Healthy cocktail recipes
Sparkling Red Cherry Punch
Sweeten your parties with this festive punch made of cherry juice, orange juice and your favourite sparkling wine or champagne. Use sparkling water to make it alcohol free.
Apple Cranberry Sangria
To make this apple cranberry sangria recipe truly local, make sure to adapt the ingredients depending on what is available in your area.
Cherry Red Eye Mojito
This drink is an eye-catching twist on the Brazilian classic mojito, perfect for cocktail hour or special occasion entertaining.
Healthy smoothie and shake recipes
Breakfast Power Smoothie
This delicious dairy-free smoothie uses silken tofu as a base blended with banana, juice and strawberries. Omit the protein powder if your personal protein needs are lower.
Coffee Smoothie
Get the skin-boosting benefits of coffee plus antioxidant-rich cocoa in this delicious breakfast smoothie.
Dr. Merrell's Morning Shake
Start your day right with this healthy, fruity morning shake.
Chocolate Almond Smoothie (pictured)
This satisfying, antioxidant-rich chocolate almond smoothie will keep the hunger away for hours.
Country Berry Smoothie
Serve up this berry smoothie for a quick, light breakfast.
Smart Smoothie
This 270-calorie smart smoothie breakfast, packed with vitamin D, is part of our summer-slim meal plan.
Banana and Mango Shake
A thick banana-flavoured milk shake with a tropical touch, this will appeal to children and adults alike. The banana and mango shake is an ideal drink for busy breakfast times as it is packed with nourishment and very quick to prepare.
Strawberry Yogurt Smoothie
This refreshing strawberry yogurt smoothie takes only a few minutes to prepare, and is ideal as a nourishing start to the day.
Banana and Peach Smoothie
Bursting with vitamins and minerals, this banana and peach smoothie is ideal when you have little time for breakfast, and it makes a great snack.
Cherry-Melon Breakfast Drink
Whip up this cherry-melon breakfast drink for a quick morning smoothie or refreshing dessert.
Healthy drink recipes
Red Alert
This drink is a blend of lip-smacking cherry juice with another trendy ingredient, coconut water, which is gaining popularity as a cooking ingredient and sports drink (for its high potassium and mineral content). This blend is great for cooling off after a workout or as a morning wake-up drink.
Mango, Peach and Apricot Fizz
A luscious combination of fruit puréed together with fizzy ginger ale, or with tonic, bitter lemon or sparkling mineral water, makes a wonderfully refreshing breakfast drink. Choose perfectly ripe fruit for the smoothest low-calorie mango, peach and apricot fizz.
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