This weekend I created the perfect summer drink to keep you and your whole family cool, refreshed and healthy. On hot summer days, it’s important to stay hydrated but when your kids don’t enjoy the taste of plain water, keeping them hydrated in the heat can be a challenge. By mixing up the water by adding fruit, mint and other natural flavourings, you can get them to enjoy drinking water more. Read on for ideas on the perfect summer drink.
Keep Hydrated In Summer
This past weekend was a real scorcher! I knew we needed to hydrate well with the heat but unfortunately, my family are not fans of plain old water.
I am continually trying to think of healthy ways to ‘trick’ them into drinking more water without adding sugar or any other artificial flavours (you can see previous efforts on earlier mommy blog posts such as Healthy Lifestyle Update and also Mom Fuel – What keeps you going? But those were more about my efforts to keep myself well-watered). This time I was trying to get the whole family involved.
I decided to try and make it a bit fun and I got the kids involved in making their own version of a perfect summer drink with the whole purpose of getting them to drink more water.
I picked fresh mint from my garden, chopped up a few strawberries, sliced lemon and even bruised a few blueberries and we all got to make our own preferred flavoured water, perfect for hot summer days.
Once they had chosen their preferred fruity combination I added lots of ice to the glasses/plastic cups and filled them up with sparkling water. It was awesome! They drank it all and then just kept refilling their cups with filtered water which was even better – no bubbles! How refreshing does this look?
Another shock for my regular readers … this is a non-alcoholic refreshing summer drink. *Gasps* – I know, right?
If you’re looking for something a little different, but also non-alcoholic, why not try this refreshing non-alcoholic elderflower cordial recipe! It’s another perfect summer drink!
Mom Win!
Here’s how creating the perfect summer drink was a massive mom win too:
- I got them involved in the kitchen.
- They drank water instead of juice that is full of sugar.
- They were kept well hydrated.
- We had fun as a family.
- We created a perfect summer drink recipe!
Pin the picture below so you can easily pin this idea for a perfect healthy summer drink and remember to make these for you and your family to get them drinking more water and staying healthy and hydrated.
Naughty Version
As this is the family version, it is a non-alcoholic summer drink, but I’m sure with a little inspiration and tweaks, this could be a perfect mummy drink. I’m thinking vodka, or maybe even malibu!
Stay hydrated out there!
Such a great idea! I can force my older 2 to drink water, but my 2yr old is becoming impossible thanks to coke loving granny that lives with us. He gets a chair, and heads to the fridge to reach the coke on the top shelf. I’m definitely going to try this.
Oh no. I hate coke for my kids. It turns them into monsters! lol – The Coke Light & Zero are all fine, but the ‘red coke’ is banned in my house. Try this though, I’m sure he will love it.
I make the same drink! Only I use lime instead of lemon. Same but different! I took my 4yr old to a kids party recently and they simply had watermelon in water, looked so lovely and the kids were gulping it down and kept going back for more!
I did a watermelon version for my youngest the other day. She loved it. Her sister, not so much.
Sounds so good
Not as good as Graca … xx *Kidding* – the girls can make you one in December.
Is it horrible that I was expecting a cocktail? Perhaps adding vodka to the above mix will be really nice, it sounds refreshing :)
I thought I’d break from the norm and do a family style one! Next on my list will be an alcoholic concoction!! I suspect more likes & shares if I go down that route! ?
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