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Thursday, November 20, 2008

LEMON LIME TEA

Posted by Carole-Anne on February 21, 2008

Healthy Recipes found this yummy recipe on a Save-On Foods flyer.  It is so good we just had to offer it to you.

Homemade iced teas like this one offer hydrating refreshment without the added sugar and artificial ingredients that can be found in some iced teas. 

INGREDIENTS: 

1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice

1 cup strong cold tea

1/4 cup Western Family liquid honey

Ice cubes

Western Family Club Soda

4 lime wedges

NOW FOLLOW ME: 

Combine both juices, tea and honey.  Mix well and refrigerate tea and honeyMix well and refrigerate until cold.

Fill 4 tall, frosted glasses with ice cubes, divide the tea mixture into 4 glasses. 

Top up each glass with club soda (about 50 -50) with the tea mixture.

Place a lime wedge on the rim of each glass and serve at once.

Healthy Recipe makes 4 tall cool glasses of Lemon Lime Tea.

Happy Summer!

BERRY DELICIOUS SMOOTHIE

Posted by Carole-Anne on January 28, 2008

Healthy Recipes recommends this berry smoothie; great for breakfast or an energy snack, or even a lunch.  It is healthy, very tasty and good for the tummy. 

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups mixed frozen berries

1 banana peeled

1 cup strawberry yogurt

1 cup 1% milk

FOLLOW ME:

Add all ingredients to blender and blend until mixture is smooth (use puree marking on blender).

Smoothie is ready to serve.

Healthy Recipe yields 2 servings.

CRANBERRY PUNCH

Posted by Carole-Anne on January 18, 2008

Healthy Recipes truly recommends this simple punch as cranberry 100% juice is the best for you, and apple juice (especially Sun Rype) unsweetened is an excellent juice with lots of Vitamin C.  The soda recommended is low-cal (try to find the one that uses Splenda). 

Cranberry Punch Recipe is healthy, fast and very, very tasty.

INGREDIENTS:

4 cups 100% cranberry juice

4 cups unsweetened apple juice

4 cups low-calorie lemon-lime soda (try to find with sucrose or Splenda)

FOLLOW ME:

Chill all punch ingredients, and when ready to serve, pour juices first, then the low-calorie lemon lime soda.

NOTE:  If you want to keep your punch cold, pre-freeze a ring of cranberry juice (using a round tin similar to a jello mould or even a cake ring with a hole in it.  Then when frozen, place it slowly into the punch, and it will keep your punch chilled while serving.

Excellent idea - Healthy Recipes gives a Thumbs’ Up to this recipe.

Yield:  12 servings.

BANANA, ORANGE AND PINEAPPLE SMOOTHIE

Posted by Carole-Anne on January 15, 2008

Some days we just don’t feel like eating a meal.  Instead, why not choose a smoothie?  There are so many varieties, but we shall offer you several and you can take it from there. 

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup unsweetened pineapple-orange juice

One 8-ounce container of low-fat, low cal,  vanilla yogurt

medium sized bananas (can substitute one banana with one scoop of whey powder)

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

Serve immediately.  If not serving immediately, cover and place container in refrigerator.

Recipe yields 3 servings.

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