September 20, 2018
Who doesn’t LOVE lemonade?? Fresh, tangy and deliciously sweet!! A great way to cool down, stay hydrated, and feel refreshed!! Lemons are super detoxifying, a super antioxidant, filled with vitamin C, an awesome immune booster, a super organ food and an overall system flusher. Homemade lemonade and lemon water are pretty popular in our kitchen. We definitely LOVE our lemons!! Sometimes the kids will cut a half moon sections and suck on it just like that….but they are much tougher than I am when it comes to sour!!!
This recipe is one that we make often in our home, it’s super healthy and so easy the kiddos can make it all alone!!
Super Lemonade
Ingredients
- ¼ cup of organic lemon juice
- 6 cups of water
- ¼ cup of swerve sweetener
- A few slices of lemon
- 1 steam of fresh mint (optional)
- 1 steam of fresh lavender (optional)
Directions
- Mix well until sweetener is dissolved and enjoy on the rocks!!
When choosing the lemon for your juice, keep in mind the little round, yellow lemon squeezers are NOT real lemon juice and often laced with sulphites. Feel free to use fresh lemons if you wish. In this case you will need 6-8 whole lemons squeezed. I prefer to use the Santa Cruz organic lemon juice. It’s reasonably priced, quick and super convenient. I generally save my fresh lemons for lemon water, to squeeze over apples and/or for the kids to chew on. Feel free to add more lemon juice as desired.
When it comes to the sweetener, I usually go for swerve. I find this is one of the better tasting non-GMO, no calorie sweeteners out there. It measures cup-for-cup just like sugar but has no effect on blood glucose. A natural alternative to swerve would be unpasteurized honey for all of its wonderful health benefits and medicinal properties. However, honey WILL have an impact on blood sugar. In addition, if you have infants or babies in your home, giving honey to a child under the age of 12 months is not recommended. Sticking to swerve may be the better option.
I hope you and your family love it as much as we do!! ENJOY!! 🙂
Cheers, xo
