Infused water! What's up with this trend?

sansob
sansob Posts: 26 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I always see people posting pics of their water infused with fruits or cucumber. Are there real benefits to it? If yes, what? Please explain. Other than taste what else could be the benefits....
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  • nosebag1212
    nosebag1212 Posts: 621 Member
    lol @ cucumber water
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    edited June 2017
    It just tastes good depending on the fruit. Cucmber water does not sound very good. But apparently people like it.
    The health benefit would be that it gets some people to drink more water (if they don't like plain water) and it has no or very little calories.
  • DawnOfTheDead_Lift
    DawnOfTheDead_Lift Posts: 753 Member
    I gave up diet pop so I like something with flavor
  • cgrout78
    cgrout78 Posts: 1,628 Member
    I like cucumber and lime together. Again, not any health benefits, but it tastes good and helps me to drink more water rather than soda.
  • savalex0808
    savalex0808 Posts: 123 Member
    Cucumber water, is almost an oxymoron, since cucumbers are actually 96% water already. and I agree with MommyMeggo, it always seems slimy.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    vikinglander wrote: »
    livingleanlivingclean wrote: »
    It makes plain water taste better? I personally find cucumber water gross...

    An alkaline compound called cucurbitacin is produced by the plant to make its leaves less attractive to animals. Some of this compound often accumulates in the stem end of the fruit as well. Lack of adequate sunlight can increase this compound in the fruit.

    One answer to remove this bitterness is to peel the cucumber before eating or infusing with it.

    A few thin slices of peeled cucumber, some mint leaves, and a pinch of salt in a pitcher of cold water, left for an hour or two in the fridge, makes a nice refreshing beverage on a summer day.

    Alternatively, try ice cold pickle juice and vodka. Seriously.

    There is a bar I go to that does a vodka martini with two infused vodkas (one horseradish, one dill) and they garnish it with a tiny pickle. One of my favorite cocktails ever, perfect on a hot day.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    just a way to help choke down more water.....
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,641 Member
    edited June 2017
    I know that infusing water isn't good for anything except adding flavor to it, but the people posting about it on social media never seem to. It's always about this "alkalizing" or "belly fat melting" or "metabolism boosting" recipe they found.


    It's all horse crap. If you don't care to keep them as a friend, make sure and let them know. Otherwise, keep scrolling. It's seldom worth the effort.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    I know you're supposed to soak some some plants in water to draw out the poisons, but you're not supposed to drink it.
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    sansob wrote: »
    I always see people posting pics of their water infused with fruits or cucumber. Are there real benefits to it? If yes, what? Please explain. Other than taste what else could be the benefits....

    It makes you trendy. Other than that, no benefits at all. :)
  • StrongGirlFitGirl
    StrongGirlFitGirl Posts: 183 Member
    I sometimes throw some mint, basil, whatever is around in a pitcher of water just to make it taste better. It helps me drink more, but I don't think there's any other benefit.
  • MommyMeggo
    MommyMeggo Posts: 1,222 Member
    doggerland wrote: »
    I sometimes throw some mint, basil, whatever is around in a pitcher of water just to make it taste better. It helps me drink more, but I don't think there's any other benefit.

    Mint.
    I think I might like that.
    *adds to grocery list*
  • Running_and_Coffee
    Running_and_Coffee Posts: 811 Member
    It tastes good, especially if you're sipping it at a spa...
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited June 2017
    sansob wrote: »
    I always see people posting pics of their water infused with fruits or cucumber. Are there real benefits to it? If yes, what? Please explain. Other than taste what else could be the benefits....

    It provides for something different than plain water. I like watermelon and basil...we usually only do this when we're having guests and cooking out and hanging out on the patio. It's just something refreshingly different out in the heat.
  • Runninjustincase
    Runninjustincase Posts: 78 Member
    Personally I can't drink any water 'infused' it gives me migraines. Though I like to squirt lemon in my water!
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    The benefit is when it makes your water taste better. Personally I don't like cucumber water but I've infused other fruits and it's yummy.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited June 2017
    I don't think people do it for any claimed benefits. From what I understand, it's to make water taste better (whatever that means, I can imagine what it means but I can't understand it) so they can drink their 8 cups a day without having to drink water that tastes like water. I tried it once out of curiousity, disgusting. It doesn't have enough taste to be juice and has just enough taste to stop being water, which is not what I want when I'm thirsty.
  • Btheodore138
    Btheodore138 Posts: 182 Member
    I like infused water because it reminds me of the glorious one time of year I get to go to the spa. Mmmm...fancy spa water.
  • DamieBird
    DamieBird Posts: 651 Member
    I like cucumber strawberry infused water. I have a great love for seltzer and before I found good flavored seltzer that I like, I would infused my plain seltzer with fruit and vanilla beans. I would drop in a few small chunks of pineapple or berries or a small section of split vanilla bean and put it in the fridge with the cap on tight until the next morning. It's delicious.

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