Strawberry Punch

Courtesy of Foodies TV

Ingredients:
1 can (46 ounces) pineapple juice, chilled
2-1/4 cups water
3/4 cup thawed pink lemonade concentrate
3/4 cup sugar
1 quart strawberry ice cream
2-1/2 quarts ginger ale, chilled
1 Pint Fresh Strawberries

Directions:
In a punch bowl, combine the first four ingredients.
Add ice cream; stir gently.
Add ginger ale; stir gently.
Cut Fresh Strawberries and add to punch.

Serve immediately. Yield: 6 quarts.

Nutritional Facts
1 serving (1/2 cup) equals 74 calories, 1 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 3 mg cholesterol, 11 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.

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Slim Down Drink Recipe

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup grapefruit or orange juice
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp honey...

INSTRUCTIONS:
Stir really well!
Drink before each meal.

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Orange Julius "Wannabe" Smothie

I call this a “wannabe” because I wanted an Orange Julius, but most “copycat” recipes called for sugar, juice from concentrate, or ice cream, and I didn’t want all that refined sugar in my drink. I wanted something healthy, but would also squash that craving I was having for an Orange Julius Original.

Ingredients:

2 whole ripe oranges 

1 cup lactose free milk

1 small frozen banana

1 tsp. vanilla

3 frozen yogurt cubes (see post about saving yogurt)

4 ice cubes

Directions:

Put all of the ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth.  

At the same time, I made my house smell yummy, check out my other post here to find out how.

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Tips & Tricks: Chilled Wine with frozen grapes.

Next time you buy grapes, throw a few into the freezer in a freezer bag. Then, next Friday, when you bring home that bottle of wine and you don't want to wait for it to get cold... you won't have to!

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