has anyone came up with any recipes for the summer for drinks? I use a lot of crystal light, and have been making up the lemonade one using less water then called for, then putting it, and strawberries in the blender with ice. Its great! I just wondered if anyone else has any really good ideas? I also just saw one someplace online that used peaches, milk, (carb countdown of course...lol) and splenda, and its put through the blender to make a peach milk shake...

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Lately I like Rooibos (aka Red Bush) ice tea. It makes a lovely, caffine- and tannin- free beverage - very nice with a slice of lemon. Several companies are marketing it, including Azo, Celestial Seasonings, and a South African company called Kalahari. There is a hint of fruitiness to it.

I've made some lovely shakes by blending kefir, ice, and a little frozen fruit - sweetened as needed. Often, I add some whey protein powder to make it into a meal. The kefir is tangy, so I'm not sure it would go well with non-fruit flavors like chocolate or caramel. But it's great with lemon SF syrup or frozen peaches, strawberries, etc.

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I buy Pappy's Sassafras tea concentrate, make about 3/4 of a pitcher full, slightly sweetened with FiberFit or liquid Splenda, and then add some diet V8 Splash. Very punch-like. I went to buy more tea concentrate, and was absolutely floored by their shipping costs, so it looks like I need to try to find it in a store. Anyway, the V8 Splash would probably be good with any kind of tea, regular, green, white, or herbal.

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My current favorite thing is kefir, Fuzzy Navel whey protein powder, and enough water to make it the consistency you want. I use about 1/2 to 1 cup kefir, 1 scoop powder, and maybe 1/2 to 1 cup water. I use one of those little battery-operated frother type thingies to mix it. It reminds me of an Orange Julius!

If I want it colder and thicker and I have more time, I'll first shave some ice with my Hawaiian Ice snow cone machine, then blend THAT and the other stuff in my VitaMix.

I also like snow cones, which doesn't OFFICIALLY qualify as a beverage - but they're so much fun! We shave the ice then layer it with DaVinci SF syrups in a tall iced beer mug. I particularly am fond of Watermelon or Root Beer flavored snow cones.

Char

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I just made this drink and it was very yum. I used celestial seasonings True Blueberry tea to make tea, added some stevia and erythritol a bit of lemon juice...very nice...even my kiddies loved it ...

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