Sassy Water and the Flat Belly Diet, Recipes & Health Tips

Given the extreme interest, and the healthy benefit of the Flat Belly Diet, here is the Sassy water recipe, as near as we can find. We cannot completely guarantee the accuracy.

Sassy Water
2 liters water (approximately 8 1/2 cups)
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
1 medium cucumber sliced thinly and peeled
1 medium lemon sliced thinly
12 small spearmint leaves

The Flat Belly Diet appears to be one of the most popular, effective and healthy diets in America. One week after releasing her book, the Flat Belly Diet became a best seller , for good reason. The diet is high in MUFA's, (Monounsaturated fatty acids), and is well backed by research that shows MUFA's target belly fat, and promote overall health. MUFA rich foods include all nuts, peanut butter, olives, dark chocolate, and all oils except palm and coconut oil.

The Flat Belly Diet mandates that you drink Sassy water for four days before beginning the diet. Sassy water soothes the GI tract, and helps the body eliminate water.

In fact, sassy water is named for Prevention magazine editor Cynthia Sass, and also because it's "a heck of a lot perkier than plain old water." See the Flat Belly Diet Cookbook info at REIZIT.

Anyway, the idea of this diet is to de-bloat you. And sassy water will do that, in a "cleansing" way, if you get my drift. The recipe is:

• 2 litres/3½ pints water
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 medium lemon, thinly sliced
• 12 mint leaves

Too bad for me: I am allergic to cucumber. Ah well. Readers, try it and let us know. Most say it is refreshing, and cleansing.

The Flat Tummy Rules

1 Eat four meals a day (including one smoothie). Little and often helps your body to digest food more easily - avoiding bloating. The foods recommended on this programme have been specifically chosen for their anti-bloat qualities.

2 Take a quick five-minute after-meal walk. Moving your body helps release air trapped in your gastrointestinal tract.

3 Drink two litres of  Sassy Water daily. Devised by nutrition director Cynthia Sassy, the ingredients in her water aren't just for flavour: the ginger will help to calm and soothe your GI tract. You can also drink 100 per cent pure herbal teas such as camomile.

SASSY WATER

• 2 litres/3½ pints water
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger 
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced 
• 1 medium lemon, thinly sliced 
• 12 mint leaves
  

Combine all ingredients in a large jug, chill in the refrigerator and let the flavours blend overnight.