DIY Cranberry Lemonade Detox Tea

by | Updated: January 9th, 2018

Forget about questionable boxed detox products from the drugstore. Allow real, nourishing foods to support your body’s own natural cleansing processes. (Plus, this tart tea is way more visually appealing than a packet of capsules made from who knows what!) A combination of pure cranberry juice and freshly squeezed lemon help naturally flush the body, while vitamins and antioxidants provide immune system support.

This tea, which can be served warm or chilled, truly gets two pinkies up!

Homemade Cranberry Lemonade Detox Tea | Vitacost.com/Blog

Ingredients
1/2 cup pure, cold-pressed cranberry juice, free of added sugar
1/2 cup cold, filtered water
Juice of one lemon
Optional: fresh mint sprig (for its digestive benefits and fresher flavor)

Directions

For warm tea: In small saucepan over medium heat, warm juice and water just under boiling (when warm to the touch). Pour into mug and add lemon juice and mint if using. Serve immediately.

For chilled tea: In blender, combine cranberry juice, lemon juice, water and 1/2 cup crushed ice. Pour into cold mason jar. Garnish with mint to serve.

 

Heather McClees

Heather McClees is a nutritionist and a health, food and lifestyle writer from South Carolina. She has a B.S. degree in Nutrition Science and Dietetics with a minor in Journalism and Fine Arts and has a background in the areas of philanthropy, public speaking, nutritional counseling and health- and business-related journalism. Heather has been writing professionally for over 10 years and is passionate about reading, writing, staying active, eating well and spreading the message of health and wellness with others.