It’s that time of year where food and beverages seem to be
following freely – and your thinking those couple of extra drinks during the
weekend, an extra soft drink or cordial here and there won’t hurt right? Wrong!
It’s a sad fact that on average a person will gain 3-4kg over Christmas period and at least 50% of people will only lose
half of that weight gained within the next year
Here’s how to make
some your beverages that little bit lighter this silly season
Water
How do you make
water more appealing whilst everyone is downing their sugary drinks?- Add some fresh, lemon, lime or orange wedges
- Another option is a herbal tea (i.e raspberry & pomegranit) –
add to a 1L jug and top it up with cold water
add some fresh berries and ice cubes to serve
-
Try using soda
water for a fizzy refreshment
Here are some of my
favourite refreshing festive beverages
Peach
& Raspberry iced tea
Ingredients
- raspberry and peach flavoured tea bags (2-3)
- 1/2 cup fresh raspberries
- 1/3 bunch of mint to serve
Method
- Make a large teapot of tea using 2 to 3 tea bags
- Cool & Pour into a large jug.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Serve with ice cubes and fresh of fresh mint
Green
iced tea with ginger
Ingredients
- green tea bags (2-3),
- ginger tea bag (1)
- 2tsp honey
Method
- Make a large teapot of tea using tea bags & add honey
- Stir until honey is well mixed
- Cool & Pour into a large jug.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Serve with ice cubes
Jasmine
& Mint Iced Tea
Ingredients
- Jasmine tea bags (2-3),
- Juice of ½ a lemon
- 2tsp honey
- 1/3 bunch of mint to serve
Method
- Make a large teapot of tea using tea bags & add the lemon juice and honey
- Stir until honey is well mixed
- Cool & Pour into a large jug.
- Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Serve with ice cubes and mint
