Detox-Water-Drinks

Detox means nothing else as detoxification the body. The aim is to excrete metabolic products from the body through sweating cures, raw food, drinking cures or fasting.

Well it isn't really the season for detoxification, but still I desperately need it right now. Cause since about over a week I'm sick, first with suffering stomach-digest-problems and now with tiredness and fever. Now I'm at home curing myself and I have been drinking so much teas the last days, that I was looking for something else liquid to help my body. 

The simplest way was water with flavour. To bring the flavour to the water I had to be patient for at least one day. 

I dried different flavours and the day after were my Detox-Water-Drinks finished. 

Now, I just hope they will help my body curing from sickness. 

Here we go with the drinks I made. All with fresh tap water!!!

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Sparkling energy kick

Citrus fruits are basic and assist in a acidified body happend when consumed too much fat meat, sugar and alcohol. (Even vegan meat can be made to fat)....

Ingredients:
Cucumber
lemon
lime
ginger
water

What you need: a big glass or bottle

Preparation:

In each glass fill in a few slices of cucumber, lemon, lime and ginger. Pour water over it and finished is it for the moment. Close the glass or bottle and give it over night in the refrigerator. 

The day after take the glass/bottle out of the refrigerator, either let stand till room temperatur or drink it right away. (with the fruits; vegetable in or taken out - that's up to you how you like it). I've taken them out.

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Berry vitamin bomb 

The Blueberries helds valuable substances that prevent many deseases, as well as inhibits inflammation. 

Ingredients:

Blueberries

orange slices

water

Preparation:

Give a handful of blueberries into the glass (fresh or frozen), some orange slices, fill up with fresh water, close and give in the refrigerator. 

The water will look amazing the next day, deep blue. And so good.

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Healthy Strawberry Cocktail 

Looks almost a bit like a beery Mojito - but the healthy variant thereof. 

Well, I made this drink with last few strawberries from the market.

Ingredients:

Strawberries

lemon

mint leaves

water

Preparation:

Cut a handful of strawberries into quarters, give in the glass and add a few slices of lemon. 

Wash a few fresh mint leaves, place on the hand and once (only once!) clap with the other hand on it. In no time the flavors releases from the leaves. Now give into the glass and fill up with water. Put in the refrigerator and enjoy your flavoured water the next day. 

Sprouting cucumbar salad

I have started my day with a fast but heahlty breakfast and my second dish - lunch had to be healhty aswell!

My breadmachine-bread was done and after household work it was already lunchtime, my stomach said hungry,.

I hadn't the time yet to go for groceries, but there is always something in your refridge you can produce something of. 
So did I. A cucumber and sprouts - perfect for a healthy salad with the selfmade bread.

The good thing about Sprouts - they are so healthy with full of vitamines and protein. I just love them, never a salad without........ I'm really addicted to it!!

A salad that comes completly without any kind of green salad. Health pur.

Loaded with so much of energy your ready to start a afternoon with hard work  - such as garden work, fitness, or or or. 

If you miss some green salad - add some if you feel like. 

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Sprouting Cucumber Salad 

A salad full of loaded power

Serves 6

Fort the salad
250 g baby plun tomatoes, chopped
200 g radishes, topped, tailed and finely sliced
1/2 cucumber, deseeded and finely diced
A buch of spring onions, finely sliced
40 g coriander, chopped
2 cm ginger, peeled and finely cut
250 g sprouted mung beans and mixed pulses

For the dressing
2 tbsp. oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp. sugar
2 tbsp. mustard
Juiche of 1/2 lemon

Preparation:
Toss all the chopped and diced salad ingredients together into a bowl. 

Prepare the dressing by combine all the ingredients in a separate bowl. Wisk with a fork and dizzle over your salad just before serving. 


Note:
If you plan to take this salad with you for lunch or to a party, pour the dressing into a container and dizzle over just before eating.  

Quinoa and potato patties with tomato-avocado-salad

Last Saturday was taken part the "Wild herbs and plants" market. And as last year I went and this year I bought, two different cherry tomato plants, asia basilicum, ginger mint plants. And they are still waiting to be planted into pots. 

In fact I could have bought more, but my little rare space stoppt me. 
On Wednesday when I got the afternoon off from work it was raining and no change to plant. 

But I didn't wanted doing nothing and so I went into kitchen preparing a early light dinner. 

As the patties only got the salad as a side and I didn't wanted to eat them dry I prepared a fast Carrot-Tofu-Sauce (very easy), of course you can serve aside what ever you prefer - meat replacer or some vegetables (as leek).

You can also serve this dish as a between dish in a four-dish-menu. The patties also goes very well at a party as a finger food. You see the various of serving of this dish are wide. 

Now enjoy this light and healthy dish how ever you serve it.

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Healthy quinoa and potato patties with tomato-avocado-salad

4 Persons
makes about 15-16 patties

Ingredients quinoa and potato patties :
200 g quinoa (1 cup )
500 ml of water ( 2 cups)
1/2 tsp sea salt
3 medium potatoes , boiled and mashed
a piece of leek , finely chopped (or 1/2 onion)
1 tablespoon ginger, finely chopped
opt. some chili
1 tsp sea salt
pepper
1/2 tbsp cumin whole or the ground
1/2 bunch parsley, finely chopped
Olive oil for frying

Preparation
Bring a pot with water to a boil add salt and the quinoa, reduce heat and let the quinoa simmer until it is soft and all liquid has been absorbed (about 20-25 minutes). Then allow to cool slightly.

In a bowl mix all the ingredients (except the olive oil for frying ) together and season with salt. With wet hands, form patties from the ground and set aside. 
In a pan with olive oil fry the patties brown and crispy on each side for about 4-5 minutes. 

The finished fried quinoa patties can be kept warm in the oven.

Ingredients Tomato - Avocado Salad :
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 avocado
4 tbsp olive oil
4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Sea salt (about 1/ 2 tsp )
a small handful of parsley , finely chopped (about 1 tablespoon )

Preparation
Cut the cherry tomatoes in half or quarters depending on the size, cut the avocado into large pieces and finely chop the parsley. 
Mix well together olive oil, lemon juice and sea salt. Taste and if necessary add a little more salt and pour over the tomatoes and avocado.