Did you know lemons are incredibly good for you? Now before you go buy a large Chick-Fil-A lemonade a day, I’m talking about lemonade in the raw. Although I do thoroughly enjoy every sour sip of my Chick-Fil-A lemonade when I go to a town that actually has one. (MAJOR downside of living in a small town = no Chick-Fil-A. But we do have 3 Dairy Queens. I mean, really?)

Okay, so raw lemonade…lemons are incredibly alkalizing to your body and are a great way to offset the effects of your Friday night Mexican food binge. Or was that just me? Anyway, lemons are great for you but I don’t know very many people who can eat ‘em like an orange. Ooo, that makes me pucker just thinking about it. And this raw lemonade recipe is really easy and takes about 15 minutes to make. It will keep for a while in the fridge, too, so you can make a lot. It is totally cost-effective. I buy a bag of organic lemons for $4.97 from HEB, so with the added cost of the agave, you’re looking at about $5.50 for a gallon of fresh, raw lemonade.

I usually make a batch of raw lemonade on Sunday or Monday to last us through the week. I use a juicer but you can totally do this without one. In fact, the first time I made it was in a regular old blender. This is also a great recipe to make with your kids!

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Lemonade in the Raw recipe:

9-10 organic lemons

1/3 cup agave or raw honey {I prefer agave for this because it dissolves much easier. Just don’t use sugar because it negates some of the alkalizing effect.}

1 gallon of water

If you don’t have a juicer, quarter all your lemons and remove the seeds. Squeeze 6 lemons into the blender. Peel the remaining 3-4 and put the entire thing into the blender. If you do have a juicer, quarter all the lemons and run them all through the juicer.

Dump this “concentrated” juice into a pitcher and add your water and agave. Stir very thoroughly. You can adjust your sweetener according to taste. I usually just stir in a little more agave to Little Bit’s when I pour it for her, but Hubby and I like it as is.

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That’s it! Easy-peasy, lemon-squeezy. Enjoy chilled, over ice, definitely with a pink straw. :)