Water Water Water

So this weeks challenge!  No sugary or carbonated drinks!  I probably should have included no artificially (aka splenda,, aspartame and etc.) sweetened drinks as well...but baby steps, right?

I don't know about you, but sometimes I get REALLY tired of plain old water, but I don't want to put artificial additives in it to make it more palatable....or even just for something different.

This coming week I think I'll try a few "spa waters" that will more than likely still be made with tap water because I'm stingy. 

After a google search, I found several spa water recipes that sound super yummy to me above and beyond the typical lemon slices (which I love).   If these sound gross, I'm sure you can create or find something more to your taste.  There are so many recipes out there! 

   Creamsicle: Orange slices and one vanilla bean, sliced down center. 
* Blackberry:  Handful of blackberries, lime slices and mint sprigs.
* Garden:  Fresh sprigs of rosemary and/or basil. 
* Herbs:  Fresh sprigs of rosemary, mint, lemon and cucumber slices.
* Lavender Berry:  Blackberries or strawberries, fresh sprigs of lavender, and either slices of lime or one vanilla bean, sliced down center.
* Berry Basil:  Fresh strawberries, sliced (green tops on for aesthetics) down center and handful of fresh basil.
* Ginger Cream:  Slices of fresh ginger and one vanilla bean, sliced down center.
* Citrus:  Slices of oranges, limes, and lemons.
* Melon:  Slices of watermelon and limes.
* Tropical:  Slices of fresh pineapple, watermelon and lime.
* Mojito:  Sliced fresh pineapple, a slice or two of fresh ginger, handful of mint sprigs.
* Peaches and Cream:  Slices of very ripe peaches and one vanilla bean, sliced down center.

(I found these on http://preppypinkcrocodile.blogspot.com/2011/07/spa-water-recipes.html)