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What You Can Do

Make mocktails. Check out these ideas for great refreshing drinks, without the alcohol.

Fruit Spritzer (Makes 1 Cup)

  • 3 ounces cranberry juice
  • 3 ounces grapefruit juice
  • 2 ounces club soda
  • Pour juices in a tall glass of ice. Top off with club soda and a slice of lime. Try using different juice combinations: orange/pineapple, orange/cranberry, or grapefruit/orange

Sparkling Cranberry Juice

  • 4 ounces cranberry juice
  • 4 ounces Citrus Seltzer of Diet Lemon-Lime Soda
  • Lime Wedge
  • Combine over ince. Serves 1 "tall glass"

Sober Champagne

  • Choose stemmed champange glasses.
  • Pour each half full of very cold diet ginger ale.
  • Fill the rest with very cold unsweetened apple sider.

Ruby Red Splash

  • Equal parts pinapple juice, ocean spray ruby red cocktail, ginger ale and a splash of grenadine.
  • Blend with ice and serve in a martini glass with a lime wedge.

Spicy-Mato (Makes 1 Cup)

  • 1 cup tomato or vegetable juice coctail
  • Dash of hot sause (Tobasco or Texas Pete)
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • Dash of ground pepper
  • Celery stick
  • In a pitcher, mix lemon juice and pepper.
  • Add vegetable or tomato juice and mix.
  • Add hot sauce.
  • Pour over ince ina tall glass and garnish with a celery stick.

Mocha Mania

  • 8 ounces coffee
  • 1 package Carnation Instant Breakfast Drink
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinamon
  • 8 ounces light vanilla yogurt
  • 1 half bananna
  • Blend all ingredients until smooth

Squeezer's Fruity Shake (Makes 2 1/2-cup servings)

  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup low fat milk
  • 1 ripe bananna
  • 3-6 ice cubes
  • Put orange juice, milk, and bananna into a blender.
  • Blend until smooth.
  • Add one ince cube at a time.
  • Blend until thick and frosty.
  • Drink right away. Makes two 1/2 cup servings.

Sparkling Sunrise

  • 4 ounces orange juice
  • 4 ounces Sprite
  • Splash of grenadine
  • Ice
  • Put the grenedine in the bottom of a tall glass.
  • Put ice into the glass.
  • Slowly pour in the orange juice down the side of the glass, then top with the pop.
  • Serve with a cherry garnish

There is so much you can do without using alcohol as a crutch. Send us your ways to party sober.