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Facebook. The Secret Behind Gatorade & How to Replenish Electrolytes Naturally. Let’s face it – Gatorade (and Powerade, etc…) is one of the worst things you could possibly put in your body.

The Secret Behind Gatorade & How to Replenish Electrolytes Naturally

It’s made up of mostly chemically treated & refined sugar (as much as a typical soda), artificial colors, and other ingredients that are dreadful for your body. One of the worst ingredients is Brominated Vegetable Oil which is added to some flavors to keep the drink from getting cloudy and the artificial flavor suspended in the drink. This controversial substance is linked to serious health consequences like skin rashes, severe acne and thyroid disease and is banned in Europe and Japan! Peach Lemonade Coolers. Set the table-scape and call me Sandra Lee, because its cocktail time and it's semi-home made.

Peach Lemonade Coolers

Last week, my husbands sister and her family visited from Vienna. I knew for a short trip, we would not eat at home much, but I had bought plenty of snacks to have on hand for when we were home. Including a ton of Georgia peaches. I may have overbought just a little, because I still had a handful of peaches left when the house emptied out. I saw a post on The Naptime Chef for Roasted Peach Lemonade. Harley Pasternak's Breakfast Smoothie Recipe. When trainer-to-the-stars Harley Pasternak shares a recipe, we're definitely making it.

Harley Pasternak's Breakfast Smoothie Recipe

His 5-Factor Diet, after all, has helped both Jennifer Hudson and Jessica Simpson drop major pounds. So when Harley tweeted this simple recipe for a smoothie, the next day's breakfast was a go. With only a handful of ingredients needed, it's deceptively simple to make and big on protein, calcium, fiber, and vitamins — the perfect way to start a morning. The smoothie itself has the perfect amount of sweetness, and the tiny addition of cinnamon gives it a spicy kick. It's the Life: Passion Fruit & Lemon Tea. Have you had the passion tea lemonade at Starbucks?

It's the Life: Passion Fruit & Lemon Tea

It's fantastic. Really fantastic. Apple Pie Moonshine. Apple Pie Moonshine Let me start off by saying this is not really moonshine. You may want to pull up a chair for this one. Lose Weight Quickly With Coconut Oil. Many of you know that one of my health goals for 2012 is to get back to my pre-pregnancy #1 baby weight. (3 babies in 3 years will throw your body for a loop, to put it mildly!)

Lose Weight Quickly With Coconut Oil

Since our third baby was born 9 months ago, I’m down almost 4 sizes, with 2 more to go to achieve my goal! I wanted to share with you a recipe I’ve created that has greatly helped me on my weight loss journey. It’s based off of a whole lot of research I’ve done about the amazing properties of coconut and coconut oil, particularly with regards to weight loss. Now, before I go any further, let me make one point: coconut oil is very high in saturated fat and calories, BUT, neither of those things are unhealthy NOR do they cause weight gain, contrary to what well meaning, mainstream health gurus will tell you. There’s a whole lot more to be said about that topic, and I’ll be discussing it more later on this month.

Anyway, back to my recipe. Coconut Milk Smoothie For Weight Loss Ingredients: Directions: Comments. How to Make Kombucha Tea. Three bottles of grape-flavored kombucha made at home.

How to Make Kombucha Tea

I’ve received so many requests about how to make kombucha tea. Sweetened Raw Apple Cider Vinegar Elixir. I have received quite a lot of interest from my post on raw apple cider vinegar.

Sweetened Raw Apple Cider Vinegar Elixir

So many of you want to know how to make apple cider vinegar just a little bit more "drinkable. " Herbal Tea Recipes- 10 Heath Boosting Herbal Teas to Try. Taken by the wind... Cranberry Limeade Spritzer. One of my favorite seasonal drinks is Sierra Mist Cranberry Splash. It's only available in the winter, so I usually stock up on it. Another favorite drink in our house is Minute Maid Light Lemonade.

Only, this week my grocery store was out of it, and I was stuck with Light LIMEade. DIY Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix. Лимонада со краставица и ѓумбир / Sassy water. Идејата за оваа лимонада е од еден сајт за здрава исхрана/вежбање/слабеење, каде што пишува дека оваа лимонада помага во одржувањето рамен стомак. не можам да тврдам ништо за рамниот стомак, ама тврдам дека пијалоков е многу освежителен, особено за топли денови како денес.* scroll down for the recipe in english многу лесно се прави: во 2 l вода ставете 1 средна краставица, излупена и исечена на кругчиња, 1 лимон, исечен на кругчиња, 1 лажиче рендан свеж ѓумбир и 10тина ливчиња свежо нане. оставете го сето тоа во фрижидер неколку часа или преку ноќ и следниот ден ќе имате ладна освежителна лимонада.

Лимонада со краставица и ѓумбир / Sassy water

Day Spa Apple Cinnamon Water- 0 calories « Lose Weight by Eating! Did you know both apples and cinnamon raise your metabolism?

Day Spa Apple Cinnamon Water- 0 calories « Lose Weight by Eating!

Chai Tea Mix. 1 cup dry powdered milk 1 cup non-dairy powdered coffee creamer 1 cup French Vanilla flavored non-dairy powdered coffee creamer 2 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/2 cups unsweetened instant tea 2 tsps. cinnamon 2 tsp. ginger 1 tsp. cloves 1 tsp. nutmeg (Most recipes call for cardamom as an ingredient, but it so expensive, so I just use nutmeg instead…use whatever you have!)

Chai Tea Mix

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl with a wire whisk. Store in an airtight container. Perfect Sweet Tea. Candy Flavored Vodka - Scary Mommy: An honest look at motherhood. Homemade Wine 101. I have never claimed to be a very sophisticated kinda gal....Gourmet, I am not.....When it comes to food I like good ole homemade stick-to-your-ribs comfort food.When it comes to drink I like good old fashioned sweet tea, coffee, Chai Tea and Diet Coke.

(whenever I can make it into the city of course its Starbucks, Mocha Frappuccino, caramel macchiato, pumpkin spice Latte, sooo many yummy fattening drinks from there!) And wine? Well .. lets just say I'm a cheap wino. Now, don't get me wrong, I drink alcohol occasionally, like maybe once a month or so. Copy Cat Starbuck's White Chocolate Mocha. Ever since I made those Homemade Gingerbread Latte’s I've been going crazy hunting down Latte recipes to make.