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Cranberry spritzer

October 25, 2019

Recipe

Unsweetened cranberry juice is the base for this sparkling beverage.

Serves 10

To lower calories even further, use a low-calorie sweetener in place of the sugar.

Refrigerate the cranberry juice, lemon juice and carbonated water until cold.

In a large pitcher, mix together the cranberry juice, lemon juice, carbonated water, sugar and sherbet. Pour into tall chilled glasses and garnish with lemon or lime wedges. Serve immediately.

1 quart reduced-calorie cranberry juice
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 quart seltzer water
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup raspberry sherbet
10 lemon or lime wedges

DASH Eating Plan Servings

Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fats and oils Fruits Grains and grain products Meats, poultry and fish Nuts, seeds and dry beans 1 Sweets Vegetables

Diabetes Meal Plan Choices

Fats Dairy foods (low-fat or fat-free) Fruits Meat and meat substitutes Milk and milk products Nonstarchy vegetables Starches 1 Sweets, desserts and other carbohydrates

Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings

Carbohydrates Fats Fruits Protein and dairy 1 Sweets Vegetables

Nutritional analysis per serving

Calcium 100 Calories 24 g Total carbohydrate 0 mg Cholesterol Trace Dietary fiber Trace Monounsaturated fat Potassium Trace Protein Trace Saturated fat 1 cup Serving size 9 mg Sodium Trace Total fat