Healthy Drink Recipes

Cool off after a long day of skiing, cycling, or just enjoying the outdoor with a yummy refreshing drink. Here are some drink recipes that taste great and are good for you. Our drink recipes include the nutrition information. Click here if you have questions about high altitude cooking.

Healthy Drink Recipes
Mango Mania Pineapple Milkshake
Spicy Vegetable Cocktail Tropical Berry Blast

Mango Mania

Ingredients

1/4 cup fat free milk
1/2 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt
2 1/2 cups diced fresh mango
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 teaspoon ground dried ginger
3-5 ice cubes

Instructions

Combine fat free milk and yogurt in a blender. Add mango, lime juice and ground ginger. Blend for about 15 seconds, then add the ice cubes one at a time until the desired consistency is reached.

Per Serving Information: Calories 234; Fat 2g; Protein 7g.

Pineapple Milkshake

5 servings

Ingredients

20 oz. crushed pineapple - undrained
2 cup fat-free vanilla ice cream
1 cup skim milk
1/8 tsp. cinnamon

Instructions

In a food processor, combine pineapple, ice cream, milk, and cinnamon. Process until smooth.

154 Calories; less than one gram Fat (1% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 35g Carbohydrate; 1mg Cholesterol; 91mg Sodium

Spicy Vegetable Cocktail

Ingredients

1 1/2 c low-sodium vegetable juice
1 tomato, cut into quarters
1/2 c cucumber, peeled and diced
1 clove garlic
2 sprigs fresh parsely
1 tsp lemon juice
hot sauce to taste

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in blender. Whip until smooth. Top with lemon zest if desired.

Tropical Berry Blast

2 servings

Ingredients

1 med. Banana - quartered
8 oz.crushed pineapple - drained
1cup skim milk
1/2 cup frozen strawberries - thawed

Instructions

In a food processor, combine banana quarters, pineapple, milk, and strawberries. Process until smooth.

192 Calories; less than one gram Fat (2% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 44g Carbohydrate; 2mg Cholesterol; 74mg Sodium

Serving Suggestion: Serve immediately.

All healthy drink recipes are used with permission from PrescriptionGiant, LLC © 2010.