Healthy Free Life Magazine January 2020 | Page 9

Making Water Fun & Yummy

Instead of soda, I would buy flavored sparkling water.

You have to be careful with sparkling water brands as many of them have artificial sweeteners and flavors.

Approved brands include: LaCroix, Spindrift, Zevia Sparkling Water. (The brand Bubly is found many places, not an ideal brand, however a great upgrade from soda!)

Zevia also makes stevia sweetened soda.

Drinking more pure water and making it a habit IS possible.

I promise. Upgrading the right way, building habits slowly, and asking the Lord for his help are the keys to your success."

WATER: Why drink it and how much do you really need?

Do you just hate to drink water?

Before I started my health journey, I hated water. Coffee with sugar, sweet tea, soda, juice and Gatorade were my beverages of choice. Here is how I made the transition:

I started diluting my drinks or choosing a no-sugar alternative.

Instead of sweet tea, I would get half-sweet/half unsweet tea. Then, over time I moved to unsweet tea with a splash of sweet. Now I enjoy a variety of unsweet teas (green and herbal) sweetened with stevia.

Instead of a full glass of juice or Gatorade, I would halve the juice with water or sparkling water. I would then continue to decrease the amount of juice and increase the water.

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