Cold Infusion: The Alternative to Sugary Drinks
It's a blend of fruit and/or vegetable pieces, fresh herbs, or spices infused in cold, low-mineral water. Since it contains no sugar, and therefore no calories, infusions are a good alternative to sugary drinks.
Always choose organic fruits and vegetables, preferably seasonal.
If they are organic, fresh and of good quality, there is no need to peel them: it is in the skin that we find the most vitamins and flavors.
Preparation is simple: no more excuses!
Preparation time: 5 to 10 min
Wash and scrub the vegetables and fruit, cut into rounds and slices. Place everything in a large carafe. Add the low-mineral water and the capfuls of bi-distilled hydrosols of your choice. Let it steep for at least 3 hours. Ideally, prepare the tea the day before and let it steep overnight.
Drink the infusion without moderation during the day and in small quantities during meals.
Why hydrosols?
Bi-distilled hydrosols are a healthy, sustainable, and economical alternative to sodas, fruit juices, and flavored drinks of all kinds, which are often too sweet and full of additives, artificial sweeteners, stabilizers, and colorings. Don't be fooled, because the marketing of flavored waters is booming. Supermarket shelf shelves are proof of this.
Consider hydrosols to enhance, perfume, and spice up your water. They're great alternatives to mint and fruit syrups.
You will benefit from the plant's virtues in terms of digestion, hydration, energy and well-being. The hydrosol potentiates the plant's message.
You will obtain a subtle water that is much appreciated from a very young age.
Get your children used to avoiding eating and drinking too much sugar or processed foods from a young age.
Itโs a sustainable health gesture!
Need inspiration?
Here are some combinations of fruits, vegetables, spices and hydrosols for summer.
For a carafe, gourd, 1.5L bottle:
๐ ๐ ๐ฟ 2 peaches + 1 lemon + 3 sprigs of basil + 6 to 8 caps of exotic basil hydrosol
๐๐ฑ 1/2 Pineapple + 2 sprigs of Thyme + 1/2 Pomegranate (seeds) + 4 to 5 caps of Thyme hydrosol with linalool
๐ฅญ๐๐ฟ 1 mango cut into pieces + 1 lemon cut into slices + a few mint leaves + 4 to 5 caps of peppermint hydrosol + 1 piece of ginger or 1 cap of ginger hydrosol ๐ง
๐๐ฟ 6 bunches of currants + 15 strawberries cut into pieces + 2 sprigs of basil + 6 caps of exotic basil hydrosol
And then let your creativity run wild, open your fridge, look in your vegetable patch, garden, balcony to find aromatic herbs, vegetables and seasonal fruits... nature will inspire you
Hydrosols in drinks?
๐ง๐ฟ Basil hydrosol is super thirst-quenching and is ideal for your summer drinks.
It will help you digest meals that are a bit too large...and it helps you manage those cravings for sweets...
๐ง๐ฟ Thyme hydrosol with linalool : it brings a touch of sunshine to your water, energy and support for the immune system.
๐ง๐ฟ Peppermint hydrosol: your favorite. It will bring you all the tonicity, freshness and digestibility, the delicacy of the aromatic plant.
These new-age waters will still be much talked about because they will provide you with a living base full of energy, health and well-being.
And at O'Flor, hydrosols are distilled with love and passion.
Cheers!
Deborah
"Smart Nutrition makes sense"
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