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Recipe

Strawberry Lemonade

(makes 4 servings)

1 1/2cups (224 g) fresh strawberries, halved
3/4cup (104 g) Spoon One Sugar Replacement
1cup (240 ml) cold water
3/4cup (180 ml) fresh lemon juice (about 4 lemons)
1tablespoon (15 ml) grated lemon zest
4whole large strawberries with hull for garnish
fresh sprigs of mint for garnish

  1. In a food processor or blender, puree the strawberry halves and sugar replacement. Transfer to a large pitcher.
  2. Stir in water, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
  3. Cut each strawberry in half, almost to the hull, but not cutting through the hull.
  4. Pour lemonade into tall glasses filled with ice. Add a mint sprig and position a cut strawberry over the rim of each glass.
Per serving:77 calories (0% calories from fat), 1 g protein, 0 total fat (0 saturated fat), 33 g carbohydrates, 2 g dietary fiber, 0 cholesterol, 1 mg sodium
Diabetic exchanges:2 carbohydrate (1 1/2 bread/starch, 1/2 fruit)

Note: Although Spoon One is absorbed at slower rate than sugar, the nutrient analysis shows the equivalence of 2 carbohydrate exchanges, although it provides less calories than 2 carbohydrate exchanges would provide.



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