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Fruity Lemonade

Melissa King 24 Comments

Who doesn’t like a refreshing cold drink in the summer?  I know I love it on hot days like today.  Problem is, most store bought mixes are laden with processed sugar and chemicals.  Take a look at the ingredients in this Country Time Lemonade that I got off their website.  Did you notice how there are no actual lemons in the ingredients???  There are, however, lots of other unwanted additives.  I have highlighted some of the nastier ones.

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Ingredients: SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, CITRIC ACID, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, CALCIUM FUMARATE, SOY LECITHIN, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, YELLOW 5 LAKE, TOCOPHEROL (PRESERVES FRESHNESS). CONTAINS: SOY.

You can almost guarantee that the soy products contain
GMOs.  This is easy to make and much better!

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If you don’t want a drink, you can make these into popsicles using these molds.  I made mine using a juicer, but you can use a blender and strain if you like, or just make it into a lemonade smoothie!  I got the idea for this after I saw all the fruits that came in my co-op basket.

Fruity Lemonade

Fruity Lemonade

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Prep Time 5 min

Ingredients

  • 2 lemons (remove rinds, but leave as much white as possible)
  • 3 mangos (skins removed and pitted)
  • 4-5 cups honey dew melon cubed
  • 1-3 T of raw honey or maple syrup

Instructions

  1. If you are using a juicer , juice all ingredients except for the honey.
  2. Take a taste.
  3. Add 1-3 T raw honey or maple syrup depending on how sweet you like it. I personally love the tarty flavor.
  4. If you are using a blender juice the lemon separately.
  5. Add the rest of the fruit and the sweetener into the blender with the lemon juice.
  6. Blend for about 90 seconds.
  7. Serve immediately or store for later. I got about 32 oz of juice out of mine. Enjoy!

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