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So many of us in here struggle with what to drink. It seems caffeine, aspertame, refined sugar, alcohol are out for most everyone.
So, this is your chance. Share your favorite non-caffeine, non-aspertame, non-refined-sugar, non-alcohol drink recipies and brands in here. Maybe we'll all find something new that we love!
I'll start us off with a few recipies. I've posted some of them elsewhere, but I'll do it again so everything is in the same place.
Ginger Ale
In a 16 oz glass, grate 1 heaping tsp ginger (with a micro-grater)
Add Stevia to taste (be careful that it's just pure stevia without artificial sweetener added)
Add plain carbonated soda water and stir
Add ice
Best Virgin Bloody Mary's EVER
Put through your juicer:
Pina Colada Protein Smoothies
(Delicious. If you are staying away from soy you can leave out the tofu, but it won't be as creamy)
Put the following into a blender and blend until smooth:
Chocolate Mocha Frappe
An acceptable alternative to Starbucks and McDonalds Frappes! Good for those with no dairy, and who can tolerate a miniscule (almost nonexistant) amount of caffeine and refined sugar. This keeps for about 3 days in the frig. I store it in the frig right in the blender container, and take it out every morning and briefly reblend, and then have it with breakfast. It isn't icy, but it's still really good.
In a blender, blend until smooth:
"Sangria"
Stir together in a big serving pitcher:
Sparkling Lemonade
In a pitcher stir together
juice from 2 lemons
1 tbs lemon zest
Stevia to taste
3 cups plain soda water
Pour over ice
And there's always the standbyes: iced tea, O'Douls
That's all I have time for now. Anybody got some more?
So, this is your chance. Share your favorite non-caffeine, non-aspertame, non-refined-sugar, non-alcohol drink recipies and brands in here. Maybe we'll all find something new that we love!
I'll start us off with a few recipies. I've posted some of them elsewhere, but I'll do it again so everything is in the same place.
Ginger Ale
In a 16 oz glass, grate 1 heaping tsp ginger (with a micro-grater)
Add Stevia to taste (be careful that it's just pure stevia without artificial sweetener added)
Add plain carbonated soda water and stir
Add ice
Best Virgin Bloody Mary's EVER
Put through your juicer:
- 4 lbs heirloom tomatoes picked right out of your garden, if you have 'em. Regular fresh tomatoes from the store if you don't
- The corn cut off a dozen ears of fresh corn in season. 2 cups frozen uncooked corn out of season.
- Powdered Wasabi (japenese horseradish) to taste. I like it HOT!
- Salt & pepper to taste
Pina Colada Protein Smoothies
(Delicious. If you are staying away from soy you can leave out the tofu, but it won't be as creamy)
Put the following into a blender and blend until smooth:
- 1 cup cubed pineapple
- 1 mango (just the fruit, not seed or skin!)
- 3 large bananas
- 1 can coconut milk (read can to make sure there is no dairy, sugar, or preservatives)
- 1 eight ounce package soft silken tofu (it has to be this kind or it won't work. Leave it out if you are staying away from soy, but it won't be creamy)
- Ice to the top of the blender container
Chocolate Mocha Frappe
An acceptable alternative to Starbucks and McDonalds Frappes! Good for those with no dairy, and who can tolerate a miniscule (almost nonexistant) amount of caffeine and refined sugar. This keeps for about 3 days in the frig. I store it in the frig right in the blender container, and take it out every morning and briefly reblend, and then have it with breakfast. It isn't icy, but it's still really good.
In a blender, blend until smooth:
- 1 cup soy milk (can substitute coconut milk or almond milk)
- 1 tablespoon instant decaf coffee
- 3 oz of soft silken tofu (this is what makes it creamy. Must be soft silken to work. You can substitute 1 very ripe banana)
- 4 ounces very high quality, low sugar chocolate, melted in the microwave (at least 84% cacao, most of the rest of the ingredients should be cocoa butter)
- Stevia to taste
- 2 cups ice
"Sangria"
Stir together in a big serving pitcher:
- 4 cups red or white grape juice
- 2 cups tropical flavored tea, cooled (you can leave this out)
- 2 sliced oranges
- 1/2 sliced lime
- 1/2 sliced lemon
Sparkling Lemonade
In a pitcher stir together
juice from 2 lemons
1 tbs lemon zest
Stevia to taste
3 cups plain soda water
Pour over ice
And there's always the standbyes: iced tea, O'Douls
That's all I have time for now. Anybody got some more?
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