Strawberry-Watermelon-Kiwi Cooler ; Diabetes Friendly Thursday

Summer is here!Let us musical rhythm out the estrus together with indulge ourselves amongst Diabetic Friendly Mocktails together with Coolers amongst Team DFT.

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Summers are hot,making us hot together with thirsty most of the time. Most people tend to indulge inwards soda which nosotros all know is non expert for anyone. If coke tin sack construct clean toilets, imagine what it mightiness endure doing to your gut?? People oft indulge inwards develop made,processed juice drinks that select several unhealthy ingredients similar high fructose corn syrup together with really niggling to no fruit juice inwards it!! Some people brand healthier pick past times drinking fresh fruit juice or 100 % juice. But did y'all know that drinking also much fruit juice is non expert either!! Even inwards it is 100% juice!! The daily recommended amount of fruit juice is entirely 150 ml per day?? All other recommended servings of fruit should come upwards from pieces of fruit together with non inwards the juice or liquid form. Store-bought smoothies which are marketed equally "healthy" were oft constitute to endure loaded amongst carbohydrate together with high inwards calories equally much equally 300 calories inwards a 12 oz serving! You tin sack read to a greater extent than inwards the "footnotes".

It is of course of report without whatsoever doubt, best to potable H2O during summertime to quench your thirst. However, if y'all insist on drinking juice, potable healthy, freshly made fruit coolers without whatsoever added sugars together with a modest amount of fruit inwards it.This tin sack endure easily made at domicile inwards a blender amongst exactly 2-3 fruits. Try this easy-peasy recipe below:

Servings: makes 2 8 oz glasses

Ingredients:

Watermelon cubes: 1 cup
Strawberries, chopped: 1/2cup
Kiwi, chopped: 1/4 cup
Sparkling water: 3/4 cup
Ice cubes: 1/2 cup

Method:

Add all the to a higher identify ingredients to a blender together with blend for 1 infinitesimal or until slushy.

Pour into chilled glasses.

Serve immediately.

Enjoy!! I am bringing this to my honey friend Angie's Fiesta Fri where Loretta@Safari of the mind together with Caroline@ Caroline's Cooking are co-hosting.

Cooking made easy:

This recipe tin sack endure made amongst whatsoever fruits ( that tin sack endure lead added to a blender) that y'all select available on hand. You tin sack travail dissimilar permutations together with combinations.

Footnotes( Tip for salubrious living):

It is recommended that ane eats a full of 10 servings of fruits together with vegetables everyday. Out of the 10 servings, entirely ane daily serving should come upwards inwards the liquid form. The recommended daily amount of carbohydrate is vi teaspoons together with most store-purchased juices select one-half of this amount inwards each cup. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Dunkin Donut Coolatta has 25 teaspoons of carbohydrate inwards ane large cup!! One has to endure really mindful spell selecting a fruit/cool drink.

Strawberry is a nutrient-dense nutrient that is rich inwards vitamins, fiber together with antioxidants. They are amid the transcend twenty fruits inwards antioxidant capacity together with are rich inwards manganese together with potassium.Just ane serving of strawberries provides to a greater extent than vitamin C than ane orange.

Kiwi is a super-fruit that is purported to promote salubrious peel tone together with texture. Amongst fruits it has the highest vitamin C levels per ounce than most other fruits.It also helps trim blood pressure level together with foreclose diabetes, take in illness together with stroke.

We know that watermelon is healthy, depression calorie and cooling to the body. It has a high glycemic index of 72 but a depression glycemic charge of 4. This is because of the large amount of H2O that constitutes the watermelon. It is also loaded inwards antioxidants amongst high levels of vitamins Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 together with C. It also contains lycopene, which is take in healthy.

References:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/10746588/Fruit-juices-and-smoothies-contain-horrifying-sugar-levels.html
http://blog.foodfacts.com/2015/05/25/thinking-of-cooling-off-with-a-coolatta/
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fruit-cooler/
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/271232.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glycemic_load
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/foods-high-on-the-glycemic-index-but-low-on-glycem.html
http://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm
http://www.webmd.com/diet/nutritional-benefits-of-the-strawberry
http://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-you/arthritis-and-pain/10-health-benefits-of-strawberries#2drEBBfFPbFRXbAo.97

Disclaimer:

I am non a nutritionist or dietitian. My noesis together with data is based on my question and reading from dissimilar resources. Please consult your MD or dietitian before making any changes to your diet.

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