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yields 2 servings yields 1½ cups
REFRESHING LIME MOCKTAIL CARROT, APPLE, AND LEMON ZINGER
A “mocktail” is a nice treat for party guests who prefer not to drink alcohol or who are This juice is good for your bones, since it’s rich in absorbable calcium. Use more lemon to give this juice a
driving and don’t want to feel deprived. tangy taste.
Juice of 4 limes (6 ounces) 1. Blend the lime juice, sparkling water, and stevia. Crush the 1 apple, unpeeled and cored 1. Wash the apple and carrots. Push the apple, carrots, and lem-
2 cups sparkling water mint leaves and add to the mixture. 2 carrots on through the juicer.
10 drops liquid stevia or 2. Place the crushed ice into two cocktail glasses. Pour the mock- ½ lemon 2. Add water to dilute the sugar content of the juice to taste.
1/8 teaspoon powdered stevia tail over the ice and serve. ½ cup water
½ cup mint leaves
½ cup crushed ice
GRAPEFRUIT REFRESHER yields 2 cups

STRAWBERRY-GRAPEFRUIT MOCKTAIL yields 4 servings Grapefruit, especially pink grapefruit, is loaded with antioxidants that stave off colds and help keep heart
disease at bay. And its tart sweetness is always refreshing.
Nowadays people are much more accepting when you say no to alcohol. You can still
enjoy a cocktail while looking after your health or waistline. The tart taste of the grapefruit 1 grapefruit, peeled Push all the ingredients through the juicer.
blended with the strawberries in this drink is blissful and sure to please. 1 lemon, peeled

½ pound strawberries 1. Juice the strawberries and grapefruit. Add the sparkling water 2 kale stems
1 grapefruit, peeled and lime or lemon juice. 1 apple
1 cup sparkling water 2. Place crushed ice into four cocktail glasses. Pour the mocktail
Dash of freshly squeezed lime over the ice. yields 4–6 servings
or lemon juice WATERMELON COOLER
½ cup crushed ice Who would have guessed that one of summer’s greatest and most refreshing pleasures, watermelon, is
so good for you? Watermelon is about 92 percent water but soaked with nutrients. Both watermelon and
limes are alkalizing, and they’re high in vitamin C and antioxidants. Watermelon is a diuretic and has a
TROPICAL TREAT yields 1½ quarts notable amount of potassium, which is kidney-, bladder-, and muscle-friendly. The seeds are rich in proteins,
B vitamins, and minerals, but can be removed before blending if you prefer. Since the rind contains most
1 ripe pineapple, cut into 1. Push the fruits through the juicer. of the nutrients of the watermelon, and helps balance the sugar of the red interior, don’t remove the rind
chunks 2. Add the sparkling water until the desired consistency is before blending. (For a sweeter smoothie, use less of the rind.)
3 sabras, peeled and cut into reached. ½ large watermelon For juice, push the watermelon and lime through a juicer. For a
chunks 1 lime, peeled smoothie, squeeze the juice out of the lime and blend with the
5 red or black grapes watermelon, including the rind.
3 cups sparkling water

VARIATION For a refreshing treat especially in the summer heat, make freeze pops: Omit the VARIATION Make Watermelon Cooler ice pops: Follow the instructions for making the
sparkling water, fill ice-pop molds with the juice, and freeze. smoothie, then fill ice-pop molds and freeze.

32 HEALTHY EVER AFTER pitcher as a garnish. Serve chilled. wis into wedges and add to the the vanilla. pineapple juice, the water, and to a pitcher. Add the rest of the from the blender and transfer the pineapple juice well. Remove avocado, the sugar, and 4 cups of (optional) 2. Peel and cut the remaining 2 ki- 1. In a blender, blend 3 kiwis, the 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 4 cups water 5¾ cups pineapple juice ¼ cup sugar or sugar substitute 1 avocado 5 kiwis MIXER

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yields 3 quarts