Healthy Mocktails to Serve This Summer

Be Fit Food · Originally published 2019-12-06

Summer seems to come with a never ending stream of social events where alcohol plays a huge, unavoidable role. When you're on your journey to lose weight, this can be a massive hurdle. 

During the warmer months, serve up these delicious mocktails to your friends and family as a low-calorie & low-sugar alternative. 

Virgin Kombucha Mojito
Provides good & healthy bacteria

What you'll need: 

• 200mL strawberry kombucha
• Fresh mint leaves
• 2 tbs fresh lime juice
• 1 tsp natural sweetener (i.e. agave, honey, or substitute for stevia for 0 calories)
• Ice

Method: 

1. In a tall glass, muddle mint lightly. Pour in lime juice and sweetener.
2. Add in ice. Pour in kombucha.
3. Stir, then serve with lime slices.
   

Pineapple & Passionfruit Green Tea Spritzer
Offers a dose of antioxidants

What you'll need: 

• 1 green tea bag, or tea of choice
• 50mL water
• 150mL diet lemonade
• ¼ cup pineapple chunks, muddled
• 1 tbs passionfruit pulp
• Ice

Method: 

1. Boil water and place in a glass with tea bag. Steep for 1-3 minutes. Remove tea bag.
2. In a tall glass, add pineapple chunks and muddle. Add ice, passionfruit pulp, tea mixture and lemonade.
3. Stir and serve.

Strawberry Kombucha Moscow Mule

What you'll need: 

• 200mL ginger kombucha
• 5 strawberries, sliced and muddled
• 2 tbs fresh lime juice
• Ice, crushed
• Fresh mint leaves

Method: 

1. Place strawberries in a glass and muddle.
2. Add kombucha and fresh lime juice. Stir.
3. Top with ice, sliced strawberry and mint leaves.

Cranberry Orange Mocktail

What you'll need: 

• 150mL diet lemonade
• 2 tbs lemon juice
• 50mL freshly squeezed orange juice
• 2 tbs cranberry juice
• Frozen cranberries
• Ice

Method:

1. Place ice in glass with frozen cranberries.
2. Top with cranberry juice, orange juice and lemonade.
3. Stir and garnish with orange slice.

Check out more mocktail recipes with Be Fit Food CEO & Co-Founder, Kate Save, below 👇😊

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