Strawberry Smoothie
1 handful frozen strawberries
Flavored or powdered stevia (try vanilla or milk chocolate liquid stevia)
1 tablespoon milk (optional)
Ice cubes
Blend together and serve in a tall glass. Garnish with a strawberry, lemon
slice or mint leaf garnish if desired.
Makes 1 serving (1 fruit)
Phase 3 modifications: Mix in a little half and half or cream. Add peaches,
fresh raspberries, or make mixed fruit smoothies.
Iced Tea
Your choice of tea
* Green tea
* Yerba mate
* Chamomile
* Mint
* Fruit flavored
* Chai spice
* Cranberry
Stevia to taste
6 ounces of hot water per serving
Brew your choice of tea in hot water. Brew the tea a little strong. Chill in
the refrigerator and then serve over ice or mix with 3 ounces of sparkling
mineral water to make a soda. Add stevia to taste and garnish with mint
leaves or lemon slices.
Makes 1 serving
Lemonade
Juice of ½ lemon
Stevia to taste
8 ounces water (plain or sparkling mineral water)
Squeeze lemon juice into a glass. Add the rind of the lemon, stevia and ice.
Makes 1 serving
Strawberry Lemonade
2 strawberries mashed or pureed
Juice of ½ lemon
Stevia to taste
8 ounces water (plain or sparkling mineral water)
Mix lemon juice and pureed strawberries in a glass. Pour over ice and
sweeten with stevia.
Makes 1 serving (1 fruit)
Sparkling Virgin Apple Martini/Caramel Apple Martini
1 apple juiced
6 ounces chilled sparkling mineral water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Vanilla or English toffee liquid stevia
Apple slice for garnish
Crushed ice (optional)
Combine apple and lemon juices with flavored stevia. Add sparkling
mineral water and ice if desired. Serve in a martini glass with a slice or curl
of apple peel for garnish. Works great with tangy apples like granny smith
or for a sweeter apple tini you can use red delicious or other sweet apple.
Variation: For a Caramel apple martini, add a little English toffee stevia
instead of vanilla.
Makes 1 serving (1 fruit)
Phase 3 modifications: Add 1 shot of vodka
Refreshing Grapefruit Virgin Martini
Juice of ½ grapefruit
5 ounces sparkling mineral water
Ice
Vanilla stevia to taste
Mix juice with stevia and pour over ice. Add sparkling mineral water and
enjoy.
Phase 3 modifications: Add 1 shot of vodka
Bloody Hot Thin Mary
8 ounces fresh tomato juice
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
Cayenne pepper to taste
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon hot sauce
Celery salt
Freshly ground black pepper
3 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
Add and spices to fresh tomato juice. Stir well and serve over ice. Serve
with freshly ground black pepper. Variations: add ¼ teaspoon horseradish.
Makes 1 serving (1 vegetable)
Phase 3 modifications: Add 1 shot of vodka
Hot Apple Cider
1 apple juiced
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
Pinch of allspice
Pinch of clove
Pinch of lemon zest
Stevia to taste
Water
Heat the juice with spices and a little water in a small saucepan. Serve hot
with a cinnamon stick.
Makes 1 serving (1 fruit)
Lemon or Strawberry Ice Cubes
4-6 strawberries or 1 lemon juiced
¼ cup water
Chopped mint (optional)
Stevia to taste (optional)
Puree strawberries with water and stevia or juice lemon and mix with water
and mint. Pour fresh juice of lemons or pureed strawberries into ice cube
trays and freeze. Add to cold drinks, recipes, and teas for added flavor.
Makes 1 serving (1 fruit)
Mint Chocolate Coffee Smoothie
6 ounces strong brewed coffee chilled
Peppermint stevia
Dark or milk chocolate stevia
¼ teaspoon defatted powdered cocoa (Wondercocoa)
Ice cubes
1 tablespoon milk (optional)
Blend ingredients together until smooth. Serve with a mint leaf garnish
Makes 1 serving
Phase 3 modifications: Add half and half or cream.
Virgin Sparkling Mojito
Fresh mint leaves crushed
Juice of ½ lime or lemon
Peppermint or plain powdered stevia
6 ounces sparkling mineral water
Crushed ice
Crush mint leaves to release the flavor. Add liquid or powdered stevia and
lemon or lime juice. Add sparkling mineral water and crushed ice. Top
with a sprig of mint and enjoy.
Phase 3 modifications: Add 1 shot of rum.
Makes 1 serving
Apple Green Tea Sparkler
1 apple juiced
½ cup brewed green tea chilled
¼ cup sparkling mineral water
1 teaspoon vanilla stevia
Pinch of cinnamon
Combine juice of 1 apple, green tea, cinnamon, vanilla stevia together. Add
crushed ice and sparkling mineral water. Garnish with apple curls and
lemon wedge.
Makes 1 serving (1 fruit)
Chocolate Toffee Coffee Smoothie
6 ounces strong brewed coffee
English toffee flavored stevia to taste
Dark or milk chocolate stevia to taste
¼ teaspoon defatted powdered cocoa (Wondercocoa)
Ice cubes
1 tablespoon milk (optional)
Puree ingredients together. Add ice, stevia and milk.
Makes 1 serving
Phase 3 modifications: Add half and half or cream and blend. Make
homemade stevia sweetened ice cream style dessert by adding whipped egg whites, whipped cream, stevia, and cocoa. Freeze and enjoy.
Sparkling Chocolate Mint Coffee Soda
4 ounces strong brewed coffee
4 ounces sparkling mineral water
Dark chocolate or milk chocolate stevia
Peppermint stevia
1 tablespoon milk (optional)
Ice
Mint leaves (optional)
Mix coffee, stevia, and milk. Pour over ice and add sparkling mineral water.
Garnish with mint leaf.
Makes one serving
Homemade Diet Soda
8 ounces sparkling mineral water
Flavored stevia to taste
Your choice of 3-5 tablespoons fresh orange, lemon, or apple juice
(optional)
Add flavored stevia to sparkling mineral water to taste. The most commonly
available options are orange, grape, vanilla, chocolate, and root beer. There are many flavors of stevia on the market. Shop at your local health food store or online to find additional flavors. Add fresh lemon or lime juices and slices to make a lemon lime flavor. Get creative. Try combining flavors
like orange and vanilla to create a dreamsicle soda.
Makes 1 serving
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