Healthy Recipe:

Recipe: Cranberry spritzer

  • Low sodium = no more than 140 mg of sodium per serving
  • Low fat = no more than 3 g of fat per serving

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Dietitian's tip: Cranberry juice may help fight urinary tract infections because it contains compounds that help stop certain bacteria from attaching to the walls of the bladder and urinary tract.

By Mayo Clinic staff
Serves 10

Ingredients

1 quart reduced-calorie cranberry juice
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1 quart carbonated water
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup raspberry sherbet
10 lemon or lime wedges

Directions

Refrigerate the cranberry juice, lemon juice and carbonated water until cold.

In a large pitcher, mix together the cranberry juice, lemon juice, carbonated water, sugar and sherbet. Pour into tall chilled glasses and garnish with a lemon or lime wedge. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Analysis

(per serving)
Serving size: About 1 cup
Calories63 Cholesterol0 mg
Proteintrace Sodium21 mg
Carbohydrate15 g Fiber0 g
Total fat0 g Potassium41 mg
Saturated fat0 g Calcium9 mg
Monounsaturated fat0 g   
Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid Servings Diabetes Meal Plan Exchanges Dash Eating Plan Servings

 

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Nov. 1, 2007

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