{"id":499,"date":"2009-08-06T07:36:21","date_gmt":"2009-08-06T07:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/08\/water-5-ways-to-jazz-it-up.html"},"modified":"2009-08-06T07:36:21","modified_gmt":"2009-08-06T07:36:21","slug":"water-5-ways-to-jazz-it-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/08\/water-5-ways-to-jazz-it-up.html","title":{"rendered":"Water: 5 Ways to Jazz-It-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Our Lady Mashes UP Water.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/import\/OL-of-HERB-GARDEN.gif\" width=\"335\" height=\"425\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/span><strong>If<\/strong> the most healing, mineral filled elixir ever &#8211; the one that comes straight out of your faucet &#8211; is too dull and uninspired for your exotic, creative self, <strong> then<\/strong> read on.  Because, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a> has some water &#8216;jazz-ups&#8217; that will delight your soul!<br \/>\n<strong>Lemons, limes, grapefruits, oranges &#8230; oh my!<\/strong>  Serve up a large iced-pitcher of water, toss in some sliced-up citrus with a twig or two of fresh mint!  And wowzer, you&#8217;ve just created an amazingly beautiful, fragrant and festive mineral water.<br \/>\n<strong>Fizzle Me Orange!<\/strong>  Crack up a bottle of sparkling water a.k.a. seltzer or club soda, and mix in 2 ounces of orange juice, or any of your favorite citrus juices.  Add more or less to taste.<br \/>\n<strong>Berry Mash-Up!<\/strong>  Mash up blueberries or raspberries (or both) and add sparkling water.  And, oh yes, if you want to add a splash of red wine to your dinner water, feel free!  Am I reading your mind???<br \/>\n<strong>Sophisticated Savory!<\/strong>  Grab a handful of fresh herbs from your herb garden!  Infuse your water with rosemary, parsley, mint &#8230; go herb crazy!<br \/>\n<strong>Cucumber Fresh!<\/strong>  Slice a half a cucumber nice and thin and add it to your iced water.  It&#8217;s one of my all-time water favs &#8230; so cleansing, satisfying and spa-like!<br \/>\n<em><strong>More Food News from the Our Lady of Weight Loss kitchens<\/strong><\/em>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/05\/10-healthy-summer-recipes-from.html\">10 Summer Recipes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/05\/memorial-day-eat-more-weigh-le.html\">Eat More: Weigh Less<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2009\/05\/watermelon-angel-sweet-straigh.html\">Heavenly Dessert<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Spread the word, not the icing!<br \/>\nJanice<\/em><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nFollow Janice on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/OurLady\">Twitter<\/a> and\/or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/home.php#\/profile.php?sid=d82081eb96fa8033ec096ad6ccfd2b0a&amp;id=557881698&amp;hiq=janice%2Ctaylor\">Facebook<\/a>!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Our-Lady-Weight-Loss-Motivational\/dp\/B000QRIHY8\/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b\"><strong>Our Lady of Weight Loss: Miraculous and Motivational Musings from the Patron Saint of Permanent Fat Removal<\/strong><\/a> an <strong>OPRAH BOOK CLUB<\/strong> pick: Summer 2009 &#8211; Buy NOW!<br \/>\nJoin the <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/kick_in_the_tush_club\"><strong>Our Lady of Weight Loss&#8217;s Kick in the Tush Club<\/strong><\/a>: <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beliefnet\" title=\"Beliefnet\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Beliefnet<\/a> Chapter.<br \/>\nWrite Janice Taylor, Weight Loss Coach, Certified Hypnotist, Author and 50-pound big-time-loser for an introductory <a href=\"mailto:janice@ourladyofweightloss.com\">one-on-one coaching<\/a> session.<br \/>\nVisit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/motivation\/coach.asp\"><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ART heart.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/import\/ART%20heart.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-left\" height=\"34\" width=\"34\"><\/span> <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/motivation\/coach.asp\"> about Janice<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Our Lady of Weight Loss kitchen offers 5 timely tips on how to jazz-up your water! 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