Homemade Organic Hot Chocolate:
Indulging in a cup of rich, decadent Hot Chocolate is my favorite drink over the holiday season. Now I am not speaking about hot cocoa, when I say hot chocolate, that is exactly what I mean. The difference simply is hot cocoa is what many of us think of when we say Hot Chocolate. You open a package of powdered cocoa or make your own powdered mixture and stir that into hot milk. Growing up this is what I thought Hot Chocolate was too. Then, I had real Hot Chocolate at a little restaurant in New York and my mind was blown. Real Chocolate!
Healthy Cucumber Lime Agua Fresca
I love the freshness of an Agua Fresca drink, the issue I find with most is the contain a large amount of refined sugar. Experimenting in my kitchen I found that Dates are a lovely replacement for refined sugar. It adds the sweetness to the drink, while also providing fiber, vitamins, and minerals to aid in digestive health.
Immune Supporting Tea
There is always something comforting about a cup of hot tea when you are cold and feeling a little run down. Tea with lemon and honey is an old traditional drink that your grandmother may have recommended you try when you feel a cold coming on.
To enhance this old remedy, I like to select tea’s that have health-promoting benefits. Dandelion tea is known to help reduce liver congestion, gently cleanse the bladder and flush toxins from your kidneys. This is thanks it’s significant amounts of vitamins A, C and D, zinc, iron, magnesium, and potassium. Dandelion tea is also being studied for its benefits in balancing blood sugar and in weight loss.