Whether it’s 90 degrees and full humidity or a more comfortable mid 70s temperature, proper hydration is always a great goal for better skin, heart health, blood pressure, and to bolster overall wellness.

Summer time is fabulous with a cool glass of refreshing, infused water in hand. Colorful drinks that replenish and have subtle, lovely flavors are fun to serve to guests. Even better, they are simple to create! Flavoring the water naturally is a great way to look forward to staying hydrated. Making a pitcher and keeping it in the fridge to grab any time of day is a summer delight.

Infused water is a fashionable drink idea. It’s when fruits, herbs and veggies soak in the water and are chilled before enjoying. You can float ingredients freely in a glass of water with ice - or use an infusion pitcher where the fruits/veggies and herbs are kept separate in an infusion rod that remains in the pitcher. The water is tastiest after two to four hours and can stay fresh for several days. You can even keep adding more water to the same ingredients to refill for a few days..

We like citrus fruits of oranges, lemons and limes. Pears, mango, blueberry, raspberry and strawberries also hold up well. Fresh ginger, rosemary, cucumbers, mint and basil are other staples to add with the water.

Try these great recipes today! We recommend using both purified water and ice:

Orange Rosemary Cucumber Lemon

5 cups water
1 cup ice
2 oranges
2 sprigs rosemary
1/2 English cucumber, sliced
1 lemon, sliced

Strawberry Basil Water

5 cups water
1 cup ice
1⁄2 cup halved, stemmed strawberries
1⁄2 lemon, sliced

Ginger Pear

5 cups water
1 cup ice
2 large pears, sliced
1 one-inch piece ginger, peeled chopped in big pieces

Blackberry, Blueberry, Ginger Orange

5 cups water
1 cup ice
1⁄2 pint blueberry
1⁄4 pint blackberry
1 one-inch piece ginger, peeled chopped in big pieces
1⁄2 orange, peeled, sliced

Cucumber Lemon Mint

5 cups water
1 cup ice
10 mint sprigs, ripped
1 lemon, sliced (washed)
1 cucumber, sliced thin

Basil Peach

5 cups water
1 cup ice
3 ripe peaches
10 leaves basil, ripped

Mango Coconut

5 cups water
1 cup ice
2 fresh mangos, peeled and sliced
1⁄2 fresh coconut, sliced pieces

Watermelon Lime

5 cups water
2 cup ice
3 cups watermelon (chopped or muddled)
2 limes, sliced

BlueBerry Raspberry

1 pint blueberry
1 container raspberry, about 6 ounces

Don’t forget you can eat the fruit while you’re sipping away, too! Happy Hydrating Summer!