Drinks recipes with 500 or fewer calories

Mom's Sangria

Sangria always reminds me of Spain, a place where you can drink Sangria just about everywhere. A fruity, refreshing drink in the summer or any…

Grey Dane

A refreshing cocktail anytime of the year! Based on a salad recipe I submitted in a Rachael Ray contest (circa 2006). It didn't win, but saw it…

Mango Lassi

Mango Lassi is very rich and royal summer drink with yogurt and mangoes. It is perfect summer drink when served chilled.

Mojito Mix

Strawberry Smoothie

What I love about this smoothie is that it’s all fruit. So for those of you avoiding dairy this is for you! Plan ahead to have your banana slices…

Orange Iced Tea with Mint and Lime

Last year a friend of mine from Hong Kong got a packet of Chinese tea leaves called "Poli", I am not a tea…

Favorite Breakfast Smoothie

I had been buying prepackaged shakes to drink after my workouts for breakfast to have on my way to work. With the Clean Eating focus I shifted…

Homemade Chai Ka Masala (Tea Spice)

This year for the first time I made Tea Masala at home luckily I had all the ingredients required in hand. A…

Blackberry Brandy

This smelled really wonderful cooking away in the crock-pot and was equally enjoyable in the glass! A bonus is its pretty color and it looks very…

Cranberry Orange Champagne Cocktail

This pretty and tasty drink looks festive and is a favorite of mine if I’m going to drink champagne. Plus I…

Peppermint Hot Chocolate

Two of my favorite flavors this time of year are peppermint and chocolate and I cannot get enough of the Peppermint Mocha Latte that Starbucks…

Black Russian Eggnog

We’re all familiar with adding rum to eggnog. Well, one of my favorite cocktails is a Black Russian so I changed it up a bit. I do keep Kahlua on…

Sugar Free Eggnog

I love eggnog and all the choices this time of year make it very hard to not overindulge. I can remember many a breakfast as a teenager being a…

Frozen Banana Latté

What's the scoop on this frosty java specialty drink? You can make your own frozen banana lattés for half the price of the coffeehouse's.

Viennese Mocha

Traditionally a "Vienna coffee" is the name of a popular traditional cream based coffee beverage. It is made by preparing two shots of espresso in…