low calorie drink recipes

Fit Links: Light, Sweet Summer Desserts and How to Cut Thousands of Calories While Dining Out

May 25, 2012 at 2:57 pm
By Karla Walsh

This week’s fit links from around the web:

• Pies, popsicles, pina coladas and more! Sweeten up the season with these light desserts. — Skinny Taste
• Save up to 1,180 calories by making just one of these 24 smart swaps while dining out. — Family Circle
• Roll with it! Here are six ways to loosen up with your foam roller, then find more ideas on page 54 of our June issue. — Fitnessista
• Say cheers to Memorial Day and the start of summer with this refreshing red, white and blue sangria. — Diets in Review
• Prefer walking to running? No sweat. You can still burn major calories with this incline routine. — Peanut Butter Fingers
• Whether you think racing is a sport or not, here’s a highlight of the women in this weekend’s Indy 500. — OC Register

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Toast to Mom With These Cocktails

May 11, 2012 at 2:49 pm
By Christie Griffin

Whether you’re hosting a big family brunch or just gabbing with mom, why not celebrate her with a little imbibing? These low-cal and gourmet drink recipes, thanks to Patrón Spirits, sound delicious, don’t you think…?

The Good Wife - Low-Calorie

• 2 ounces Patrón Silver
• 1/2 ounces Ginger simple syrup
• 1/2 ounces Lime juice
• Seltzer or mineral water
• 3 to 4 mint leaves
• 2 to 3 peeled fresh cucumber rounds, skins removed

In a highball or collins glass, muddle cucumber, lime juice, and mint. Add Patrón Silver and fill with ice. Cover with seltzer and stir well. Garnish with a mint sprig and cucumber rounds.

 

Mother’s Little Helper – Low-Calorie

• 1 3/4 ounces Patrón Silver
• 1/4 ounces Elderflower liqueur
• 3/4 ounces Fresh lime juice
• 3 slices Cucumber
• 2 whole fresh sage leaves
• Ginger ale

Smack sage to open up aromas. Tear in two and muddle well with cucumber and elderflower liqueur. In a mixing glass, add remaining ingredients and ice. Shake and strain over ice in a highball glass. Top with ginger ale. Garnish with cucumber and sage leaf.

 

I Said So Martini – Gourmet

• 2 ounces Patrón XO Cafe Dark Cocoa
• 0.5 ounces Amaretto Liqueur
• 1 ounces Cream
• Almond shavings for garnish

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with almond shavings.

 

 

Sealed with an XO – Gourmet

• 3 ounces Patrón XO Cafe Dark Cocoa
• 1 ounces. Espresso
• 1 large scoop coffee-flavored gelato
• Coffee grinds for garnish

Blend all ingredients in a blender and pour into a hurricane-style glass. Garnish with coffee grinds.

For more drink recipes and ideas, visit patronspirits.com.

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Spring Break-Inspired Cocktails from a Fit-Focused Bartender!

March 23, 2012 at 1:47 pm
By Christie Griffin

Between the warm(er than usual) weather and March Madness, we’re feeling a little nostalgic for Spring Break in college! So we scored a couple cocktail recipes from Bryan Dayton, the owner and Beverage Director at OAK at Fourteenth in Boulder, Colorado…including a non-alcoholic one, for those of you who gave up booze for Lent/New Year’s/Who Knows Why.

Before we hand over the happy hour inspiration, you should know whom it’s coming from. Bryan hasn’t just been a mixologist for 15 years—he’s also a trail runner (the higher the altitude, the better) with an incredible race resume. Nice!

My Little Honey

• 1.5 oz gin
• .5 oz honey syrup (1:1 honey to hot water)
• .5 oz fresh lemon juice
• Soda water

To make: Pour all ingredients over crushed ice, give a quick stir and garnish with a lemon.

Cucumber Smash

• 2 slices of cucumber
• 2 quarter wedges of lime
• 1.5 oz gin or vodka
• .25 oz honey syrup

To make: Muddle all of the above together in a mixing tin and then add ice. Shake. Fine-strain over crushed ice and then garnish with a slice of cucumber. Idea: Substitute berries for the cucumber, if you want something fruity!

The Summer Smash (Non Alcoholic)

• 2 slices of cucumber
• 6 mint leaves
• 1 mint sprig
• .5 oz lime
• .25 oz honey syrup
• 3 oz soda water

To make: Muddle mint and cucumber in a mixing tin. Add all the ingredients, except for the soda water. Add ice, shake and strain into a highball glass with ice. Finally, pour in soda water and give it a quick stir. Garnish with mint sprig.

Traditional Margarita on the Rocks

• 1.5 oz Reposado tequila
• .75 oz orange liqueur
• .75 oz fresh lime juice

To make: Put all ingredients into a shaker, add ice and shake. Pour over fresh ice in a short tumbler and garnish with lime. Salt is optional.

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