Grapefruit Mint Cooler via Sips and Spoonfuls

This refreshing drink, via Sips and Spoonfuls is cooling and perfect for this time of the year. From the humidity, heat, and long summer days, this drink is perfect for a refreshing cool-down. If you're celebrating Ramadhan, then this drink is great to break your fast with as well. It's cooling and reloads your vitamin intake, sugars, reboots your energy and quenches your thirst

Try it out...you love it just as much as you'll love the blog's author's food photography (below):

Here's the recipe:

1 Grapefruit

1 Cup of Water

Sugar to taste (about just over 1/4 cup)

1 handful of mint leaves

Ice and extra mint leaves for garnish

Directions:

Boil the sugar, water and mint leaves until the sugar has just dissolved. Sieve out the mint leaves if desired (which is what I did) for a more subtle mint taste. Juice the grapefruit and add the juice and the sugar mixture into a blender. Blend until just incorporated.  Cool in the freezer before serving with ice cubes and mint leaves.

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- All images and Recipe via Sips and Spoonfuls

3 Ways to boost your metabolism

Here are three ways to increase/boost your metabolism naturally. Easy things that can be added to your daily routine. Found on Livestrong's website, these way may be of no surprise to some of you, but can definitely be a good reminder!

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1. Eat Grape fruit:

Research suggests that eating grapefruit, which is packed with fiber and vitamin C, can help you get lean. In the May 2010 issue of the "American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism," scientists found that grapefruit is rich in nootkatone, a compound that activates a protein that increases energy expenditure.

- Livestrong.com

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2. Drink Green Tea

Drinking green tea not only supplies heart-protecting antioxidants, but it also supports the metabolism. A study published in the December 1999 issue of the "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition," subjects consuming green tea extract elevated their energy expenditure and fat oxidation for 24 hours.

- Livestrong.com

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3. Drink More Water

Drinking adequate amounts of water is crucial for overall health. A study published in the September 2000 issue of "Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism," reported that drinking a half of liter of water caused a boost subjects' metabolic rate by 30 percent that began within 10 minutes and lasted for 30 to 40 minutes.

- Livestrong

Hope this was helpful, and until next time...

À Bientôt!