{"id":6023,"date":"2015-07-09T11:59:58","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T17:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=6023"},"modified":"2015-07-09T12:46:13","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T18:46:13","slug":"mint-lemonade-sipper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=6023","title":{"rendered":"Mint Lemonade Sipper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You guys know that I have my lemon water ever day. If it&#8217;s not drank in plain old warm water, it&#8217;s in my green tea. If I&#8217;m too hot, I&#8217;ll drink it over ice, or put my lemon into my <a title=\"Lemon Meringue Smoothie\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2012\/04\/27\/lemon-meringue-smoothie-giveaway\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lemon Meringue Smoothie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, lately I&#8217;ve gotten back in touch with a drink I used to make a couple summers ago. How have I <!--more-->forgotten about you?!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6028\" alt=\"Mint Lemonade Sipper - basically no calories! Refreshing, great for your digestion, detoxifying, and delicious. The ultimate lemonade to null cravings, hydrate, and drink between meals to lose weight!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mint-Lemonade-Sipper-basically-no-calories-Refreshing-great-for-your-digestion-detoxifying-and-delicious.-The-ultimate-lemonade-to-null-cravings-hydrate-and-drink-between-meals-to-lose-weight-399x600.jpg\" width=\"399\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mint-Lemonade-Sipper-basically-no-calories-Refreshing-great-for-your-digestion-detoxifying-and-delicious.-The-ultimate-lemonade-to-null-cravings-hydrate-and-drink-between-meals-to-lose-weight-399x600.jpg 399w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Mint-Lemonade-Sipper-basically-no-calories-Refreshing-great-for-your-digestion-detoxifying-and-delicious.-The-ultimate-lemonade-to-null-cravings-hydrate-and-drink-between-meals-to-lose-weight-799x1200.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After an afternoon of watering the garden, or after a run in the sun&#8230;I crave this. You can drink this ALL DAY long. Half this recipe (about 1 quart) is only 10-15 calories, literally any calories are from mint leaves and lemon juice&#8230;and that&#8217;s not really a thing. The fresh mint and lemon combo does these magical things:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>appetite suppressant<\/li>\n<li>digestive aid<\/li>\n<li>calming (helps you feel less stress)<\/li>\n<li>detoxifying\/cleansing<\/li>\n<li>replenishes body salts \u2013 this is important after your body has sweat a lot, like after a workout<\/li>\n<li>boosts immunity (mint contains calcium, phosphorous, vitamin C, D, and E)<\/li>\n<li>beautifying (mint has high content of salicylic acid which helps prevent acne)<\/li>\n<li>PLUS, it&#8217;s gives you great breath!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6027\" alt=\"Lemon and Mint Sipper - the ultimate refresher, great for weight loss, detoxing, and yummy!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Lemon-and-Mint-Sipper-the-ultimate-refresher-great-for-weight-loss-detoxing-and-yummy-510x339.jpg\" width=\"510\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Lemon-and-Mint-Sipper-the-ultimate-refresher-great-for-weight-loss-detoxing-and-yummy-510x339.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Lemon-and-Mint-Sipper-the-ultimate-refresher-great-for-weight-loss-detoxing-and-yummy-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"recipeTitle\">Mint Lemonade Sipper<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"recipe\">\n<li>1 lemon, peeled<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 bunch of fresh mint<\/li>\n<li>stevia, to taste*<\/li>\n<li>1 tray of ice<\/li>\n<li>water<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>*I used 2 &#8220;donks&#8221; of <a title=\"THM stevia\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1LYJf1O\" target=\"_blank\">THM pure stevia<\/a>, but honestly&#8230;just use whatever stevia or natural sugar-free sweetener you love<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Add all the ingredients and blend. Please note, it doesn&#8217;t matter what size of blender you have. I have a Vitamix, so I can make about 2 quarts of this at a time. However, if you have a smaller, less powerful blender you can still make this. Use the same amount of ice, lemon, and mint&#8230;but after it&#8217;s blended, pour it into a pitcher, and dilute it with more water until your tastebuds are happy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6026\" alt=\"Lemon and Mint Sipper - the ultimate refresher, great for weight loss, detoxing, and delicious\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Lemon-and-Mint-Sipper-the-ultimate-refresher-great-for-weight-loss-detoxing-and-delicious-400x600.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Lemon-and-Mint-Sipper-the-ultimate-refresher-great-for-weight-loss-detoxing-and-delicious-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Lemon-and-Mint-Sipper-the-ultimate-refresher-great-for-weight-loss-detoxing-and-delicious-800x1200.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<address>(jar by <a title=\"Gothic Glitter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/ca\/shop\/GothicGlitter24\" target=\"_blank\">Gothic Glitter<\/a>)<\/address>\n<p>It might be a good idea to put a pinch of pure sea salt in as well, to help your body replenish electrolytes. This is especially important if you&#8217;ve been in the hot sun or just exercised vigorously. If you&#8217;re looking for another refreshing (and sugar-free) summer drink, you might want to <a title=\"Copycat sugar-free passion tea lemonade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/2014\/06\/27\/homemade-starbucks-passion-tea-lemonade\/\" target=\"_blank\">my homemade copy-cat Starbucks Passion Tea Lemonade<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What&#8217;s your go-to summer beverage?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You guys know that I have my lemon water ever day. If it&#8217;s not drank in plain old warm water, it&#8217;s in my green tea. If I&#8217;m too hot, I&#8217;ll drink it over ice, or put my lemon into my Lemon Meringue Smoothie. However, lately I&#8217;ve gotten back in touch with a drink I used to make a couple summers ago. How have I<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1182,225,833,8,4,15],"tags":[3000,2997,2995,2996,3001,2994,2998,2999],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6023"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6023"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6033,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6023\/revisions\/6033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}