Level UP Your HYDRATION
Tips, Recipes, and Trivia to Make it EASY
TIP OF THE WEEK:
Make your water DELICIOUS without adding calories:
1.Add fruit (fresh or frozen)
* frozen cherries or berries
* watermelon cubes
* orange, lemon slices
2. Add herbs (mint, basil)
* fresh mint plus lime slice
* fresh basil and strawberries
3. Try herbal teas
* rooibos is like black tea without caffeine, and it helps with stress
* ginger helps the gut
* cinnamon helps blood sugar
Recipe of the week: Fruit cubes
For the ultimate easy, delicious flavored water, take your favorite fruits and puree or mash them, then freeze them into ice cubes to make delicious, easy flavored waters later.
Mix and match your favorite flavors for a truly gourmet flavored water that you couldn't find in a store.
Some of my favorites include:
- strawberry kiwi
- watermelon mint
- cherry lime
- pomegranate blackberry
TRY A FRESH LOCAL VEGETABLE OR FRUIT THAT IS NEW TO YOU
- Late summer and early fall are full of delicious fruits and vegetables. Check out your favorite store, farmer's market, or farm-side stand to try one new veggie or fruit that is fresh and local right now, then tell us what you chose, and how you ate it.
- This challenge can be repeated if you want to try more than one.
1 point per food you try
Staying hydrated is super important all year round, but especially when it is hot outside.
- How many ounces are you drinking in a typical day?
- What kind of beverages do you like to drink?
- What helps you remember to drink fluids regularly throughout the day?
Do you know your local Farmer's Markets? They are a wonderful place to find good deals on the best tasting seasonal fruits and vegetables, and a great way to support your local farming community.
- When you sign up, we will email you a list of some farmer's markets in your area, but feel free to choose one that is not on the list.
SEE PAST RESOURCES HERE
Click below for the weekly recipes, trivia, and tips from past weeks, in case you missed them.
They are grouped by monthly theme, to make it easier to find what you are looking for:
- September: Hydration
- October: Nutrition
- November: Exercise
- As you learn, you also earn points for yourself
and your team. - We will add more videos and articles over the
next year, in response to what you tell us is important to YOU. Click here to tell us what you want to learn about.
FUN CHALLENGES
For example:
- Track your sleep
- Track your steps
- Complete your annual physical