Breastfeeding Friendly Kiwi Lime Agua Fresca
Bright, tropical, and genuinely refreshing, this blended kiwi and lime drink is the kind of thing you'll want to keep in the fridge all week. Kiwi is naturally rich in vitamin C and folate, making it a smart choice when your body is working hard to nourish a little one. The maple syrup keeps it gently sweet without any refined sugar, and a pinch of salt rounds out the flavor in a way that makes the whole glass taste more alive. Staying well-hydrated while breastfeeding can feel like a chore, but a drink this pretty and this good actually makes you want to reach for your glass. Straining the blended kiwi gives it that smooth, almost silky texture you'd expect from a proper agua fresca — no grittiness, just clean fruit flavor with a zippy citrus edge. It comes together in minutes with nothing but whole, recognizable ingredients, so there's no label-reading stress or mystery additives to worry about. Garnish with a kiwi round or a lime slice and it looks like something from a café menu, even on your busiest day.
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4 servings
- 8 medium kiwis (about 700 g), peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 cups cold water
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (from about 2 limes)
- 3 tbsp maple syrup, or more to taste
- ⅛ tsp fine salt
For serving
- ice, for serving
- lime slices or kiwi rounds, for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Add the chopped kiwi and cold water to a blender. Blend on high until completely smooth, about 45 seconds.
- 2
Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large pitcher. Pour the blended kiwi mixture through the strainer in batches, pressing gently on the solids with a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids.
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