This Low Calorie Cucumber Lemon Water for Weight Loss burns fat and boosts metabolism! This homemade detox recipe is easy and refreshing, and you can take it with you everywhere you go!
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- 1 lemon
- ½ cucumber
- 2 liters water
Low Calorie Cucumber Lemon Water for Weight Loss
Healthy Cucumber Lemon Water for Weight Loss Prep and Storage
Meal Prep: You can meal prep (or make party pitchers) by making the drink and skipping the ice. Then cover (jars are great for this) and store for later.
Storage: Will hold for 2 days in the fridge, or add to the freezer for a month.
Serving: Pour over ice and enjoy.
Low Calorie Cucumber Lemon Water for Weight Loss
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Low Calorie Cucumber Lemon Water for Weight Loss
Ingredients
Lemon Cucumber Water Detox:
- 1 lemon washed and sliced
- ½ cucumber washed and sliced
- 2 liters water
Additional Add-Ins:
- 1 lime washed and sliced
- 1 inch ginger peeled and sliced
- 1 cup fresh mint leaves washed
- 1 cup fresh basil leaves washed
Instructions
- To a carafe or pitcher, add all the fruit, vegetables and herbs.
- Use a muddler (or potato masher) to gently mash the ingredients to release their flavors.
- Add the water, mix together, and let marinate for 2 hours in the fridge before serving.
Special Tips on Making Fruit Infused Water Recipes:
- Use a Fruit Infused Water Pitcher to make these drinks! The canister in the center of the pitcher will hold the ingredients submerged. This will intensify the flavor!
- If you don't have a fruit infused pitcher, add 3 cups of ice to the top of the water. Do not mix, but instead add to the fridge. As the ice slowly melts it will keep the ingredients submerged longer. This will intensify the flavor!
Nutrition
About the Author
Hi, my name is Audrey Johns and I am a 4 time best selling cookbook author! All 4 of my low calorie cookbooks are published by HarperCollins (the oldest publishing house in the US!) and have been featured on prominent TV shows like The Today Show, Rachael Ray and The Doctors. I am a low calorie and healthy recipe authority and my delicious recipes are tried and loved by thousands of readers.
After a one year 150 pound weight loss (and I’ve kept it off for 13 years!) I started sharing all of my low calorie recipes with the world. They are always all-natural and geared around weight loss and weight management. I have even made some of these recipes with my Biggest Loser pal Bob Harper! Check out my weight loss story, my best selling cookbooks, and my numerous TV appearances by clicking here.
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This is delicious! Keeps me from craving the sweet tea (cut out sugar!) and unnecessary snacking. I added frozen raspberries on day two, and it is great! Day 3 of the same fruit and flavor is still going strong! I was wondering though, any suggestions for what to do with the fruits when changing pitchers/flavors? Maybe blender with ice for a smoothie?
Make sure it’s all natural, no preservatives. Read the ingredients and if it’s all natural try it out 🙂
Love this website. Do you think you could use bottled lemon juice instead of fresh lemon? It’s all I have on hand right now.
I found you through pinterest and started checking out other drink recipes, i’ve tried this one and it tastes great, I usually hate flavored water but I love this one it tastes really fresh, I’ll keep checking for more posts, keep on the good work 🙂
Has anyone else had detox symptoms after drinking this? I drank it for a day and a half and then felt like I had the flu. Two days later, I had more energy than I have had in a loooong time. Flushed me out I guess.
How much water for this recipe?
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Add Mint leaves to this drink!
if you go out and buy some fresh mint
take 2-3 leaves and put them in a small bowl with 1/2tsp water,
mash them up with a spoon (yes there will be some chunks left)
and then pour it in your pitcher a long with 4-5 whole leaves
it gives the water an awesome crisp fresh taste and its also
a quick fix for a tummy ache!
just a suggestion!
Thank you for posting these wonderful drinks
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i have pcos and hypothyroidism
NOTHING has helped me lose weight in the past but this works
your waters alone have helped my lose 25 lbs in the past 2 thats it 2 weeks
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I am game to try your recipe for lemon and cucumber water, because I tried one the other day that called for 2 lemon and a half of a cucumber for 3 qts of water and that was just awful, I couldn’t make myself drink it, I tried though..lol
I Hate drinking water! I am starting to make changes for a healthier lifestyle. Within the last 7 years I went from a size 1 to a size 12. I am starting to change things around for myself and I know the importance of drinking lots of water, so I made this today & I Love it! Enjoying some right now!
Whatever you have in the house, the bigger the better 🙂
Don’t go buy anything special for this recipe, even a sun tea pitcher will work wonderfully!
HAPPY COOKING!
It says a pitcher. What size of pitcher? 2 quarts or 1L?
Here are all my flavored waters:
https://tonetiki.com/category/flavored-waters-and-coffee-drinks/
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It has a lot of recipes for vegetarians and tips specifically for vegetarians too! I think you will LOVE it! She is coming out with a new book called Cook Yourself Sexy soon, you can pre order it on Amazon too. You may even get a deal if you get both 🙂
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Where can I find the watermelon rosemary and mango basil? I had the apple cinnamon today and tomorrow I have the cucumber lemon ready to go. Really liking them!
I am going to be checking out this book. I have researched it a bit because I am vegetarian and when I buy cookbooks I find I rarely use them. It the reviews on amazon look promising!
I bet that would be really good too 🙂
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So refreshing! I like to add some mint before serving.
Hi Alexandria,
Thanks so much for stopping by and letting me know 🙂 You just made my day! The Apple Cinnamon is really good, so is the Watermelon Rosemary and Mango Basil YUM YUM!
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I love this!! I started it as a way to get my fiancee and I to drink more water and he was super skeptical but ended up loving it. Now he asks that I make this all the time. Making the Apple Cinnamon water next!
I am trying out a pineapple drink recipe today also. I guess great minds think alike, WAY TO GO MOM 🙂
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I’m in love with this combination!
I came home yesterday and found that my mom added some pineapple to it. I freaked out a bit, cause I don’t like to change it but it was really good. 😀
I have not but I love mint and ginger 🙂
I will check it out, thanks for the heads up!
Happy Cooking!
Have you tried “sassy water?” It’s similar except you add mint leaves and some grated ginger. It’s quite delicious and refreshing.
Yeah! I’m glad you like it 🙂
I know it sounds strange, but Mango and Basil is really yummy too, I will put a link below for the recipe.
Happy Cooking!
https://tonetiki.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/day-spa-mango-and-basil-water-0-calories/
Love this! I was a little sketchy at first but I absolutely love it
I hope you love this as much as I do. Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Cooking!
I love cucumber! Great mixed up.