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jami46 06/14/2011

I have been having trouble with fluid in Florida.I have started freezing my crystal light in small containers and eating chipped ice.This is bad when it is 90+ degrees outside and I thank God at this point I can still afford to run my AC inside.Hopefully the weather will give us a break or I am going to go find a beach to sit on and get a breeze.I think my air cost 500 last month .

jrueda 06/14/2011

Refreshing tricks:

1) Cool water and vinegar... Or as you say ice them.
2) Grounded cucumber with mint.. incredible refreshing
3) Cucumber peel, rub your front head and lids with pieces of it and leave it there for a while.

Jesus

deleted_user 06/14/2011

Wow - those are a couple of super ideas. Thank you Jesus for those.

Raoul

jami46 06/14/2011

Thanks I am going to try the cucumber tonight

LucilleM 06/17/2011

Wow -- the grounded cucumber idea with mint sounds wonderful. I'll have to give it a try.

LucilleM 06/17/2011

I like the crystal light raspberry/lemonade flavor and I use a sparkling water. It makes a very nice sparkling flavorful beverage.

deleted_user 07/28/2011

Wow....can't wait to try these great ideas on my hubby. Esp the Grounded cucumber with mint! I have fresh cucumbers from my BFF's garden & can easily pick up fresh mint at the market.

Thanks everyone.

Hugs & Prayers,
Naynie

deleted_user 07/28/2011

PS, It's 106 in the shade where I live so I totally relate to you Jami.

deleted_user 07/29/2011

Okay - I have two questions -

1. what is crystal light - i have never heard that term before or else I thought it was a drug.

2, what is mint - are you talking about some sort of a plant

I am not kidding - i really do not recognize these .

hugs, Raoul

jrueda 07/29/2011

Raoul,

You may know it as mentha

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentha

Jesus

deleted_user 08/03/2011

It is supposed to hit 100 here today. It will be our hottest day this summer. I plan to stay inside.

I like eating the banana flavored icicle pops. They have no sodium and not a lot of fluid. The other flavors are good as well.

Thanks for the ideas shared here today. I especially like the sparkling water with Crystal Light idea and will try it for sure.

Raoul, Crystal Light is a powdered mix that you can mix with water for a refreshing drink. Mint is a plant and I'm not sure if you can get it in dried form or not. Some folks grow their own mint. It is a nice touch to iced tea if you like tea. Here is a link and it looks as though they have other forms of Crystal Light now.

http://www.kraftbrands.com/crystallight/Pages/default.aspx#/home

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