Commercial soft drinks usually contain a lot of sugar or chemical substitutes
and conservatives that are unhealthy and should really be avoided in a healthy
diet. There are many healthy ways of replacing them with home-made ones that can
also be very beneficial for our health.
This is a great alternative to soft drinks. It’s really refreshing for
summer, it’s healthy and very rejuvenating! If you wish you can choose to make this
recipe into a smoothie just by adding your ingredients in a blender with some
ice and skipping the sparkling water in the end. Due to the amazing properties of pineapple and grapefruit, this drink is rich in vitamins
C, A, B1,B3 and B6, it has anti-cancer
and anti- inflammatory properties, assists in the removal of toxins from the
body, helps reduce retained water from the body, is very beneficial against
constipation, reduces cholesterol levels and really assists in fat burning and
weight loss.
1 medium sized fresh pineapple cut into chunks
2 tall glasses fresh pink grapefruit juice
1 tablespoon (or more according to taste) agave syrup
500 ml sparkling natural mineral water
Ice
Put the pineapple chunks into a juicer and then add the juice in a blender
together with the grapefruit juice and agave syrup. Blend well. If you don’t
have a juicer you can just do it straight in the blender.
Put the juice in a pitcher and mix in the sparkling water. Add ice and
serve. You can add a sprig of fresh mint to decorate if you wish!
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