Super Simple Syrup for Mocktails

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This Super Simple Syrup for Mocktails is so easy to make, you'll be able to do it in less than 5 minutes and with minimal mess!

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• Is there a downside to Dry January?
• Ingredients & how to make it
• Watch the TikTok tutorial here:
• Try these mocktail recipes!
• Super Simple Syrup for Mocktails
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It’s almost Dry January and I am ready, what about you? 

There’s nothing better than a 30-day break from alcohol to kick off the year.  I’m not speaking from a health perspective, simply a personal one, but I know from my own experience the benefits are endless.

If you participate in Dry January, and possibly go even longer, you’ll notice some major benefits.  Here are a few that I’ve noticed for myself:

• Weight loss - yep, I lost a few pounds, but don’t expect a lot.  The weight loss was mostly just bloat, but even with that my clothes fit a lot better and I felt better.
• Skin - I’ve always struggled with PMS acne.  However, without the booze guess what? No acne.  Coincidence? Possibly, but I don’t think so! 
• Mood - No. More. Hangxiety.  The anxiety that I was feeling pretty much cleared up after an extended break from alcohol.  There was a point where I’d be waking up in the middle of the night or early in the morning with a racing heart and spending all day worrying about weird things.  Not anymore, life is much more peaceful.  

Is there a downside to Dry January?

Not really, giving up alcohol for any amount of time will benifit you.  

However, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that you will have a lot more time on your hands.  More boredom, and this isn’t a bad thing.  Just be sure to have something to fill that time with.  Perhaps you could take up a new hobby such as sewing or knitting?   Perhaps you’ll go to bed earlier and wake up well rested? 

Or my favorite way to fill some of that time? Mocktail-making! Mocktails can have tons of health benefits (many have herbs, kombucha, and fresh juice) and they’re absolutely delicious. 

Ingredients & how to make it

You just need two simple ingredients:

• Water - use filtered water to avoid any unpleasant tastes.
• Granulated (white) sugar

That's it. Again, this is Super Simple Syrup. Not extra-fancy-complicated-syrup (there's a time and a place for that).

To make it you're going to heat up your electric kettle - I have this one.

Then pour ½ cup of sugar into a pyrex (or you can use a mason jar).

After that pour ½ cup of boiling water over the sugar.

And finally stir it until it dissolves.

Let it cool to room temperature. Store it in a jar with a tight lid.

It'll last in the fridge for about 3 weeks!

Watch the TikTok tutorial here:

https://www.tiktok.com/@mocktailmakeover/video/7439734654305045806?_r=1&_t=8raFMBgupSQ

Try these mocktail recipes!

If you're a huge mocktail fan, give these drinks a try! Here are a few of my favorites:

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