Cosmopolitan cocktails traditionally contain a lot of sugar from the cranberry juice, triple sec, and added sugar. There are usually over 20 grams of very high impact carb in one small cosmo…. imagine the carb grams in a large drink! Here's a way to make it low in sugar and carbs without sacrificing flavor.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
· 1 jigger (1.5 oz or 3 tablespoons) Citron vodka or regular vodka (nutritional analysis uses 80 proof)
· ¼ cup Diet Cranberry Juice (has only .5 grams carbohydrate/1/4 cup)
· 1 tablespoon lime juice (fresh preferred)
· 2 to 3 drops orange extract
· 1 packet sucralose
· Handful of ice
Preparation:
Put the ingredients in a cocktail shaker half-full of ice. Shake well. Taste for sweetness. Strain into a Martini glass. Garnish with a small lime
Margaritas are also very high in sugar from the triple sec or cointreau (orange liquers with 16+ grams carb/1.5 ounces). Imagine how much sugar you're getting in one of those jumbo margaritas!
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
· 1 jigger (1.5 oz) tequila (80 proof)
· 2 Tablespoons (1 oz) lime juice - fresh preferred
· 1/4 cup diet orange soda or (1/4 cup water and 1/4 tsp orange extract)
· 1 packet sucralose
· Handful of ice
· Margarita salt or kosher salt
Preparation:
Wet the rim of the glass and dip into a small plate of salt.
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, shake it up, taste for sweetness and either pour into your glass with the ice or shake and strain into a glass. Serve with a garnish of an orange slice.
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, shake it up, taste for sweetness and either pour into your glass with the ice or shake and strain into a glass. Serve with a garnish of an orange slice.
So if you have PCOS and you are not following Diane Kress' blog over at Metabolism Miracle, you might just be missing out on some fun recipes. I will continue to work my way though her book and let you all know how I like the foods. Today I can honestly say, I did not follow any form of PCOS approved eating. I will have to work on it tomorrow. I did try to make some cookies, no bake cookies even, but they turned out disappointing and not worth posting the recipe. I took pictures and watched how well they set, but the flavor was not sweet and they were still a bit gooey or rather chalky. That's what it felt like in my mouth when I tried them, and that is not what I would want to share with any of you.
So, here's a plan, call up a few friends heat up the grill and get your drinks ready low carb style. Here's to the good life!
...and you know, please drink responsibly and not while your pregnant and all that responsible stuff that you should just be remembering all on your own. Have a great end of summer celebration next week.
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