Coconut water or lemon water? If the second drink helps us to regularize the intestine and brings several benefits to the body (antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, useful for digestion, useful for fighting water retention), coconut water is a food that is having more and more consensus and is increasingly appreciated . In fact, coconut water is naturally sweet, rich in vitamins and mineral salts as well as low-calorie (about 20 kcal each 100 gr): it can be an excellent alternative to milk as a base for smoothies, puddings and sweet creams (try cooking oat flakes in coconut water) and is a very refreshing drink on its own.

COCONUT WATER: WHY IS IT GOOD?

For sports enthusiasts, coconut water can be used as a base for pre-workout smoothies (blend a handful of spinach or rocket and a quarter of an avocado in 200ml coconut water if you want to improve your sports performance) or as a tonic of mineral salts before or after, drunk alone. In fact, it contains both sodium and potassium as well as calcium and magnesium, has a low percentage of carbohydrates and cholesterol, and is rich in natural trace elements.

It is therefore more useful for those who have sports than drinking lemon water in the morning. In addition, coconut water is a delicious remedy to reduce stress, nervous hunger, insomnia, fight cellulite. As a drink it is hypoglycemic and reduces bad cholesterol levels. All right, yeah?

COCONUT WATER: WHERE TO FIND IT?

Well, no. Because coconut water costs money. Lemon water is super cheap. If we look for organic coconut water, for example, the price per can is around two euros, and often exceeds them, even reaching three euros. The only alternative, if we can afford it, is to order coconut water online : the price ranges from 25 euros for 12 cans on this site , up to 38 euros for 24 cans in this other one ., while Amazon occasionally reserves great offers. We can thus make a monthly supply, and drink up to three cans a week without spending a fortune on the biological side of the house, but actually halving the expense. But obviously, despite being a food rich in properties, there are many other nutritious and useful foods to keep us healthy: hot water and lemon, for example.