{"id":361,"date":"2009-04-27T11:51:35","date_gmt":"2009-04-27T11:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/04\/a-recipe-for-sassy-water.html"},"modified":"2009-04-27T11:51:35","modified_gmt":"2009-04-27T11:51:35","slug":"a-recipe-for-sassy-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/04\/a-recipe-for-sassy-water.html","title":{"rendered":"A Recipe for ‘Sassy Water’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\"sassywater.jpg\"<\/span>It’s actually time for refreshing drinks here in the Northeast. Who knew? Well, I stumbled across this recipe whihc might be just the thing–it sounds delightful and uplifting. From Prevention.com<\/a>. It’s part of their unfortunately named “Flat Belly Diet” (bellies are not meant to be completely flat! They’re soft–even with a sixpack–and that’s ok!). I found the actual recipe on FoodieMama.com<\/a>. You can drink it even if you are not aiming to shrink your belly. <\/p>\n

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How to Make Sassy Water <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ingredients: <\/p>\n

  • 2 Quarts of water<\/span> \n
  • 12 Mint leaves<\/span> \n
  • 1 Cucumber peeled and sliced thin<\/span> \n
  • 1 teaspoon of grated ginger<\/span> \n
  • 1 Lemon sliced thin<\/span>\n

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    1. Fill up a container with 2 quarts of water.\n
    2. Break off 12 mint leaves and place into the water. \n
    3. Thoroughly wash the lemon rind. Slice very thin and add to water.\n
    4. Peel the cucumber, slice really thin, and add it to the water.\n
    5. Grate the ginger root on the fine section of your grater. Add to the water.\n
    6. Put the water in the refrigerator and let it get cold. Overnight is recommended. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      It’s actually time for refreshing drinks here in the Northeast. Who knew? Well, I stumbled across this recipe whihc might be just the thing–it sounds delightful and uplifting. From Prevention.com. It’s part of their unfortunately named “Flat Belly Diet” (bellies are not meant to be completely flat! They’re soft–even with a sixpack–and that’s ok!). 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