With the festive season upon us, there are so many opportunities to mix and mingle, so here are a few tried and true recipes for healthy beverages.

Ingredients

• 4 cups of water
• 2 cups of your favourite fresh fruit (consider berries and watermelon)
• 1 tbsp fresh Mint leaves finely chopped (increase by the tablespoon - up to 1/4 c is fine otherwise it can be overpowering)
• 1 1/2 cup ice

Method

1. Combine all ingredients into a blender and blend until ice is roughly crushed.
2. Pour into a jug leave to stand for a few minutes and serve.
3. Garnish with a slice of lime and tangelo (optional) and a mint leaf

Enjoy!NB if you or any of your whanau are diabetic consider cutting out the watermelon as watermelon is loaded with natural sugars.

Approximate Calories

Wai - zeroThe following are examples of fresh fruit only1 cup raspberry 641 cup blueberries 851 cup strawberries 49 1 cup blackberries 621 cup of watermelon balls 471 cup of pineapple chunks 82 Fact: Did you know that frozen berries often contain more vitamins and minerals because they are generally packed at their peak.