Drinks , Desserts & Snacks

Thai Tea

vegan
heart healthy

INGREDIENTS:
• 3 tea bags or loose equivalent
• 1/4 teaspoon green cardamom
• 3 Tablespoons of light agave nectar
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup almond milk

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Boil water.

2. Pour water over tea, cardamom and agave nectar and steep 7 minutes.

3. Pour over ice and finish with almond milk.

Summer Fun Punch

vegan
heart healthy

INGREDIENTS:

• 6 cups fresh watermelon, seeded
• 2 cups pineapple juice
• 1 pint raspberry sorbet
• ginger ale
• 1 orange, sliced thin (peel on)
• 1 lime, sliced thin (peel on)
• a few fresh mint leaves

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Run watermelon through a juicer or blend.
2. Add pineapple juice and sorbet and stir to combine.
3. Add sliced fruit and fresh mint leaves.
4. Stir in ginger ale just before serving.

Homemade Rice Milk

vegan
heart healthy
diabetic friendly

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 cups warm water
• 1 cup freshly cooked white rice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Place all ingredients in your blender and blend well.
2. Pour into a container and allow to settle for at least an hour before pouring through a fine strainer, careful to leave as much sediment as possible in the first container.
3. Refrigerate and enjoy as a drink or in recipes that call for milk.

Indian Iced Tea

heart healthy
diabetic friendly

INGREDIENTS:

• 6 cups water
• 1 Tablespoon loose black tea
• A handful of fresh mint leaves
• 3 lemons
• 1/2 cup raw honey +/-

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Bring half of the water (3 cups) to a boil and turn off heat.
2. Place tea and mint in an infuser and steep in water (covered) for 7 minutes.
3. Stir in honey (raw honey has been studied and is beneficial to diabetic patients).
4. Add remaining cool water and the juice of three lemons.
5. Serve over ice.

Carrot Cooler

vegan
Don’t let the name fool you. There’s more to this than meets the eye!

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 carrots
• 1 apple
• 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup red cabbage
• small chunk of ginger

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Blend well and enjoy.