Just because you’re pregnant doesn’t mean you have to skip cocktails! These 100 percent alcohol-free cocktails can pack a nutritional punch in your pregnancy diet and provide a healthy pick-me-up if you are flagging.
We’re pregnant Mojito
One of the greatest joys of pregnancy is telling your family and friends that you’re going to have a baby. The pleasant flavour of the muddled cucumber,accented with an unexpected hint of basil, makes the We’re pregnant Mojito the perfect drink for toasting your exciting news.
¼ cup peeled cucumber, diced
1 teaspoon lime juice
4 to 5 fresh basil leaves
5 ounces ginger ale
In the bottom of a tall glass, muddle the cucumber, lime juice and basil.
Fill a glass with ice. Add ginger ale, stir and serve.
Big belly
Round out your day with the Big Belly, a delicious source of potassium
and calcium. One of the biggest benefits of pregnancy is the ability to
hide a few ounces gained partaking in culinary pleasures – so enjoy!
1 cup vanilla ice cream or frozen yoghurt
½ banana
1 tablespoon maple syrup
¼ cup pineapple juice
¼ cup ice
Place all the ingredients in a blender and pulse on medium speed until
the banana is pureed and all the ingredients are blended together. Serve
immediately.
Baby basket banana
Enjoy the ease of food shopping now…once the little one arrives,
routine errnds will become day-long affairs. Throw some fruit into your
basket and check out The Baby Basket Banana.
1/2 cup banana
1/4 cup frozen blueberries
3 to 4 fresh or frozen peach slices
1 ounce orange juice
4 ounces ginger ale
Place all the ingredients in a blender on medium-high speed until all
the fruit is pureed and the drink has a smooth, frothy consistency. Serve
immmediately.
Pregnancy breeze
Walking around with extra pounds is no easy task. But the Pregnancy
Breeze is a flavourful combination that will be a breeze for you , anytime.
3 ounces cranberry juice
4 ounces grapefruit juice
2 teaspoons grenadine
Fill a tall glass with ice. Add all the ingredients,stir and serve.
Raging hormone
Do you cry watching your favourite cooking show? Do you yell at yor
partner because the house is a mess? Seek emotional balance with a Raging
Hormone, a great excuse for you to take a load off and relax.
6 to 7 mint leaves
1 ounce of lemonade
2 ounces cherry juice
4 ounces ginger ale
In the bottom of a tall glass muddle the mint leaves, lemonade and cherry
juice. Add ice and ginger ale. Stir and serve immediately.
Baby Shower Shake
When all the girls gather to celebrate your baby’s future ‘birthday’
treat them to a wonderful Baby Shower Shake. Not only does it taste great,
it also offers the nutritional benefits of blueberries which are full
of antitoxidants and vitamin C.
1/4 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (reserve 4 or 5 for garnish)
1/2 banana
1 scoop vanilla ice cream or frozen yoghurt
1/4 cup blueberry juice
1/4 cup ice
Whipped cream to garnish
Recipes taken from Margarita Mama, written by Alyssa D Gusenhoff. When not concocting tasty beverages, Alyssa works as a paediatric speech language pathologist and she has one son, Zachary. Available from www.amazon.co.uk
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