Morning Water

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  • Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
32 oz. waterjuice of one lemon1 tbsp. olive leaves4 peppermint teabags 1 ice cube of frozen barley waterCook a pot of pearled barley and save the water. Pour into ice cube tray and freeze. When hard, store in zip lock bags in freezer.
Directions
Place water into a pot and bring to a boil. Add one frozen cube of barley water into pot of boiling water. Add heaping tablespoon of dried olive leaves into boiling water and simmer for three minutes. Let steep for five more. Add the juice of one lemon - meyer lemons are great. Let weak tea cool down and sip warm tea of lemon, olive leaf, barley water all morning long.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LINDYPOWER.

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 36.1
  • Total Fat: 0.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 8.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 8.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
  • Protein: 0.6 g

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