover with ice and then fill with water. Store in the fridge!
Mango Ginger Detox Water
Combine the metabolism-boosting effect of mangos with the health benefits of ginger to create detox water for weight loss that is simple, but requires a bit of patience. (You need to refrigerate this recipe for a few hours.)
What You’ll Need
1-inch piece of ginger root, peeled and sliced
1 cup fresh mango, cubed
3 cups ice cubes
1 cup of water
Use a veggie peeler (or a sharp knife) to peel the ginger root and cut into 3-4 slices, about the size and thickness of a nickel.
Add mango and ginger to a medium pitcher and top with three cups of ice. Then add 1 cup of water.
Place in the fridge for 1-4 hours – serve over ice.
Detox Green Tea
Support digestion and take advantage of the antioxidant benefits of green tea with this simple drink.
What You’ll Need
1 green tea bag or Keurig® cup
2 slice lemon
4 strawberries, sliced
4 slices cucumber
1 tsp honey
Brew a green tea bag the old fashioned way or use a Keurig cup. Let it chill and then add lemon, strawberries, cucumber, and honey if you prefer. Drink it straight up or over ice. Serves 1.
Minty Lime Iced Green “Flat Belly” Tea
The combination of green tea, lime, and mint creates a flat belly tea that helps digestion, bloat, boosts energy, and makes your skin glow.
1 green tea bag or Keurig® cup
8 ounces of water
Fresh lime juice(about 1/2 small lime)
2-3 mint leaves
Ice
When the tea has cooled, you can our it over the ice and then add in the lime juice and mint.
Cucumber Grapefruit
Drinking and eating grapefruit helps with weight loss and kickstarts your metabolism.
2 Cucumbers
3 Ruby Red grapefruits
8 cups of water
Rinse and slice grapefruit and cucumber. Add to both to a pitcher of water and store it in the refrigerator. (Tastes best if you allow it to “set” overnight.) Serves 8
Watermelon Mint
Watermelon is the official fruit of summer, and on its own, it does a fabulous job hydrating; when combined with mint, it creates a delicious infused water that’s healthy and delicious.
4 cups seedless watermelon
6-8 Mint sprigs
4 cups of water
1 lime (optional)
Slice the watermelon into ½ inch cubes. Crush 1 cup of watermelon (it will infuse into the water faster, and it makes a big difference in flavor!) Crush a few sprigs of mint. (No need to use a muddler – you can achieve the same effect by placing the mint in the palm of your hand and rubbing your hands together.) Then combine melon and mint in a pitcher and cover with 4 cups of water. Chill for an hour before serving. Garnish with fresh mint and lime.
Honey Lemon Peppermint Morning Detox Water
Warm honey and lemon water promotes weight loss, aides in digestion, boosts energy and improves mood while peppermint helps circulation and promotes healthy skin and hair.
Mango Fat Flush Water
Raspberries, blueberries, lemon slices, and mango come together for this fat flushing detox water from Budget Savvy Diva.
Strawberry Mango
“Strawberries and Mangoes are both very fragrant fruits so the water smells delicious even before it touches your taste buds! As always there are health benefits to this water as well as just tasting fantastic!” You can get this fabulous recipe from THAT’S WHAT CHE SAID
Autumn Infused Water
This refreshing detox water from Self Proclaimed Foodie combines apples, pears, plums, and cinnamon to create a divine hydration experience.
Pineapple Water
“This refreshing beverage will have you lounging in an imaginary spa in moments. Pineapple Sugarcane Water quenches, hydrates, and puts your mind at ease.”
Lavender Lemonade
Lavender is known to be a powerful antioxidant and has both calming and anti-depressive properties, but it’s the lemon in this detox water from Eat Yourself Skinny that will boost your metabolism!
Did I Miss Anything?
Which recipe from today’s line-up are you going to try first?
Or maybe I didn’t mention one of your favorite detox water recipes?
Either way, please let me know by leaving a comment below!
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