In the nick of time! I didn't want to miss this one, especially after @luisacarola's kind invitation ❤️ And it might be late for my inviting a friend, but here I go anyway; the invitation goes to @adncabrera 😁

THIS IS MY PARTICIPATION IN THE MINI CONTEST🍋

I like both lemon water and lemonade in all the versions I've tried so far: plain lemonade (3 parts juice, 1 part water, and some sugar--+ broken ice!), lemonade with lemon zest, lemonade slushies. I've heard and read about the many benefits of lemon juice, and the way I have it most of the time is in lemonades during a hot morning but never on a empty stomach (for no particular reason). In my town, lemonades are popular and sometimes they come with a good dose of sugar or cane honey; I like those, but I prefer them with no sugar if the day is hot 🔥 because sweet drinks just make me thirstier. If I could have one lemonade right now, it'd be a full glass of a minty lemonade slushie with no sugar, like the one below.

I ordered this one at La Marea, Club de Playa, a beach club I visited a couple of years ago; they blend leaves of spearmint with ice and freshly squeezed lemon juice. I fell in love with this drink, which I had never tried this way before. I have some spearmint and lemons, so I might make some later 😁