Great tasting, zero alcohol, low calories: holiday cocktail recipes

Hey, wanna try some real cool cocktails this New Year without the day-after complaints and the lifetime risks? Well, that’s what we are bringing you with this post today – recipes for great tasting cocktails without the alcohol and the calories. Yuck! Mocktails, you might say. Well, let say, just give it a try. I sure did and loved it. What’s more, every can drink them – the kids, the pregnant, the alcoholics, the drivers. Perfect for family-friendly holiday gatherings where you can really drink to everyone’s health.

Here are some recipes, courtesy of the MD Anderson Cancer Center and the American Institute for Cancer Research:

Holiday Citrus Punch

The orange juice and cranberry juice in this recipe offer a healthy dose of cancer-fighting antioxidants like vitamin C. You’ll get the most vitamin C if you use freshly- squeezed orange juice, but refrigerated or frozen concentrate will also do the body good.

Ingredients

• 4 cups orange juice
• 2 cups 100% cranberry juice
• 4 cups sparkling water or club soda
• 1 orange, sliced horizontally into 1/4-inch slices
• 1 lime, sliced horizontally into 1/4-inch slices

Directions

In large punch bowl, combine juices and sparkling water or soda. Float orange and lime slices on top and serve.

Yield: 20 servings

Serving size: 1/2 cup

Each serving provides:

• Calories: 33
• Total fat: 0 grams
• Saturated fat: 0 grams
• Carbohydrates: 0 grams
• Protein: Less than 1 gram
• Dietary fiber: 0 grams
• Sodium: 1 milligram

Sparkling Grape Party Punch

This recipe packs a hefty antioxidant punch. The grapes and grape juice provide a powerful dose of resveratrol — the same cancer-preventing antioxidant in red wine — with none of alcohol’s drawbacks. And, the orange juice and lemon juice in this recipe gives you a generous amount of vitamin C.

Ingredients

• 1 bottle (46 oz.) 100% grape juice
• 1 bottle (25 oz.) sparkling apple-grape juice
• 4 to 6 cups sparkling spring water
• 1 to 1 and 1/2 cups 100% orange juice
• 2 to 4 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 4 thin lemon slices
• 4 thin orange slices
• 2 cups frozen grapes

Directions

Make sure all beverages are cold. Pour grape juice, sparkling apple grape juice, sparkling spring water, orange juice and lemon juice into large punch bowl. Add ice, if desired.  Top with lemon slices, orange slices and grapes.

Yield: 16 servings

Serving size: 1/2 cup

Each serving provides:

• Calories:91
• Total fat: 0 grams
• Saturated fat: 0 grams
• Protein: Less than 1 gram
• Dietary fiber: Less than 1 gram
• Sodium: 10 milligrams

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