Cranberry Spritzer

Note: This recipe is especially for kids with diabetes, but it can be a nutritious part of almost anyone's diet.

This is a refreshing drink on a hot summer day. Be creative and try it with different flavors of juice.

Prep time: 1 minute

Ingredients:

• 3 oz. cranberry juice cocktail
• 7 oz. diet lemon lime soda
• ice cubes

Directions:

1. Fill glass with ice cubes.
2. Add juice and diet soda.
3. Mix well.

Serves: 1

Serving size: 10 oz. liquid

Nutritional analysis (per serving):
56 calories
0 g protein
0 g fat
0 g sat. fat
14 g carbohydrate
0 g fiber
0 mg cholesterol
2 mg sodium
4 mg calcium
0.1 mg iron

Diabetic exchange:

1 carbohydrate exchange

Note: Nutritional analysis may vary depending on ingredient brands used.

Variations and suggestions:

Be sure to pay attention to the amount of carbohydrates in the different juices you may use. (The soda doesn't contain any carbohydrates.) Garnish with a lemon, lime, or orange slice.

Reviewed by: Allison Brinkley, RD, LD/N
Date reviewed: March 2009

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