Slimming Drink: Ginger, Cucumber, Lemon, and Mint

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   How do you make a slimming drink from ginger, cucumber, lemon, and mint? Very simply and quickly. First, gather the ingredients from the list.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the lemon thoroughly, scrubbing it with a brush, then cut it into thin slices. To keep the drink from getting too bitter, pick thin-skinned lemons so the white pith between the peel and flesh is as thin as possible — that's what causes the bitterness. Or you can cut all the peel away down to the flesh.

3. Step 3:

   

   Wash the cucumber, pat it dry, and cut it into thin slices. If the skin isn't tough, damaged, or bitter, there's no need to peel it.

4. Step 4:

   

   Wash and dry the mint. Pick the leaves off the stems, choosing leaves with no black spots.

5. Step 5:

   

   Peel the ginger root and grate it on a fine grater. Once grated, use no more than 1 tsp, or the drink will turn bitter.

6. Step 6:

   

   Put the lemon and cucumber slices, grated ginger, and mint leaves into a pitcher.

7. Step 7:

   

   Fill the pitcher with fresh, clean water. The water should be either bottled, or boiled and cooled to room temperature. Leave the drink in the fridge overnight.

8. Step 8:

   

   Drink half a glass at a time, 4 to 6 times a day, alongside a sensible diet. If you eat unlimited high-calorie, fatty, carb-heavy foods, the drink won't deliver the effect you're hoping for. Enjoy!