Any good non-alcoholic tropical drinks recipes for diabetics?!
Any good non-alcoholic tropical drinks recipes for diabetics?
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Pina Colada Punch
Submitted by: dlife
Source: Diabetic Cooking Magazine
Ingredients:3 cups water
10 whole cloves
4 cardamom pods
2 sticks cinnamon
1 can (12 ounces) frozen pineapple juice concentrate, thawed
1 pint low-fat pina colada frozen yogurt, softened*
1 1/4 cups lemon seltzer water
1 1/4 teaspoons rum extract
3/4 teaspoon coconut extract (optional)
*Can substitute pineapple sherbet for low-fat pina colada frozen yogurt. When using pineapple sherbet, use coconut extract for more authentic flavor.
Instructions:1. Combine water, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon in small saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered, 5 minutes; cool. Strain and discard spices.
2. Combine spiced water, pineapple juice concentrate and frozen yogurt in small punch bowl or pitcher. Stir until frozen yogurt is melted. Stir in seltzer water, rum extract and coconut extract, if desired. Garnish with mint sprigs, if desired.
This winning combination of pineapple juice, rum extract and coconut extract is the perfect way to bring the tastes of the tropics to your party. Nutritional Information:Nutrients per Serving:
Calories 93 (1% of calories from fat)
Total Fat <1g
Protein 2g
Carbohydrate 21g
Cholesterol 2mg
Sodium 14mg
Dietary Fiber <1g
Saturated Fat trace
Calcium 65mg
Iron trace
Vitamin A 1
Vitamin C 12mg
Dietary Exchanges: 2 Starch/Bread, 1 Fruit
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try squeezing fresh Indian Blackberries into a pulp. mix few water soaked fenugreek seeds as well. Add just the enough amount of water so as to have a drink like consistency. You diabetes will be under control.
a virgin strawberry danquri is good
this is the recipe
3 1/2 ounces frozen strawberries
1/8 cup ice
1/2 fluid ounce sweet and sour mix
Place strawberries, ice cubes, sweet and sour mix in a blender. Blend until smooth. Add more ice or less depending on your taste.
another good one is a sherbert surpirds thisone is for a bunch o f people
4 cups pineapple juice
1/2 gallon pineapple sherbet
1 liter lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage
DIRECTIONS
Scoop all of sherbet into a large punch bowl. Add pineapple juice and soda on top of the sherbet. When adding soda the punch will foam, so make sure to stir constantly so the foam can go down. Serve immediately
hope it helps you can goggle virgin starwberry danquris ect have funn