Amuse l'eau

Hello diehard blog watchers, it's time for my daily rundown of something wonderful and today, I'm all about fruit infusing (or whatever wondrous infusions you wish to dilute into an otherwise boring, tiresome pint of water) water bottles. This seems to have become a big deal overnight, people I follow on Instagram are forever lusting after one or have just got one and numerous people I know just float fruit in normal water bottle, wishing they had one. Tip: this is not so desirable due to frequent mouthfuls of soggy, colourless fruit. Trust me, a strawberry isn't so fun when it's been floating for a while.

So, I've had this water bottle for about three weeks now, having waited four months for it to arrive from China (I paid a lot less for it but had to wait to scratch my water bottle itch, if you can do the same then eBay is a hub of wondrous water bottles) and I have since found some delectable ideas, which I will share with you now.

I was a little bit blind as I did think this would make sin-free naturally strong squash, it is not quite that strong of  a taste; rather it tastes like fruit, but only a bit. However, I am not a girl who really thinks about her water intake as some so vehemently do and this does take that edge off the boredom of guzzling gallons of water  and make me drink more of it, so it's clever whatever it's doing.

So, my top three picks for stacking up this little bottle are:

1.) Lime, cucumber and mint. It's water but it tastes a little like a mojito, go figure. That's my sort of water. Go heavy on the lime, you won't be disappointed, promise.

2.) Ginger and orange water. A perfect way to soothe your stomach and replenish your fluids and it tastes gorgeous. One of the most flavoursome ones I tried. Ginger gets surprisingly potent when it's left to its own devices in fresh water. You'll only need about an inch of ginger, cut up into smaller pieces and then stack it up with orange slices.

3.) Frozen raspberries, blueberries and strawberries. A hint of summer berries, it's delicious. It made me crave Eton Mess, but so long as you can stave off from hurriedly and guiltily eating  a handful of meringue, you'll be golden.

I hope you all love these recipes as much as I do and if you have any combinations to add to my repertoire, please comment below. I'm always keen for any new suggestions. I'm one of those girls who will try anything once…you know…so long as it's edible or I can take it off with a make-up wipe.

The Nutrigasm Group

Good afternoon all, I hope your Bank Holiday Monday is treating you well. Mine has led to me sitting on my iPad in the sunshine, blogging about yummy smoothies - so all's well from my end.

After a fair few weeks of hasty throwing-in-of-kale and overly keen amounts of spooky things like wheatgrass, aloe vera juice and matcha tea powder; I think I've finally cracked it. AKA, my smoothies are finally edible, healthy and making a real difference to the way I feel.

To save you all some time buying the Nutribullet, scrambling around for fresh ingredients that ultimately don't work together and holding your nose while you drink said smoothie, I thought I would provide you with four of my showstopping recipes. These four recipes have earnt themselves a place in the rather selective Nutrigasm Group, a group that only allows in smoothies that truly bring pleasure to the lives of their drinkers. As part of this group, the smoothie is entitled to add 'gasm' to the end of their titles, and forever shall be known as such.

Some of the following recipes offer comfort, some offer a strict purpose and some are for those of us looking for a little something different. Pick out the things you like, change what you don't and guzzle down whatever combination leaves you with. 

Let me know all your thoughts and, if any of you have any contenders for the Nutrigasm Group, please comment them below and I will happily blitz away and do various taste tests (it's a hard life, but someone's got to do it…)

The Super Greengasm

 Ingredients:

One whole red apple, peeled and chopped
One whole pear, peeled and chopped
10 slices of cucumber
1 hunk of ginger (you may also refer to this as your ginger hunk)
A handful of kale
A shot of aloe vera juice (optional, depending on whether or not you think you're hard enough)
Coconut water to the max line

The Ultimate Peanut Buttergasm

Ingredients:

1 Tbsp raw cacao powder

2 whole bananas, peeled and sliced

2 Tsp of Meridians organic peanut butter

Almond milk to the max line

Black Forest Gateaugasm

Ingredients:

Half a cup of frozen, sliced strawberries
Quarter cup of frozen raspberries
Quarter cup of sliced banana
1 Tbsp raw cacao powder
Almond milk to the max line

The Berry Rose Watergasm

Ingredients:

Half cup of raspberries
Quarter cup of blueberries
Quarter cup of bananas
2 Tsp of rose water
Water to the max line

These little cups of joy are sure to spice up your mornings - I always look forward to mine at around 10:00, just after the first manic working hour of my day has gone by - and please do let me know how you enjoy yours and how these concoctions go down in your world.

Until then, blast on and peace out Nutribulleters.