Hibiscus Lemonade Refresher
5-7 servings (12 fl oz/ serving)
Ingredients
- 4 cups water
- 1/4 cup dried hibiscus flowers
- Sugar Free Lemonade (1-2 packet Crystal Light or 1 cup Sugar Free Minute Maid Lemonade)
- Splenda, Stevia, or Monkfruit to taste
Directions
- Place the hibiscus flowers in a (1-quart) jar or medium pitcher. Add the water and SF Lemonade, stir to combine, and chill until bright red, at least 20 minutes. For a deeper color and flavor, chill overnight.
- Pour the tea through a fine mesh strainer set over a bowl or pitcher to remove the hibiscus flowers.
- Sweeten with sugar alternative to taste
Lady Grey London Fog
1 serving
Ingredients
- 1 tea bag Lady Grey tea*
*(decaffeinated if post-op)
- 1/2 cup (100mL) water
- 1/2 cup (100mL) non-fat milk or plant milk alternative
- 1 Tbsp Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup
Directions
- Infuse the Lady Grey tea bag in 100 ml of freshly boiled water for 2 – 3 minutes.
- Discard the tea bag.
- Steam milk by warming in microwave or sauce pan over low heat. Froth using a whisk or milk frother.
- Fill one third of the latte glass with the Lady Grey tea.
- Add 1 Tbsp SF vanilla syrup.
- Top with milk and serve immediately.
Recipe courtesy of Twinnings tea adapted for Bariatrics
Rich Ramen Broth
~8 servings (12 fl oz)
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp ginger root
- 4-6 cloves garlic
- 1 bunch green onion (scallions)
- 8 oz shiitake mushrooms
- 1/4 cup Low sodium soy sauce
- Chicken bones and carcass
Directions
- Prepare the vegetables. Peel garlic cloves. Slice ginger root into thin slices. Rough chop green onion and remove the root. Wash and slice mushrooms.
- Place prepared chicken and vegetables in a large pot with just enough water to cover the chicken. Bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to low when it boils and remove the scum. Simmer gently for 3 hours. Skim the scum off occasionally.
- Use a mesh strainer to remove chicken carcass and vegetables; drain liquid broth. Add low sodium soy sauce.
Recipe courtesy of Chopstick Chronicles adapted for Bariatrics