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It’s Christmas time again and we’re continuing our tradition of sharing these Syfolicious Christmas sparkling water beverage recipes to enjoy during the holiday season or at anytime. Brighten your Holidays and wow your guests with these festive and refreshing Christmas beverage concoctions made with Syfo Naturally Flavored Sparkling Waters. They’ll bring joy to your heart and delight to your taste buds.
Sparkling Christmas
INGREDIENTS:
- 20 oz Syfo Original Seltzer
- 1 cup unsweetened cranberry juice
- 1 cup vanilla vodka
- 3 tablespoons Stevia In The Raw® Bakers Bag
PREPARATION:
Combine all ingredients in a 2-quart pitcher. Serve over ice.
Recipe courtesy of Epicurious.com
Sparkling Cranberry Punch
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 quarts cranberry juice cocktail
- 32 0z Syfo Original Seltzer
- One 6-oz can frozen pink lemonade, (thawed)
PREPARATION:
In a large container, combine the cranberry juice cocktail, the sparkling water and the thawed pink lemonade concentrated. Stir and serve.
Recipe courtesy of tasteandtellblog.com.
Cranberry Spice Mocktail
INGREDIENTS:
- 1.5 oz Syfo Original Seltzer
- 2 oz cranberry juice
- 4 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters
- 2.5 oz apple cider
- 10 cranberries (plus additional for garnish)
- Orange wedge
PREPARATION:
Muddle cranberries and orange wedge in cranberry juice, and then pour in the rest of the ingredients and stir with a spoon. Garnish with cranberries and orange peel and serve on ice.
Recipe courtesy of Town and Country Magazine.
Rosemary Pucker
INGREDIENTS
- .75 oz chardonnay vinegar (see instructions below)
- .5 ounce rosemary simple syrup
- Your choice of Syfo Naturally Flavored Sparkling Waters to taste
PREPARATION
Steep rosemary in simple syrup for several hour to overnight. Add vinegar and rosemary simple syrup to a shaker along with a dash of water. Shake with ice and strain into a Collins glass filled with ice. Top with sparkling water. Stir until combined and garnish with a rosemary sprig.
Recipe courtesy of Town and Country Magazine.
We hope you enjoy these refreshing holiday beverage recipes and everyone at Syfo Beverages would like to wish you a happy and healthy Holiday Season.
Here’s a health and beauty benefit from sparkling water you may not have thought of. Washing your face with sparkling water can lead to healthier and more beautiful skin as explained in recent articles in Allure and Cosmopolitan magazines.
Part of the reason, says Miami-based dermatologist Roberta Del Campo, is that “carbonated water has a slightly acidic pH of 5.5, which coincidentally is the same pH as our skin. On the other hand, tap water has a pH of 7, which can disrupt the skin’s outermost layer, leading to dryness and irritation.” Furthermore, Del Campo says, carbonated water acts as a vasodilator, meaning it can improve blood supply to your skin and result in a healthier, brighter, rosier complexion.
Using carbonated water in beauty products, such as sheet masks and toners, has long been a trend in Japan and Korea and is now beginning to catch on in the United States. Dr. Del Campo recommends using a gentle, soap-free cleanser that has a similar pH to our natural skin along with the sparkling water. In this article on the Allure website, she states that washing the face with sparkling water is essentially an option for everyone, even those with sensitive skin. However, for some individuals with extremely sensitive skin, the skin will need to adjust over time and therefore, there may be initial irritation if used daily.
Syfo Original Seltzer is reverse osmosis purified water and has the highest carbonation. Syfo Naturally Flavored Sparkling Waters are also made with 100% purified water and the all-natural flavorings are made by electively extracting the oil from the peel of the fruit. So don’t forget to enjoy a glass as Syfo is great for your taste buds as well!
You can read the entire Allure article here.
People often assume that natural flavors contain only natural ingredients. But that might not always be the case.
What can be called natural flavors is defined by law, and essentially the FDA says that any flavor extracted from a natural source, such as a fruit, spice, vegetable or seafood, can be called natural. In other words, the flavor wasn’t cooked up synthetically in a laboratory. However, that doesn’t mean that flavors called natural can’t also contain some unnatural additives.
Take the case of Hint Water, which was recently the target of a class action suit that charged they were deceptive in how they represented their product as “all-natural”. The company’s flavors are natural as defined by the FDA, but they also use propylene glycol (PG) — a synthetic substance used in cosmetics and food. And while synthetic solvents such as propylene glycol are not allowed in the production of organic certified products, they are permitted in “natural flavors.” The reasoning is that they are incidental additives present in food at an insignificant level. Although PG is FDA-approved, there is concern in some quarters about the potential negative health effects of the substance.
With Syfo there is no confusion. All of our natural flavors are propylene glycol free. We opt for vegetable based glycerin and/or ethyl alcohol (derived from grain) instead. There are no preservatives, artificial colors, or flavors used in the manufacturing of our flavors. That makes Syfo the clear choice.
Syfo’s glass and 100% recyclable PET bottles have always been completely BPA-Free. A new study links the chemical Bisphenol A or BPA to the development of prostate cancer. To reduce exposure, The Mayo Clinic recommends that consumers seek out BPA-free plastic and canned products.
BPA, a known endocrine disruptor, has been correlated to a number of health and developmental issues as we discussed in an earlier post here. This new study, headed by Gail Prins, Professor of Physiology and director of the andrology laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago, indicates that even low level of exposure to the chemical during development can lead to a higher risk of prostate cancer later in life.
In the study, Prins implanted mice with human prostate stem cells from healthy donors. For two weeks before the structure reached maturity, her team then fed the mice BPA at levels to which pregnant women are typically exposed. A third of the tissues in the test sample had either pre-cancerous lesions or prostate cancer, compared to only 13 percent in a control group that was only fed oil. In another group where the stem cells were exposed to BPA before implantation and again as they produced the prostate tissue in the mice, the prevalence of pre-cancerous lesions or cancer rose to 45 percent. Researchers in the field say the study shows that human prostate cells are targets of BPA and that early exposure may be associated with an increased risk for prostate cancer.
You can read more about the study linking BPA to prostate cancer here.
Believe or not, the start of the summer season — with the beach outings, picnics, pool parties and barbecues that launch the struggle to keep it all healthy — is upon us. Remember the New Years Resolution of not that long ago?
Besides all the tempting food, desserts and snacks, the warmer weather and increased outdoor activities bring the biggest challenge — the need to stay hydrated. So that means it’s more important than ever to stay away from sugary sodas and heavily-caffeinated drinks that may satisfy at first but will ultimately dehydrate you. Studies have shown that the sugar in beverages like energy and some sports drinks can remove water from your body.
Enter Syfo Original Seltzer and Naturally Flavored Sparkling Waters. They’re the perfect beverage choice for all the summer fun ahead. Made with 100% purified water, Syfo products help you stay hydrated because water is simply the best way to hydrate yourself during warm weather activities. And since our products contain no sugar, sodium, artificial sweeteners, preservatives or other additives, there’s nothing in them to cancel that effect, making Syfo the healthy summer choice.
But we didn’t want to give you the impression that staying healthy this summer can’t be tasty and fun. Enjoy those cookouts and parties with some of our favorite Syfo summer recipes. Click the photos below for the full recipe details:
Lemon Ginger Pear Spritzer
Minty Lemon Soda
Strawberry Lemonade Fizz
Aloha Sparkle
