Try these delicious hCG beverage recipes!

Strawberry Smoothie

1 handful frozen strawberries

Flavored or powdered stevia (try vanilla or milk chocolate liquid stevia)

1 tablespoon milk (optional)

Ice cubes

Blend together and serve in a tall glass. Garnish with a strawberry, lemon slice or mint leaf garnish if desired.

Makes 1 serving (1 fruit)

Phase 3 modifications: Mix in a little half and half or cream. Add peaches, fresh raspberries, or make mixed fruit smoothies.

 

Iced Tea

Your choice of tea

* Green tea

* Yerba mate

* Chamomile

* Mint

* Fruit flavored

* Chai spice

* Cranberry

Stevia to taste

6 ounces of hot water per serving

Brew your choice of tea in hot water. Brew the tea a little strong. Chill in the refrigerator and then serve over ice or mix with 3 ounces of sparkling mineral water to make a soda. Add stevia to taste and garnish with mint leaves or lemon slices.

Makes 1 serving

Lemonade

Juice of ½ lemon

Stevia to taste

8 ounces water (plain or sparkling mineral water)

Squeeze lemon juice into a glass. Add the rind of the lemon, stevia and ice.

Makes 1 serving

Strawberry Lemonade

2 strawberries mashed or pureed

Juice of ½ lemon

Stevia to taste

8 ounces water (plain or sparkling mineral water)

Mix lemon juice and pureed strawberries in a glass. Pour over ice and sweeten with stevia.

Makes 1 serving (1 fruit)

Sparkling Virgin Apple Martini/Caramel Apple Martini

1 apple juiced (Use pulp for meatloaf or apple cookie recipe (pages 94,143)

6 ounces chilled sparkling mineral water

2 tablespoons lemon juice

Vanilla or English toffee liquid stevia

Apple slice for garnish

Crushed ice (optional)

Combine apple and lemon juices with flavored stevia. Add sparkling mineral water and ice if desired. Serve in a martini glass with a slice or curl of apple peel for garnish. Works great with tangy apples like granny smith or for a sweeter appletini you can use red delicious or other sweet apple.

Variation: For a Caramel apple martini, add a little English toffee stevia instead of vanilla.

Makes 1 serving (1 fruit)

Phase 3 modifications: Add 1 shot of vodka

Lemon or Strawberry Ice Cubes

4-6 strawberries or 1 lemon juiced

¼ cup water

Chopped mint (optional)

Stevia to taste (optional)

Puree strawberries with water and stevia or juice lemon and mix with water and mint. Pour fresh juice of lemons or pureed strawberries into ice cube trays and freeze. Add to cold drinks, recipes, and teas for added flavor.

Makes 1 serving (1 fruit)

Homemade Diet Soda

8 ounces sparkling mineral water

Flavored stevia to taste

Your choice of 3-5 tablespoons fresh orange, lemon, or apple juice (optional)

Add flavored stevia to sparkling mineral water to taste. The most commonly available options are orange, grape, vanilla, chocolate, and root beer. There are many flavors of stevia on the market. Shop at your local health food store or online to find additional flavors. Add fresh lemon or lime juices and slices to make a lemon lime flavor. Get creative. Try combining flavors like orange and vanilla to create a dreamsicle soda.

Makes 1 serving