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When Life Hands You Lemons, Make Lemonade!

April 14, 2015 by HealthyLatina 5 Comments

In our house you either love them or hate them. Well, actually I think we all love them. And we are fortunate enough that we have a tree to give us a ton of them! Since we live in the San Joaquin Valley, and the way the weather has been for the past couple of years that means we have a few crops all year round! Even though I like lemons I have to be very careful making lemonade as not to burn the lining of my stomach off… but since lemons are so good for you, I just can’t help myself sometimes. I wanted to share one of my favorite recipes for a yummy summertime lemonade and the benefits of lemons.

Lemonade

Home grown Organic Lemons

Benefits of Lemons

  • Lemons help cure issues related to indigestion and constipation .
  • Eases the pain of sunburns.
  • Lemon juice can help with colds and fever by causing the body to increase perspiration.
  • Lemon juice can give hair a great shine including reducing the amount of dandruff.
  • Lastly, and most importantly, lemon can help reduce weight when combined with warm water and honey. since lemons are jam-packed with Vitamin C, it is able to increase liver function and increase metabolism.

Lemonade

 

Bee Sweet Lemonade
2015-04-14 12:36:06
Serves 6
A cool & tasty summertime lemonade!
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Prep Time
20 min
Prep Time
20 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice (approximately 4 large lemons)
  2. 1 cup warm water
  3. 1/4 - 1/2 cup Raw Honey (local preferably)
  4. 4-6 cups cold water
Instructions
  1. Squeezed juice from approximately 4 large lemons, will yield 1 cup juice, set aside.
  2. Combine Honey & 1 cup warm water in saucepan and bring to a boil.
  3. Once Honey and water are cooled, pour into pitcher, adding lemon juice and cool water.
  4. Chill 1-2 hours or serve over ice.
Notes
  1. Tip: Depending on the honey you use, it can have a very powerful taste. If you have a cold, I would recommend using 1/2 cups honey. The lemonade will have a very honey taste, but you will still be able to taste the lemonade.
  2. Note: This is a very strong lemonade mixture, if you are not used to drinking real, pure lemonade, add 6 cups of water instead of 4, as the acidity may be too hard on your stomach.
By Christine Paul
Healthy Latina Living http://www.healthylatinaliving.com/
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Filed Under: Beverages & Smoothies, Food Tagged With: Honey, Lemons

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