3 Refreshing Mason Jar Drinks to Beat the Summer Heat
Most "healthy summer drinks" are either boring (plain water) or secretly full of sugar hiding behind a wellness label. These three are both refreshing and genuinely hydrating, and easy enough to make in bulk on a Sunday so you're set for the week. Just a Mason jar, a reCAP lid, and things you can grab at any grocery store.
Lemon electrolyte lemonade. A pinch of sea salt replenishes the sodium your body loses when you sweat, and honey adds quick energy.
Ingredients (makes 1 quart):
- 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice (or use Super Juice to stretch it further)
- 3 cups cold water
- 2 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- Optional ginger or mint.
Combine in a quart Mason jar, seal with a reCAP POUR lid, and shake. Keeps up to 5 days.
Watermelon agua fresca.
Ingredients (makes ~1.5 quarts):
- 4 cups cubed seedless watermelon
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1/2 cup cold water
- Pinch of salt
- Optional mint or sparkling water.
How to make it:
- Blend until smooth
- Strain if you like a cleaner texture
- Pour into a wide-mouth Mason jar
- Seal with a reCAP FLIP cap.
Keeps 3 days. Try adding jalapeño slices for heat.
Blueberry mint infused water.
Ingredients (makes 1 quart):
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
- 8 to 10 mint leaves
- 4 cups cold water
- Optional lemon or cucumber.
How to make it:
- Gently muddle the blueberries
- Add mint
- Fill with water
- Seal with a reCAP FLIP cap.
- Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
*Tip: Swap the fruit and herb combo by season: strawberry basil, peach ginger, cucumber mint.
Our Sunday routine: We make all three at once, about 20 minutes total, and line the jars up in the fridge for the week. The reCAP FLIP cap is what makes this practical; everything stays sealed and fresh, and none of it takes up weird amounts of fridge space.