Tropical Fruit Punch

Exchanges: ½ fruit

Serving Size: ½ cup     

Yield: 11 servings

Ingredients
3 cups unsweetened pineapple juice                                             
2 cups sugar-free lemon-lime carbonated beverage                                   
½ cup unsweetened lime juice
Sugar substitute to equal ¼ cup sugar
2 teaspoon rum extract
Orange slices (optional)
Procedure:

Combine first five ingredients in a large pitcher, stir well.
Serve over ice and garnish with orange slices, if desired.

Each serving provides:

Calories: [...]

Holiday Punch

Exchanges: ½ fruit

Serving Size: 1 cup      

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients: 
 

3 ½ cups sugar-free lemon-lime carbonated beverage
2 ½ cups reduced-calorie cranberry juice cocktail
2 tablespoons lemon juice 
Procedure:

Combine all ingredients in a punch bowl or pitcher.
Serve over ice.

Tip:

Regular cranberry juice cocktail contains about three times as much carbohydrate as reduced calorie cranberry juice, but both have essentially the same [...]

Cran-Orange Punch

Exchanges: 1 fruit

Serving Size: ½ cup 

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients: 
 

1 ¼ cups reduced-calorie cranberry juice cocktail                                   
Sugar substitute to equal ¼ cup sugar
1 (6-ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed and undiluted
2 cups sugar-free lemon-lime carbonated beverage
Procedure:

Combine cranberry juice, sugar substitute, and orange juice concentrate in a large bowl; stir well and chill.

Just before serving; add [...]

Citrus Cooler

Exchanges: 1 fruit

Serving Size: 1 cup 

Yield: 7 servings

Ingredients: 
 

¾ cup boiling water
½ cup fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped
4 cup sugar-free lemonade                       
1 cup unsweetened orange juice                                                     
1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice
¾ cup unsweetened grapefruit juice
Sugar substitute to equal ½ cup sugar
Procedure:

Pour boiling water over mint leaves. Cover and let stand 5 to 15 minutes. [...]

Apricot Fizz

Exchanges: 1 fruit

Serving Size: 1 cup

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients:
3 cups unsweetened apricot juice chilled
3 cups sugar-free ginger ale, chilled
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Procedure:

Combine all ingredients, stir well.

pour into individual glasses, and serve immediately

Tip:

If unsweetened apricot juice is not available, you can use unsweetened apricot nectar. Or try unsweetened peach juice instead of apricot juice 1 cup will [...]

Lemonade

Exchanges: Free (up to 4 cups per day)
Serving Size: 1 cup Calories: 14
Yield: 2 servings

Ingredients:

¼ cup fresh lemon or lime 1 ¾ cups cold water
Juice Fresh mint leaves (optional)
Sugar substitute to equal 4 Lemon or lime wedges
Teaspoons sugar (optional)
Preparation:

Combine juice and sugar substitute; add water, and stir well.
Serve over ice. If desire, garnish with mint [...]

Lemon-Orange Tea

Exchanges: Free
Serving Size: ¾ cup Calories: 25
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients:
½ cup boiling water
2 tablespoon lemon juice
2 regular-size tea bags
1 (12 ounce) can sugar-free lemon-lime carbonated beverage
Sugar substitute to equal 2 tablespoons sugar
1 ½ cups cold water
1 cup unsweetened orange juice
Steps in preparation:

Pour boiling water over tea bags. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Remove and discard [...]

Low-Calorie Tea

Exchanges: Free

Serving Size: 1 teaspoon

Yield: 72 servings
 

Ingredients:
¾ cup sugar-free iced tea mix                         
 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons Sugar-free orange-flavored drink mix
1 teaspoon ground cloves   
¼ cup sugar-free lemonade flavored drink mix
Steps in preparation:

Combine all ingredients, stirring until blended. Store mixture in an airtight container.

For each serving, place 1 teaspoon mix in a [...]

Hot Tea

Exchanges: free

Yield: 6 servings 
 

Serving size: 2/3 cup

Ingredients:
4 cups water                                                   
 2 thin lemon slices with rind
1 cinnamon stick                                             
 2 thin orange slices with rind
3 whole cloves                                                 
3 or 4 regular-size tea bags,
Dash of ground nutmeg (as desired)
Procedure:
1.      Combine first 6 ingredients in a heavy saucepan; simmer 10 minutes
2.      Add tea bags, and let [...]

Cocoa Drink

Yield: 4 servings
Exchanges: 1 Skim Milk
Serving Size: 1 Cup

INGREDIENTS:

2 tablespoons unsweetened 3 cups skim milk
cocoa Sugar substitute to equal 8
¼ teaspoon salt teaspoons sugar
1 cup water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
STEPS IN PREPARATION:

Combine cocoa and salt in a small saucepan. Add water, and place over low heat or in top of a double boiler. Boil gently, [...]

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