What to take with you in a bottle: iced tea, lemonade, smoothies

More and more people are becoming conscious and prefer to carry their favorite beverage with them in a reusable bottle, rather than going to a café or store to get it every time. Firstly, we consume less plastic and care about the environment. Secondly, it saves money and time. The main question is: what is better to take with you in this bottle? The universal option is water. If you want something useful, but more interesting, we have prepared for you the top of simple and refreshing recipes for summer.

Cold green tea

In stores now a lot of analogs to the usual home tea. Yes, many people like the taste, but can it be called natural? Hardly. Plus, such drinks are sold only in plastic containers, and the sugar content is off the scale. It is much easier to brew yourself a tea from the evening, adding lemon and mint to it, send it to the refrigerator, and in the morning enjoy freshness without preservatives.

Ice Bumble

Where there’s tea, there’s coffee. Ice-bumble is just an iced espresso, but with the addition of orange juice.

P.S. if you don’t feel like making it at home at all, keep in mind that many coffee shops have switched to a summer menu that has many variations of this drink. To help the environment, use a kip kap, a reusable coffee cup. Paper ones take a very long time to recycle!

Nitro Carcade

Another variation with tea: brew some carcade, cool it down and add a tablespoon of strawberry jam, and dilute everything with half a glass of soda. And, of course, don’t forget the ice.

Watermelon Fresh

Summer is the time of year when the market is filled with these black and green beauties. The recipe is simple: beat watermelon slices with a blender and add lemon juice to the drink. It turns out very tasty and not sugary. But be careful: you should buy ripe watermelon fruit in August, that’s when it’s in its peak season.

Citrus-banana smoothie

Smoothies in general are a very popular drink among followers of healthy eating, but in summer it is much easier and more likely to prepare a really tasty and vitaminized one. Just mix orange, banana and grapefruit in a blender, and before serving don’t forget to add ice. You’ll be thirsty in no time

Strawberry basil lemonade.

This drink is often served in cafes and restaurants, but there are no difficulties in making it at home. With the help of a blender, we get a puree of strawberries, lemon zest and basil. Add sugar, pour water and send to the refrigerator to infuse, preferably overnight. So the flavor will be even brighter.

Vegetable lemonade

Refreshing drinks can be not only from fruits. Vegetables are an excellent source of vitamins. And the ingredients for lemonade choose based on your own preferences and imagination. The choice is great: cucumbers, sweet red peppers, tomatoes. The main thing: do not forget about herbs, such as mint. For sourness you can add lime juice.