Winter Wellness Booster Shots: Homemade Drink for Cold Season

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The Ohioan winter is peaking early this year, and I can already hear my children’s noses drooling. I knew it was time for me to make the Winter Wellness Booster shots, my Tunisian go-to remedy for the cold. This drink is made with everyday ingredients to give you and your family the right boost to stay healthy this winter.

Keep winter illnesses at bay with these powerful, homemade wellness shots!

Why Make Your Own Winter Wellness Booster Shots?

I have got two words for you: affordability and versatility!

These Winter Wellness Booster Shots are made with inexpensive and everyday ingredients, except for the honey (good honey is literally liquid gold!).

Lime, ginger, and garlic are available all year round and can stay fresh in the fridge for a long time. Honey, on the other hand, can be stored forever. That is why this Winter Wellness Booster Shot is the best budget-friendly remedy you can drink when you need a little boost!

Also, you can customize it to your taste. Add some orange for Vitamin C or toss in some carrots for some Vitamin A.

Keep winter illnesses at bay with these powerful, homemade wellness shots!

What are Wellness Booster Shots?

Wellness booster shots are little drinks that provides you with much needed nutrients to give you energy or a health boost (don’t we all need one!)

These cuttle little drinks are mightier than they look, honey!

Oh yes, don’t be fooled by their small size, okay? These little shots are concentrated in nutrients from natural ingredients like herbs, spices, fruits, and veggies. These Wellness Shots can help you strengthen your immune system, boost energy, give you a beauty glow, and just promote overall health.

This Booster Shot was my mom’s go-to for reinforcing our bodies before and during the cold and long days of winter, especially during the drastic temperature changes during season transitions.

Why These Shots Work

The magic of this shot is in its key ingredient: garlic, a powerful immunity booster.

My mom would also add honey and lemon to her secret concoction. And you know what? Together, garlic, honey, and lime worked—in harmony, like Destiny’s Child. 

If I had a cold or was feeling tired, my mother would mix these three ingredients in a bowl and would tell me to drink it fast. Now that I am an adult, I add ginger because it helps with colds and sore throats. 

Keep winter illnesses at bay with these powerful, homemade wellness shots!

Benefits of these Winter Wellness Booster Shots Ingredients

Garlic

Garlic is a valuable medicinal vegetable that is rich in health benefits. Garlic has many health benefits, such as treating colds and flu, and fighting infections.

Honey

Honey has a long history of proven benefits as a natural remedy and healing agent. Honey is rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and zinc, which help boost the immune system. It also has antibacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-inflammatory properties.

Lime

An alkalizing food that reduces acidity and inflammation, lime has many health benefits. It can help reduce nausea and heartburn, improve digestion, but also relieve muscle pain.

Ginger

Ginger is a superfood that can help soothe coughs and cold symptoms.

How to make them

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of sliced ginger
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 lime, peeled and sliced
• 1/3 cup of honey
• 2 cups of water
• Glass Jar or Small Shots Bottles

Directions

• Blend water, ginger, garlic, and lime until smooth.
• Strain the mixture and discard the pulp.
• Stir in honey and mix well.
• Pour into jars and store in the fridge for up to a week.

How to drink these Winter Wellness Booster Shots

There are many ways you can add these Winter Wellness Booster Shots to your diet.

• You can drink the shot on an empty stomach daily to keep you energized and pumped up on nutrients.
• You can drink more than one a day when you feel tired and under the weather.
• You could dilute them in water or herbal tea to ease on the taste for the little ones

Drink it as a shot or mix it into a smoothie—this wellness blend keeps you strong all season!

FAQ: Winter Wellness Booster Shots

1) Can you make these shots without honey?

Yes, if you can swap honey for maple syrup, which also has antioxidant benefits. However, the healing power of honey is unmatched in these booster shots.

2) How long can you store the shots in the fridge?

If these shots make paste the first couple of days, they can stay good for as long as a week.

3) Can you freeze the Winter Wellness Booster Shots?

Yes, you can easily freeze them, but not in the glass jars, though! Pour your mixtures into ice cubes for extra nutrients in your smoothies!

4) Is the flavor too strong for children?

They might dislike that garlic-ginger combo. You could add orange juice (extra vitamin C) to improve the flavor or just mix it in with smoothies.

DISCLAIMER

This recipe is for general wellness support and is not intended to diagnose, treat, or cure any disease. Always consult a healthcare professional before making significant changes to your diet, especially if you have underlying health conditions or take medications.