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Orange Shake

Orange juice is made by extraction from the fresh fruit, by desiccation and subsequent reconstitution of dried juice, or by concentration of the juice and the subsequent addition of water to the concentrate. Citrus juices contain flavonoids (especially in the pulp), that may have health benefits. (Wikipedia)

 

Serves: One
Effort: Easy

 

 

Ingredients:

  • 1 package sugar free orange jello
  • 2 egg whites — beaten stiff
  • 2 teaspoons lemon rind — grated
  • 1 teaspoon orange extract
  • 2 packages artificial sweetener
  • 4 strawberries
  • 4 ice cubes
  • 4 lemon slices

 

How to Prepare:

  • Prepare gelatin according to package directions and cool.
  • Beat in stiff egg whites with wire whisk.
  • Add lemon rind, orange extract, and sweetener. Place in blender. Add strawberries and ice cubes.
  • Blend at medium speed for 30 seconds.Pour into glasses and garnish with lemon slices.

 

 

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Fruity Smoothie

A smoothie is a blended and sometimes sweetened beverage made from fresh fruits and in special cases can contain chocolate or peanut butter. In addition to fruit, many smoothies include crushed ice, frozen fruit, honey or contain syrup and ice ingredients. (Wikipedia)

 

Serves: One
Effort: Easy

 

Ingredients:

  • 3 tablespoons Naturade Milk and Egg protein
  • 3 tablespoons ricotta cheese
  • 8 ounces water
  • 3 packets splenda packets
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 4 frozen strawberries, unsweetened
  • 4 slices frozen peach slices, unsweetened

 

How to Prepare:
Put everything in a blender and blend on high until smooth and thick.

 

 

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Cranberry Juice

 

Cranberry juice cocktail is sometimes used as a mixer with alcoholic drinks. Cranberry juice contains phytochemicals, which may help prevent cancer and cardiovascular disease. (Wikipedia)

 

Serves: One
Effort: Easy

 

 

Ingredients:

  • 2 ounces sugar free cranberry-flavored sparkling water
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cranberry Blast Kool Aid drink mix — unsweetened, powdered
  • 1 ounce white rum
  • 2 ounces mandarin orange-flavored sparkling water
  • 1/4 teaspoon orange extract
  • 1 dash lemon juice
  • 1 packet artificial sweetener (to taste) — (1 to 2)

 

How to Prepare:

  • Combine all ingredients in a shaker with crushed ice.
  • Shake and serve with the ice in large stemmed glasses. (If you don't have a shaker, combine all ingredients in a blender with ice cubes and process on “pulse” until the ice cubes are crushed)

 

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Fruity Summer Spritzer

A spritzer is a tall, chilled drink, usually made with white wine and seltzer or club soda. The word comes from the German spritzen “spatter, squirt, spray, sprinkle”, i.e. adding water and thus diluting the wine so that it can be consumed in larger, thirst-quenching amounts. (Wikipedia)

 

Serves: One
Effort: Easy

 

 

Ingredients:

  • tall glass of crushed ice
  • 8oz Crystal Clear brand wild cherry sparkling water(sweetened with sucralose and ace-k)
  • 1 slices lemon(frozen) and juice from 1/2 small lemon
  • 1 slice lime(frozen) and juice from 1/2 lime
  • 4 fresh raspberries(frozen)

 

How to Prepare:

  • Put raspberries, lime and lemon slices in the bottom of glass and top with crushed ice.
  • Add lime and lemon juice then fill with sparkling water.
  • Stir gently. For more color, add mint.

 

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Something Strawberry

Strawberries are a popular addition to dairy products, as in strawberry-flavored milk, ice cream, milkshakes, smoothies, and yogurts. Strawberries contain fisetin, an antioxidant that has been studied to fight against Alzheimer's disease and to kidney failure resulting from diabetes. (Wikipedia)

Serves: 2
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Effort: Easy

 

Ingredients:

  • 1 Cup 1% milk
  • 1/4 Cup of Splenda
  • 6 Strawberries diced
  • 1 Glass of Ice
  • 1 small squirt fat free strawberry syrup

How to Prepare:
Blend in blender until ice is crushed and smooth.