Health & Fitness

By Alexis Lardieri

Now that the weather is getting warmer who can resist a refreshing cold beer after a hard days work. I’ll take the relaxation any day, but hold off on the calories. Now you can have your cake and eat it too. Introducing Sparkling Ice – available in a wide variety of flavors, such as Pineapple, Coconut, Mango, and Orange, it is an excellent source of B-Vitamins, Vitamin D and antioxidants. Sparkling Ice also contains caffeine-free Green Tea Extract is gluten free and my personal favorite zero calories. Below are some cool and refreshing recipes you can enjoy guilt free this spring.

Pink Grapefruit Breeze:

1oz Malibu
2oz Pineapple Juice
Finish with Grapefruit ICE
Stir gently and garnish with lime

Black Raspberry Ice:

1 oz. Makers Mark Bourbon
½ oz. Dry Vermouth
2 Bourbon Cherries
Top off with Black Raspberry Sparkling ICE
Stir gently and garnish with blackberries

Lemon Lime Ice:

1oz Citrus Rum
1 Fresh Squeezed Lime
1oz Triple Sec
3 oz Lemon Lime Sparkling ICE
Shake with ice and pour into a chilled martini glass

Orange Mango Ice:

1 oz Herradura Silver Tequila
1 oz Triple Sec
Lime wedge muddled
Topped with Orange Mango Sparkling ICE

Shake with ice and strain into a chilled martini glass

Almost Island Time:

1 oz. Mango Rum, 1oz Pineapple rum
Splash of Pineapple juice
3 oz Pineapple Coconut Sparkling ICE
Topped with 1oz of Grand Mariner

Serve in a chilled martini glass with a pineapple chuck

Retail Price: $15.00 for a pack of 12

Originally published April 2012


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