Beverage of Champions: How to Make Water Better Than It Already Is 

Friday, August 18, 2011

What’s an easy (and free) way to create more space in your belly for the most obsession-worthy foods on the planet? Skip the soda and give water another shot at winning your affection.

Here’s why: When you work through my program to conduct a love affair with food and still look fabulous (more on that below), an important part of that process is to up your water intake to at least eight glasses per day. For good reason. Not only does it help tide you over between meals or snacks, but water is generally far superior—and way more versatile—than most bevvies you can buy, at least when it comes to your and the planet’s health.

Now, I’m not saying water can’t be boring. It certainly doesn’t automatically have the pizazz of other, flashier beverages like, well, champagne. But the thing is: water is good if you give it a chance. Why? There’s nothing scary about it: unlike diet soda, there are no crazy scary links to cancer (hello, aspartame), and it’s more refreshing than the syrupy stuff in regular soda.

But to make it a little more fun, I’ve got a few fave recipes up my sleeve:
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