Craving Dr. Pepper

My weakness has, and always will be, Dr. Pepper.  For awhile there in high school I decided to not drink soda. Not worth it.  I'm sure we all know that it's drinking garbage and all that, but seriously, I'm not willing to give it up.  Limit, sure, but I will not remove Dr. Pepper from my life. I honestly believe it makes me feel better under most circumstances.  Is this what addiction feels like? All this put aside...I haven't had one in awhile.  I just can't justify drinking my calories.  Maybe as a reward like once a week?  I can't decide.

SO in order to curve the crave, I like to try new drinks.  Here are some that I have found and have tried and some I'm planning to try. Of course, I got them from pinterest. Here's the link if you'd like!

http://www.zainsaraswatijamal.com/site/recipes/zains-signature-vitamin-water-five-flavours/

Recovery

Ingredients:

1/2 Pomegranate Seeds

1/2 Cup Blackberries

1 Cup Cherries (pitted)

5ml Glutamine Powder

Pinch Himalayan Crystal Salt

750ml – 1 litre Filtered Alkaline Water (or Purified water + 1 Tsp Fresh Lemon Juice)

Directions: 

1. Muddle blackberries, cherries and pomegranate in a small bowl and add to a large 1 litre glass or mason jar, add remaining ingredients and stir

2. Refrigerate for 4-6 hours

 

C-Power

Ingredients:

1/2 Grapefruit + 1/2 Freshly squeezed Grapefruit Juice

1/2 Lemon (thinly)

1/2 Lime (thinly sliced)

1/2 Valencia Orange (thinly sliced)

5-7 Kumquats (halved)

2g Camu Camu Powder

Pinch Himalayan Crystal Salt

750ml – 1 litre Filtered Alkaline Water (or Purified water + 1 Tsp Fresh Lemon Juice)

Directions: 

1. Juice grapefruit and add to a large 1 litre glass or mason jar, add remaining ingredients and stir

2. Refrigerate for 4-6 hours

 

Stressless

Ingredients:

1/2 Grapefruit + 1/2 Freshly squeezed Grapefruit Juice

1/2 Lemon (thinly)

1/2 Lime (thinly sliced)

1/2 Valencia Orange (thinly sliced)

5-7 Kumquats (halved)

2g Camu Camu Powder

Pinch Himalayan Crystal Salt

750ml – 1 litre Filtered Alkaline Water (or Purified water + 1 Tsp Fresh Lemon Juice)

Directions: 

1. Juice grapefruit and add to a large 1 litre glass or mason jar, add remaining ingredients and stir

2. Refrigerate for 4-6 hours

 

 

Digestive

Ingredients:

1 Cup Pineapple (sliced or cubed)

5-7 Sprigs Fresh Mint

3″ Ginger (sliced or cubed)

2-4 Lychees (pitted, sliced)

1″ Fresh or 1 Tbsp Dried Lemongrass

1g Scoop Probiotics, or 1 Tbsp Kefir (optional)

Pinch Himalayan Crystal Salt

750ml – 1 litre Filtered Alkaline Water (or Purified water + 1 Tsp Fresh Lemon Juice)

Directions: 

1. Muddle lychees, ginger and mint in a small bowl and add to a large 1 litre glass or mason jar, add remaining ingredients and stir

2. Refrigerate for 4-6 hours

 

Workout for today: 50 minutes on the eliptical. Yeah...That's all I did. 

 

Also, I forgot to blog yesterday, but it was less impressive.  45 minutes on the bicycle while chatting with Lance on the machine next to me. Yeah, we all have down days.

 

Please don't judge.