Enhance your wellness with this cucumber, lemon, and ginger water recipe. Quench your thirst while boosting hydration, supporting weight loss, and improving digestion, immunity, and skin health. Start a routine that promotes long-term health benefits with this refreshing, zesty, and slightly spicy infused water.
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Introducing Cucumber, Lemon, and Ginger Water Recipe
The invigorating freshness of cucumber, lemon, and ginger water beverage is much more than just a thirst quencher. It’s a recipe that combines hydration, weight loss support, digestive aid, immune system enhancement, and skin health improvement all in one glass. It can also be a great addition for a Colon Cleanse And Liver Detox Smoothie.
Starting your day with a cucumber lemon ginger water can be a powerful step towards a healthier lifestyle. It’s a simple habit that can have a big impact on your health if you transform it into a routine. If you get bored, jazz it up with a Green Tea Lemonade, an Orange Lemonade, or with an Immune Booster Juice With Carrot Orange Ginger as a day starter.
Ingredients Needed
Here’s what you’ll need to make this cucumber, lemon, and ginger water:
- Lemon – fresh lemon, thinly sliced, or chopped, with skin. Lemon adds a tangy and zesty punch to the water. Its citrusy notes bring a bright, invigorating flavor that livens up the blend. It’s this fresh tartness that makes the water more appealing and palatable, especially for those who might struggle with drinking plain water regularly.
- Ginger – fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced or chopped. Ginger introduces a hint of spice to the detox water. It has a slightly pungent, warming taste that contrasts wonderfully with the cooling cucumber and sharp lemon.
- Cucumber – fresh cucumber, sliced. Cucumber imparts a subtle, refreshing flavor to the water. Its mild, slightly sweet taste offers a crisp background note that is inherently cooling and soothing.
- Water – you need hot boiling water and cold water later.
All these ingredients work in synergy, contributing their individual flavors to produce a detox water that’s refreshing, zesty, and slightly spicy.
Find the complete printable recipe with measurements and instructions below.
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How To Make Cucumber Lemon Ginger Water
Step by Step Instructions:
1. Prepare the Ingredients: Rinse the cucumber, lemons, and ginger under running water. Slice the cucumber and lemons, and peel and slice the ginger root.
2. Infuse the ginger: Bring the water to a boil. Place the prepared ginger in a heat resistant glass pitcher (or other convenient container) and pour over the hot water. Let steep for 30 minutes to 1 hour, or until it’s barely warm, preferably cold. The heat is necessary to extract the bioactive compounds in ginger. Cold water is not that effective.
3. Combine all ingredients: Once the water is cool, add the sliced cucumber and lemon. Add more cold water to fill up the pitcher, ensuring that the ingredients are fully submerged.
4. Rest: Let the mixture infuse in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, allowing the flavors and nutrients to permeate the water.
5. Serve: Pour / strain the infused water into a glass, enjoy its fresh taste, and reap its health benefits.
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Tips For Extracting The Benefits of Cucumber, Lemon, and Ginger in Water
When preparing this cucumber lemon ginger water, it’s best to steep the ginger first, let it cool and then mix it with cucumber, lemon and more cold water if needed. Here is why:
The vitamin C content in lemon decreases as the heating time and storage increases. Cucumber is also heat sensitive so it’s best to be added last with cold water.
As for ginger’s antioxidant capacity – it doesn’t decrease much when exposed to heat. One study actually found that moist heat treatment induced significantly higher quantity and potency of ginger’s bioactive components.
Cucumber Lemon Ginger Water Benefits
1. Promotes Hydration
Drinking more water in general promotes hydration and because cucumbers are composed of about 96% water, it’s even better. The addition of cucumber lemon ginger makes it even more beneficial by infusing it with more nutrients and antioxidants. Plus its tastier than plain water and you will want to drink more.
2. Aids in Weight Loss
Studies show that people who have a high water intake get a significant decrease in body weight [1]. Evidence suggests that water in general (including infused water with lemon ginger and cucumber) could enhance weight loss.
More specifically the combination of water and ginger can provide satiety and hydration on prolonged periods of time [2] suggesting that it might help people manage weight more easily. Similarly, the polyphenol antioxidants found in lemons have been shown to significantly reduce weight gain in obese mice. Cucumber lemon and ginger also adds freshness and flavor to the water making it a more flavorful drink. So you can enjoy it more often instead of plain water, juice or soda.
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3. Improves Gastrointestinal Function And Protection
Ginger has been proven to have gastroprotective activity by increasing gastric mucus secretion [3] and inhibiting gastric acid secretion thus improving ulcers. Ginger can also speed up emptying of stomach in people with chronic indigestion. Consequently getting the digestive tract moving, prevents the buildup of toxins in the body. And remember: having a good digestion is also the key for having a flat tummy!
But that’s not all, just like ginger, consumption of lemons also show positive changes in the intestinal microbiome structure and intestinal environment [4] as a result aiding the digestion and overall health.
4. Helps The Body Remove Waste
Drinking cucumber lemon ginger infused water facilitates the production of urine, the movement of feces, stimulates liver / kidney function and flushes harmful bacteria from the urinary tract. The antimicrobial activities of ginger and lemon also adds to the benefits. One study also found that ginger supplementation caused significant H. pylori eradication [5].
5. Anti-inflammatory And Anti-oxidative Properties
Ginger’s ability to decrease inflammation, swelling, and pain is well documented [6]. Studies also show that cucumbers are rich in phytonutrient that provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits [7]. The antioxidants in lemons are also powerful anti-inflammatory agents. Due to high content of Vitamin C ( it is water-soluble as such easily leached into the water) and antioxidants they all work as anti-inflammatory agents.
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6. Improves Immunity
Cucumber lemon and ginger all have vitamin C and antioxidants, and all have immunity-boosting properties. Due to their beneficial influence of microbiome diversity, the risk of immune-mediated diseases reduces considerably.
7. Supports Healthy Skin
The cucumber lemon ginger water can help your skin from the inside out. Staying hydrated helps your body to flush out toxins and maintain a healthy skin. Cucumbers are rich in vitamin B, which can help with acne. Moreover collagen production relies on vitamin C [8], which lemons are packed with. The more we have, the healthier our skin is.
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FAQs Cucumber Lemon Ginger Water
Try to drink a batch in a day or two and don’t keep it for too long in the fridge as it tends to loose the water soluble vitamins with time. If you choose to leave the cucumbers, lemon and ginger in water, they will start to go soft and degrade the following day.
And if you leave them in for another day, the water may start to spoil. So I like to infuse the water for several hours, then strain and transfer to the fridge, the water will keep good for another day or two.
The best time to drink it is on empty stomach: when you wake up, before a meal, during exercise and before bedtime. A glass first thing in the morning may make it easier to maintain healthy habits and increase your daily water intake. Before meals it can help increase feelings of fullness and may promote weight loss. Finally, during exercise and sleep it can replenish any lost fluids.
Yes, you can refill the pitcher with more water once it depletes. However, for maximum flavor and benefits, it’s recommended to use fresh ingredients after 1-2 refills.
Generally, this infused water is safe to consume during pregnancy or breastfeeding as it’s made from natural ingredients.
Customization And Add-ins
- Add mint leaves for a more refreshing taste. The best way to benefits is to add the mint and steep together with ginger in boiling water and then add the rest of ingredients when chilled. Mint is an excellent remedy for upset stomachs. Also check out this refreshing honeydew mint smoothie.
- Mix in some turmeric – add it when steeping ginger. Exposing turmeric and curcumin to heat can increase its solubility in water [14].
- Add a touch of honey or stevia extract if you prefer a bit of sweetness. But it’s recommended to avoid any form of sugar.
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How To Store Cucumber Lemon Ginger Water
Storing leftovers: If you have any infused water left over after a day, remove all before refrigerating the rest. If you leave the cucumbers lemon and ginger in the water for more than 12 hours as they will tend to soften and spoil.
Use a glass pitcher for longer storage (the plastic degrades when in contact with acidic liquids). I’m using this 50 oz Borosilicate Glass Pitcher with a tight filtering lid – perfect for hot or cold liquids.
Freezing: You can freeze the water into ice cubes and use later.
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Printable Recipe
Cucumber Lemon Ginger Water Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups hot boiling water
- 1 large lemon - washed, thinly sliced
- 1 medium cucumber - washed, sliced
- 1 inch ginger - peeled and thinly sliced
- 4 cups cold filtered water
Instructions
- Prepare the lemon, cucumber and ginger, wash, peel (the ginger only) and cut.
- Bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
- Place the prepared ginger in a heat resistant glass pitcher (or other convenient container) and pour over the hot water. Let steep for 30 minutes to 1 hour, or until it’s barely warm, preferably cold.
- Then add the sliced cucumber and lemon. Add more cold water if needed to fill the pitcher. Cover and let the cucumber, lemon and ginger infuse for at least 2 hours. Then you can transfer to the fridge. Strain and drink whenever you need.
What You Need
Notes
Tips For Preparing Lemon Cucumber Ginger Water:
Use a glass pitcher (the plastic degrades when in contact with acidic liquids), I’m using this 50 oz Borosilicate Glass Pitcher with a tight filtering lid – perfect for hot or cold liquids.How Long is Cucumber Lemon Ginger Water Good For?
Try to drink a batch in a day or two and don’t keep it for too long in the fridge as it tends to loose the water soluble vitamins with time. If you leave leave the cucumbers, lemon and ginger in the water it gets spoiled in 2 days. So I like to infuse the water for several hours, then strain and transfer to the fridge, the water will keep good for another day or two.Hot Water Or Cold?
When preparing this cucumber lemon ginger water, it’s best to steep the ginger first, let it cool and then mix it with cucumber, lemon and more cold water if needed. The ginger’s bioactive components are significantly higher and more potent when heated.When To Drink
The best time to drink it is when you wake up, before a meal, during exercise and before bedtime.Nutrition
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator.
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Lauretta Itauma
Thursday 26th of January 2023
I've tried it,it's excellent
Jan
Thursday 21st of July 2022
Do you use a whole cucumber? How much ginger? How many lemons? Thank you.
HealthyTasteOfLife
Friday 29th of July 2022
All this info is written in the article and there's also a recipe card at the end of the article, it includes proportions and more.
Donna
Saturday 11th of December 2021
Lovely. I juice my ginger and freeze in ice cube trays for quick addition to any drink or smoothie that I enjoy with ginger. So convenient
HealthyTasteOfLife
Saturday 11th of December 2021
It sounds like a good idea!