The Low Carb "Long Beach" Diet Cocktail Low Calorie Low Fat Alcoholic Beverage

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I Loooove  this drink! It's one of my favorites. It's like a Long Island Ice Tea but with Cranberry Juice; sometimes called a "Long Beach".

I use:
1/3rd each Vodka, Rum, and Gin
(Lately I've been enjoying 1 shot drinks. That way I can drink more drinks and enjoy drinking for a longer time, making the "Buzz" last a bit... before passing out. LOL)
1/3rd shot R.W. Knudsen's (It's hard to type when you're already buzzed - I just finished my taxes - yay! So that deserved some celebration  ; )
(as I was saying: 1/3rd shot) Lemon Ginger Echinacea
1/3rd shot All Natural Simply Limeade
1 shot Diet Low Carb Cranberry Juice (Kroger's or Ocean Spray works pretty well. Look for less than 10 carbs per 8 oz. serving)
and then 3 shots Cola (I like Diet Caffeine Free)
and lots of ice

Nummmmm! Goes down so easy and you can't taste the liquor.

Of course, if you're not on a diet you can always use the regular stuff. But, hey, sugar is really bad for you. That's it, I'm off my soap box. Do WETHYW. Life is about choices after all.

Ohhhh, the relief of taxes done. It kinda sucks to have your own business. So much more complex. Hey, maybe with my new job, I'll be a corporate clone now ( when ORGANIC becomes the MACHINE). Wouldn't that just be so much more easier. NO.

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Diet Cocktail Recipes: Miami Lemonade (a Pink Martini Lemonade) Low Cal Low Carb Low Fat

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One of my favorite (original and healthier) COCKTAIL Recipes:


MIAMI LEMONADE (a PINK lemonade!)


1 shot Rum

1/2 shot Gin or Vodka
1/8th shot (a capful) of Amaretto

2 shots Light V8 Fusion Strawberry-Banana Juice
2 shots All Natural Simply Limeade or Lemonade
1/3rd shot KW Knudsen's Lemon Ginger Echinacea Juice (optional)

Nummm!! This drink is great for the middle of the winter. Cuz... it reminds one of those warm southern Florida beaches.

I like to shake mine with ice in my plastic Protein Shaker. I do have an old fashioned large martini shaker but the metal just gets too cold for me. Then I pour it into a martini glass. This drink would be just as good over ice. Cheers!

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TOKYO TEA: A Healthier COCKTAIL RECIPE Low Carb Low Calorie Low Fat

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Her dog is named "Melon". Okay, it's the best I could do... and she's cute.

Part of my Healthier Cocktail Series. My version of the Tokyo Tea

1 shot Rum
1/2 shot Gin
1/2 shot Vodka
1 capful (1/8th shot) Amaretto
1/2 shot Simply Lemonade All Natural
1/2 shot RW Knudsen's Lemon Ginger Echinacea Juice
1 shot Simply Limeade All Natural
3 shots Fuze Strawberry Melon (10 cal per 8 oz, Low Carb)


Want Lower Strength and Fewer Carbs?

1 shot Rum

1/2 shot Vodka
1 capful (1/8th shot) Amaretto
1/2 shot Simply Lemonade All Natural (or squeeze of fresh lemon)
1/2 shot Simply Limeade All Natural (or squeeze of fresh lime)

3 shots Fuze Strawberry Melon

Note: Fuze also comes in Blueberry and Peach/Mango.

 

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Diet Cocktail Recipe: The Rough & Ready Low Calorie Low Carb Low Fat

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An original rootbeer cocktail recipe. It's pretty good, I think. Check it out:

The Rough & Ready  (a Root Beer Cocktail)
1 shot Rum (64 cal/zero carbs)
1/2 shot Gin (64 cal/zero carbs)
1/4 shot Amaretto
1/3rd shot Simply Limeade or just a squeeze of lime (for fewer calories and carbs)
1/3rd shot R.W. Knudsen's Lemon Ginger Echinacea Juice (I find it at Smith's Grocers)
4 shots Diet Hansen's Rootbeer (found in most health food stores) Zero Everything! Carbs, Calories, Fat, Caffeine!

Enjoy!

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Diet Cocktail Recipe: Fuzzy Navel Low Carb Low Calorie Low Fat

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The celebration continues! Happy Friday!

My healthier version of the traditional Fuzzy Navel cocktail:

1 shot (1 oz.) Smirnoff Lime Vodka (64 cal/zero carbs)
1/2 shot Gin (32 cal/zero carbs)
1/4 shot Sour Apple Liqueur  (18 cal/1.9 carbs)
2 shots Santa Cruz Organic Strawberry-Lemonade (sweetened with evaporated cane juice: 10 times less processed than refined sugar!) (22.5 calories/5.75 carbs)
2 shots Simply Grapefruit Juice (100% real juice! No added sugars.)(22.5 cal/5.2 carbs)
1 shot Water (optional)

Sour Apple Liqueur has 72 calories per one ounce shot! Wow. And most cocktails require a full ounce. But, here, with only 1/4 oz. we will reduce that to only 18 calories without sacrificing flavor. Carbs = 7.5 per oz. so ¼ oz. = only 1.9 carbs.

Our totals: 

Liquor = 114 calories

Mixers = 45 calories...... Total Calories = 159

Carbohydrates:

Liquor = 1.9 carbs

Mixers = 10.95............. Total Carbs = 12.85 

So it's not really a super duper low carb cocktail. But when compared to the original Fuzzy Navel with, on average 275 - 300 calories per serving; and 37 to 50 carbs on average... well, it's a pretty good savings. Especially if you have more than one. And who can have just one? Again, I ask you, who can have just one?

Happy Weekend Everybody!

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Recipe: Ginger Punch Cocktail Low Carb Low Calorie Low Fat Diet

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A Salute to Gilligan's Island! 

My "Ginger" Punch... get it...
"Ginger and Mary Ann here on..." You might have to be a Baby Boomer to appreciate that one.

Anyway, you'll love it. It's great for both a low carb diet or if you're just watching your calories.


Ginger Punch Cocktail:  Low Carb Low Calorie High Seas


1/2 shot Gin (32 calories/zero carbs)

1/2 shot Vodka (32 calories/zero carbs)

1/2 shot Rum (32 calories/zero carbs)

4 shots (4 oz.) Diet Hansen's Ginger Ale (available at most Health Food Stores... zero carbs, zero calories, zero sugar, and zero aspartame!)

1/2 shot Lemon Ginger-Echinacea Juice by R.W. Knudsen. Same as above... all natural. (7.5 calories/1.75 carbs)

1/2 shot Kroger Light Apple Juice Cocktail (1.5 calories/.37 carbs)

1/2 shot Ocean Spray Diet Cranberry Juice
(.3 calories/.12 carbs)

Use a large glass. Add lots of ice for hydration and there you have it. Happy New Year!

Grand Total:  Zero fat, 105.3 calories, and only 2.24 carbs! A true Low Carb Cocktail.

Drinking out? Compare this to P.F. Chang's fruit cocktail, the Mai Tai, coming in at a whopping 432.5 calories and approximately 62 carbs.

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