This lemon-lime drink tastes like the bottled or powdered version I enjoyed as a child. Inexpensive to mix up, it’s delightfully refreshing. Use freshly squeezed juices for the best flavor.
As a relatively new mom raising two young boys under the age of 3, I have a lot of respect for the woman responsible for this delicious Lemon-Lime Sports Ade recipe. Jessica Fisher, author of Best 100 Juices for Kids, is not only a successful blogger, writer and former teacher but she is also a homeschooling, work from home mother of SIX children. Six! Impressive, right?
I met Jessica last year when I attended Camp Blogaway in Southern California. After hearing her speak at a breakout session titled “Strategies for Keeping Your Blog Going and Not Running Out of Steam” I immediately ran over to introduce myself. Needless to say, Jessica is wicked smaht.
As a healthy food blogger who has gone through her own weight loss journey, I was thrilled when Jessica asked me to review her latest book, Best 100 Juices for Kids. Replacing processed sugars with naturally sweet foods like fruit and fresh juice is one of the easiest and most important steps to living a healthier lifestyle.
Not only are the recipes in this book creative and thoughtful but there is something for everyone. Veggie-based juices, chocolatey smoothies and everything in between.
Of course, I couldn’t pass up this tart, tangy and slightly sweet Lemon-Lime Sports Ade. I love that she adds sea salt to balance out the flavors and add a bit of sodium to replenish nutrients after a sports practice, dance class or soccer match. Not only is this version of your favorite sports drink ridiculously easy to make but it is much more affordable than the store-bought version.
Your straw is waiting.
Lemon-Lime Sports Ade
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 6 tablespoons Honey Syrup (see below)
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
Honey Syrup
- 1 cup honey
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- In a pitcher, whisk together the water, honey syrup, lemon and lime juices, and salt.
- Store in a covered jar or container in the refrigerator. Serve chilled.
- To make honey syrup, combine the honey and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the honey completely.
- Remove honey syrup from the heat and let cool completely. Store in a covered container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition:
Adam
Thank you for sharing!
Kate L
love this (because I’m not a favor Gatorade for kids all the time.) I live fresh strawberries I picked myself!
Liz DellaCroce
Oh my gosh perfect!!
Marianne
Awesome! My boys will LOVE this!!!!
Liz DellaCroce
YAY!
Molly Livingston
I guess I’m pretty basic, but my favorite fruit to add is Banana and I love sneaking in Spinach. Apples are also good and so are strawberries (which are amazing to add with bananas and Spinach!)
Renalyn Ibale
i love lemon and coconut water though how can i call coco water a juice? and off course mango shake..
Gianna
Strawberries, cherries and raspberries.
Laura
this sounds so refreshing!! I’ll be stirring up a pitcher ASAP.
I don’t know how to add fruit so that it gives my drinks any flavor… maybe I don’t let them sit long enough? Strawberries and cucumbers are my favorites.
Amber
I love adding spinach to smoothies. I haven’t done much with juicing, but I love the taste of fresh squeezed orange juice.
Kara
Making this for us now! Citrus, apples, spinach, avocado–if I want something creamy.
Annette
Strawberries and cucumbers are my two favorite fruits and veggies to add to juices.
Kirsten
I’m just getting into juicing and this book looks great. So far we like carrots, apples, and ginger best. I’m looking forward to experimenting with different homemade lemonades this summer.
Allison
Thanks for the idea! I like to add blueberries… fresh when available and frozen during during the off season.
Christina C
Strawberries create a texture I really like. I’ve never tried greens in my smoothies – my blender isn’t the greatest and I can just imagine terrible chunks of spinach. Yuck.
Jenna @ Eat Drink Pretty
Yummy, would love this book! I love any berries and carrots in juice. Currently I do a lot of smoothie type juices in my Blendtec. Makes you feel so good.
Joanne
There is no place for gatorade in my life anymore now that I have this. So excited because I really hate gatorade but had no other choices on long runs!
Becky V
We don’t juice – so this would be great to get started. I rarely let me kids have soda, and if we do, we use soda stream. We are mostly water drinkers here, but some alternatives would be nice to add some variety. Thanks!
Acmommy3
We love adding spinach, berries, pineapple and mango to our juices and smoothies! Thanks for highlighting this aide drink, I’m definitely going to make it for my family!! Looks great for our camping trips. :)
Tricia
I can’t wait to try this!
Kathy Parry
I wish this was sold at all the concession stands at all the kids baseball, soccer and football games. I do assemblies for elementary school children and I always bring up Gatorade as one of the villain foods…they look at me like I’m crazy! I like cucumber water and so does my teenaged daughter!
Lacey Orlando
I love adding apples, carrots, lemons and beets just to name a few!
Gaby
This looks perfect for summer!
Mary Ann Atzrott
Definitely need this book because the only things I’ve ever added to water are lemon slices!
Shelly
I love any beverages with lemon.
Whitney @ The Newlywed Chefs
Carrot and apple!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking
Sounds like a preggo-perfect summer drink to me, too! This looks so icy cold, refreshing and delicious, Liz. I could slurp gallons in this Texas heat!
Liz DellaCroce
Yes it does sista!! xo
Phi @ The Sweetphi Blog
What a fun post and great recipe, I’m all about healthy juices, so i’m dying to try this one at home :)
amanda m.
we like to make smoothies at our house. we seem to add banana and/or strawberries to most concoctions.
Mimi
I love adding cucumber and citrus fruits (lemon, lime) to my juices! The cucumber is so refreshing and the citrus just brightens everything up! I would LOVE to get my hands on this book, especially for the coming summer months.
Sherry
Favorite fruit: Lemons!
Favorite veggie: Spinach!
Lisa
My fave combo is apple beet carrot :)
Danielle Remes
My kids and I love to start the day with “green juice”. We put green apples, ginger, lemon, kale and spinach in the juicer. Delicious and nutritious! Can’t wait to try your recipe, Liz!
Noel
I love cucumber in my juice. Makes it so refreshing.
Monique S.
Grapefruit the pink ones are always a favorite for zing and a fresh taste!
Tish
Frozen bananas , kale, spinach, pears. Any fruit we have leftover!
Bethany C.
I like adding lime juice.
Angi MW
What a great giveaway, Im a fan of kale and carrots in our juice!
Thanks for highlighting this author!
Judy
I love spinach with all kinds of citrus including grapefruit with a banana.
adrian small
I think every household should have a juice maker or smoothie maker there so easy to use. What better way to start the day with a healthy smoothie or juice to make sure you get your five a day in.
Rona K.
Spinach!
Beth R.
As a child, my favorite juice was white grape. Still is actually. And every time I’m on a plane, I crave apple juice.
Andrea
We make smoothies with a base of a fresh banana, greek yogurt, and 1% milk, then add whichever frozen fruit we have. Lately it’s been pineapple and blueberry/strawberry/or raspberry. My 3 year old son rarely eats vegetables so I will add kale or spinach on occasion. He seems to love it. I am thinking about making up some sweet potato, pumpkin, or other vegetable puree to freeze and add to these to to sneak in some more vegetables.
Ishita
I boil water with cinnamon and cloves to infuse flavor. I also add roasted crushed indian spices eg. Cumin powder, chat masala. It taste yummie.
Elina
Love apples to naturally sweeten any veggie juice!
viviana
My daughter loves juices but I always struggle trying to find anything healthy for her to drink so lately we have been sticking to only water. lemonade from real lemons of course, tangerine juice, orange juice anda few sips of green smoothies here and there. This book will be so helpful thanks so much for the giveaway and I am definitely going to try this lemon-lime sports ade. Sounds great and I hope I win :)
Caitlyn @ City and the Cubicle
strawberry!
Debbie Lind
I would love to win this book. We make smoothies with strawberries, bananas and frozen yogurt. My 12 year old son loves this snack. Hubby makes a smoothie every morning with spinach, pineapple, and apples and water.
Amelia
I love adding bananas, kale, and lemon to many of my drinks. Bananas always give those healthy sugars so that I don’t have to add any. The lemon just gives that extra kick and helps absorb the iron in the kale. It’s all so good.
Brindi
I love lemon anything. I love a good pucker! Also, fresh or frozen Bing cherries are great additions.
Ally's Sweet & Savory Eats
I’d love to get my hands on this book. I refuse to buy juice in our house (unless someone is sick and they need a pick-me-up), so I am often making homemade lemonade in the summer, but of course with sugar! Loving this recipe.
We make smoothies in our house a lot – adding whatever fresh berries we have on hand, plus spinach!
Christine from Cook the Story
The drink sounds delicious and that book sounds equally wonderful!
Cassie
I’m a kid at heart, so I can have this too, right? :-)
Laura @ Raise Your Garden
Hello! Love this contest.
I never allow traditional juice in my house, (the kids are so deprived). Always make my own.
Favorite ingredient. Spinach all the way!! I cram it into every smoothie I make the kids and they inhale it. The innocents!
But I not totally mean, I also put in strawberries, blueberries and blackberries with a dab of peanut butter. and vanilla yogurt. We all love it!
Elissa
I’ve never thought about homemade juices but I can add cocoa powder to any smoothie and add anything else in it and my daughter will suck it down! This juice recipe looks great!
Heather
I love the idea of this drink! Lemon, lime, apples, beets, carrots, can all be good in juices (although probably not all together). If only I could get my son to eat or drink more veggies!