Its Part 3 on how to Modify your eating for 2022.
Becky Taee talks to Noni Needs on how to modify your cocktail repertoire and include a mocktail.
It’s a simple twists on classic cocktails, but without the alcohol, excess sugar or calories.
Even the children can have fun mixing up a mocktail.
Becky loves to shake and mix a cocktail so there’s another tasting session too.
Ginger Zinger in a glass Raspberry Sour with cocktail shaker Cucumber Cooler in a glass and a wooden spoon
Simple twists on classic cocktails, but without the alcohol, excess sugar or calories
Cucumber Cooler
You’ll Need:
4-5 mint leaves
4 thin slices of cucumber
300ml low calorie tonic water
Ice
Method
1 Place 4–5 mint leaves in a high-ball glass & gently bash with a wooden spoon handle
2 Cut 3 of the cucumber slices in half & add to the glass with a couple of ice cubes
3 Pour the tonic water into the glass, and mix with a paper straw or spoon
4 Fill the glass with ice & serve
Ginger Zinger
You’ll Need:
1/2 Lime (cut into wedges)
300ml sugar-free ginger beer
Ice
Fresh ginger to garnish (optional)
Method
1 Squeeze half the lime wedges into a glass & then drop them in.
2 Add a couple of ice cubes, then pour the ginger beer in & mix.
3 Add a slice of fresh ginger as a garnish if you fancy and serve!
Raspberry Sour
You’ll need:
25ml lemon juice
25ml sweetener syrup*
50ml non-alcoholic spirit (or water!)
15ml aquafaba (chickpea water)
5 frozen raspberries, plus 1 to decorate
Method
1 Make the sweetener syrup by mixing 10g of low calorie sweetener with 100ml of cold water & stir to dissolve. This can be used as a sugar syrup in other mocktails such as mojitos!
2 Shake all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker (or empty jam jar!) with some ice & strain into a glass.
3 Top with a raspberry & enjoy!
Mocktails from mynutriweb
