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Coconut water instead of a sweet drink
When you want a sweet fizzy drink, pour one glass of fresh coconut water instead. It is a swap for that glass, not a tonic and not a promise of kilos lost.
About coconut water instead of soda
Use fresh coconut water, strained if bits of shell fall in. Do not add sugar, salt, or a packaged syrup. One glass is the habit. A second glass is just more to drink, not a better result.
This does not promise kilos lost. People who have been told to limit fluids, especially with kidney disease, should ask a doctor before adding coconut water every day.
Ingredients
- One glass of fresh coconut water
- A clean strainer if bits of husk fall in
- No sugar and no syrup
How to prepare
- Open a fresh coconut and pour the water through a strainer into a glass.
- Drink it as it is. Do not stir in sugar, salt, or squash.
How to use
- Have one glass when you would otherwise open a sweet drink.
- Stop at one glass.
- Keep it for the same day. Do not store it warm on the counter.
Helpful habits
- Choose a coconut that sounds full of water when you shake it.
- If you only have packaged coconut water, pick one with no added sugar and still keep to one glass.
Precautions
- This swap does not promise kilos lost.
- Ask a doctor first if you must limit fluids or potassium, including in kidney disease.
- A sour or fizzy coconut should be thrown away, not sweetened and saved.
Frequently asked questions
Can I drink several glasses a day?
- This habit is one glass in place of a sweet drink. More glasses are not the plan.
Can I add sugar or rose syrup?
- No. Added sugar makes it another sweet drink.
Will coconut water take weight off?
- No. It does not promise kilos lost. It only replaces one sweet glass.
