Think your Drink

Recipes

Instructions: In blender, place juice concentrate, water and half of ice,

Fruit Juice Slush being careful not to overfill the blender container. Blend while gradually
adding remaining ice. Serve.
Servings: 6 (1 cup each)
Note: Use any flavor of juice concentrate. If slush is too thick, add more
12 ounces frozen water.
concentrate
orange juice, or any Nutrition analysis: Per Serving: 90 Calories; trace Fat (1% calories
other 100% fruit juice concentrate from fat); 1g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 0mg
1½ cups water Cholesterol; 7mg Sodium.
3 cups ice Exchanges: 1½ Fruit.

Hot Mulled Cider Drink Instructions: Add equal amounts of juices to a cup and microwave for
one minute. Optional: Add a dash of ground Apple Pie spice.
Servings: 1 (1 cup)
Nutrition analysis: Per Serving: 135 Calories; 0g Fat (0% calories from
½ cup grape juice fat); 1g Protein; 33g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol;
½ cup apple juice or cider 8mg Sodium; 200mg Potassium
Exchange: 2½ Fruit.

Pine-Apple-Ginger Punch Instructions: Mix apple juice, pineapple juice, and diet ginger ale together,
pout over ice and serve.
Servings: 1 (1 cup) Nutrition analysis: Per Serving: 86 Calories; 8g Fat (2% calories from fat);
trace Protein; 21g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 24mg
⅓ cup apple juice Sodium.
⅓ cup pineapple juice Exchanges: 1½ Fruit.
⅓ cup diet ginger ale

Mighty Milk Instructions: Put all ingredients in a blender. If no blender is available,

Servings: 6 (1 cup each) place in a jar with closed lid. Blend for 20 seconds or shake jar until well
8 ice cubes mixed. Serve in a frosty glass.
2 cups of 1% low-fat milk Nutrition analysis: Per Serving: 89 Calories; 1g Fat (10.3% calories from
2 bananas mashed fat); 3g Protein; 18g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 3mg Cholesterol;
4 tablespoons orange juice, 43mg Sodium, 107mg (11%) Calcium.
frozen concentrate Exchanges: 1 Fruit, ½ Non-fat Milk

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