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Discover the best weight loss drinks, made with real ingredients at home, to activate the metabolism and curb hunger.

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Everywhere I look, companies are coming out with new weight loss drinks. Everyone thinks they’ve found the perfect formula, perfect ingredients and perfect “it” factor when it comes to the best drinks for weight loss.

Yet what if I told you that you don’t need some supplement with ingredients from a specific tree on a specific island in the middle of the ocean just to lose weight? I’ve got seven of the best drinks for weight loss to share today.

These detox drinks are simple, delicious and full of only the good stuff!

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Weight Loss Drinks

Each of the drinks below is made with whole food, plant-based ingredients designed to help the body naturally. These drinks aren’t magic, and shouldn’t be the only thing you consume in a day, yet they can help promote health and wellness.

Mug with homemade detox tea recipe with fresh lemon, ginger root and parsley.
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Best Homemade Detox Tea

Start your day with the best cleansing detox tea recipe for weight loss using lemon, ginger root and cayenne pepper to activate the digestive system, boost the metabolism, remove toxins gently and supports a healthy immune system.
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A glass mug brimming with golden turmeric tea, inviting to be savored.
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How to Make Turmeric Tea

This turmeric tea recipe is warm, comforting, and gently spiced, with earthy turmeric, zesty ginger, and a subtle kick of black pepper. A touch of honey softens the flavor, while optional coconut or oat milk adds creamy richness.
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Meal replacement smoothie for weight loss.
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Meal Replacement Smoothie

This meal replacement smoothie actually keeps you full and tastes delicious. It’s packed with hearty oats, juicy blueberries, creamy almond butter, and banana for natural sweetness. Basically, it’s breakfast, lunch—or survival fuel—in a blender.
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Metabolism Tea

Boost your metabolism naturally with our healing morning tonic recipe. This Metabolism Tea will keep your hunger cravings at bay and also kick start the fat burning process. 
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Two glasses of a ginger switchel recipe with ice cubes and lemon slices.
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Ginger Switchel Recipe (Nature’s Gatorade)

Quench your thirst with nature’s gatorade! This refreshing switchel recipe combines lemons, ginger, honey, and apple cider vinegar for a revitalizing drink that hydrates and energizes.
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Apple cider vinegar drink in a small glass next to cinnamon sticks.
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Apple Cider Vinegar Drink Recipe

Upgrade your wellness routine with an apple cider vinegar drink recipe to boost metabolism, stay hydrated and support your body’s natural detox. Tangy ACV pairs with raw honey and cinnamon to create a tasty powerhouse elixir.
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Tips for Best Results

My teeth are pretty sensitive so I drink the apple cider vinegar drinks with lemon through a straw to protect my enamel. The apple cider vinegar drinks sometimes go down better if they are super cold or heated up like a spiced cider. Though drinking them at room temperature is fine, you may not want to. That’s totally okay.

Turmeric stains easily, so make sure you have a stainable surface or cup when consuming any drink with this anti-inflammatory ingredient. Fresh, whole roots will have loads more natural and healing properties than their ground versions, so always look for fresh if possible. I actually buy ginger at Costco and chop up a whole bunch at once, then freeze it in single portions. This way I’ve got fresh, real ginger on hand whenever I need it.

Detox Drink Ingredients

While I don’t recommend drinking only these beverages throughout the day, they are each designed to help promote weight loss when included in a balanced diet. Each drink contains ingredients that do some pretty cool stuff in the body:

great detox ingredients including fresh ginger, lemon and cinnamon sticks.
  • Apple cider vinegar: Contains acetic acid, which helps stall weight gain and decreases fat in the belly and liver.
  • Ginger: Studies show this root effectively reduces fat, as well as increases HDL (good cholesterol) in the body.
  • Plant-based protein: According to the American Dietetic Association, a well-balanced vegetarian/vegan diet provide more than adequate protein to prevent and treat certain diseases. I’ve actually created an organic, Homemade Protein Powder for green smoothies. It adds 10 grams of clean protein to each smoothie.
  • Lemon: Loaded with antioxidants to promote weight loss. You can also add it to water to create a simple weight loss drink.
  • Cinnamon: Also full of antioxidants. Cinnamon has powerful anti-inflammatory effects as well.
  • Turmeric: Curcumin is the active ingredient in turmeric, and has anti-inflammatory and antioxidants as well. If inflammation is a serious concern, then I suggest taking this in supplement form. Ground turmeric has a smaller amount of curcumin.

Weight Loss Drinks FAQs

What drinks can burn belly fat?

These weight loss drinks promote healthy metabolism which when combined with proper sleep, exercise and nutrition can support losing excess fat.

What is a good drink to detox the body?

All of the drinks on my weight loss drinks list include natural ingredients that have detoxifying properties. Yet did you know that the body has entire systems dedicated to detoxing naturally? While these ingredients can help your body do what it does naturally, you can also consume other foods that will help you cleanse.

How can I burn fat fast?

There is so much more to losing weight than a ‘quick fix.’ While my cleanse programs often result in weight loss naturally, they are just the start of a healthier lifestyle. You can definitely incorporate some of the weight loss drinks from my list into your daily habits, but if you really want to lose weight then you need to use these drinks as part of a whole healthy diet, exercise, sleep and de-stress lifestyle.

A Healthier Way to Detox + Lose Weight

Many of the best drinks for weight loss found above were created for my 21-Day Cleanse. I’ve created 21-Day and Plant-Based Cleanses that use only whole food, and plant-based ingredients to bring you smoothies, snacks, meals, and cleansing detox drinks, all carefully curated to promote a healthier you.

Cleansing doesn’t have to consist of inedible, expensive supplements/drinks that make you feel terrible! It can be full of delicious, cleansing food, no weird powders and lasting results for the body and mind.

More Delicious Detox Recipes

If the concept of using real, whole food to meet your health goals sounds appealing to you, then check out a few of these free meal plans I’ve created. They are all designed to help you eat more plants and use the natural healing properties of food to heal your body inside and out.

Which one of theses do you want to sip on first? Drop a comment and let me know!

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  1. hey,guyz I’m Lwazi I wanna what smithies are there that are delightful and go for someone planining to lose weight

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  2. A very nice change for a hot beverage! Also a great way to use up extra almond milk and/or switch it up…make it more interesting.

    I make my own almond milk using my Vitamix blender. So I used homemade almond milk, and then followed the recipe as it was outlined. Instead of warming in a saucepan however, I was able to put all ingredients directly into a large mug. Gave it a stir and nuked it for 2 mins. at Power Level 8. Then I frothed it using a tiny battery-operated frother called Aerolatte. Yum!

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    1. HI Lynn,

      LOVE IT!! This recipe is elevated to a whole other level when you use homemade almond milk!

  3. Can I swap out the maple syrup for honey as I have no maple syrup? Will it be the same sort of flavour?

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    1. Hi Pip,

      Totally. The flavor with change slightly, but it will still offer you a hint of sweetness, naturally!

  5. This sounds good but I’m not sure I can have to Ginger due to having a blood clotting problem, I may have to ask my doctor tomorrow when I go see her.

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    1. Hi Carol,

      Good call! It’s always best to check with your physician first. If your doctor comes back and suggests avoiding ginger, you can still enjoy this recipe, just simply leave it out!

  6. Sorry if this has been asked before, but does this work if you make it ahead of time and just warm it up? Would like to be able to make a large batch to be able to quickly access.

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    1. Hi Beth,

      I prefer to make this recipe right before enjoying. The spices and almond butter have a habit of separating. You can definitely give it a try. If so I’d suggest storing it in a jar you can give a good shake!

  7. 5 stars
    I’m not a huge fan of warm drinks in the evening for whatever reason, but drinking this an hour before bed is such a lovely, comforting thing. I couldn’t believe how it wound me down and really prepped me for sleepy time! And I love the added option of the almond butter- it really pulled me through the Plant-Based Cleanse Fall Cleanse when I was too full to eat dinner, but still needed some protein in my belly.

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    1. Love to hear it, Krista! This drink is def one of the best things about the fall cleanse. 🙂

  8. 3 stars
    This for me is definitely an acquired taste drink. I am just drinking it for the cleanse. I don’t think I would continue unless it was for health reasons.

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    1. It really is good for your body during cleansing, so it’s great you’re drinking it for that, Elsie. Many people love to drink it when they’re not cleansing but if you don’t care for it, that’s totally ok!

  11. 5 stars
    I love this night treat. But I have modified it a little bit (a lot). I use oat milk, with just a little bit of maple, and add the cinnamon, turmeric and cloves <3

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    1. Those sounds like great modifications, Laura! I’m going to have to try it that way. 🙂

    1. Hi Louisa,

      Of course! But if you’re using the Spiced Almond Milk as part of our cleanse, we suggest avoiding peanut products over the 21 days.