Medway Mocktails Tasty, healthy, alcohol-free cocktails
Recipe pack by the people of Medway
Medway Mocktails Thank you for claiming your copy of the Medway Mocktails Recipe Pack. This pack includes 10 original recipes to encourage people to make alcohol-free drinks for picnics, BBQ’s, and summer events, rather than alcoholic alternatives. All were submitted by local people living or working in Medway. Why should I swap from alcoholic drinks to mocktails? Regularly drinking over the recommended lower risk guidelines can lead to serious health problems, such as liver disease, cancer of the mouth, stroke, heart attack, reduced fertility, and even breast cancer in women. Even small amounts of alcohol will have an affect on your co-ordination, behaviour and decision-making ability. The absorption rate of alcohol into the body is affected by many different factors such as gender, weight, height, age, and diet, so you can never be sure of how your body will react. The NHS recommends the following: l Women should not regularly* exceed drinking more than 2-3units l Men should not regularly* exceed drinking more than 3-4units l Every week you should have at least 2 alcohol free days, and if you've had a heavy drinking session your should avoid alcohol for at least 48 hours afterwards How many calories are in some alcoholic drinks? A standard glass of wine (175ml) (12% ABV) = 2 UNITS Equivalent to 126 calories such as a Cadburys Heroes miniature bar A pint of 5% strength beer = 3 UNITS Equivalent to 170 calories such as 1 packet of McCoys salted crisps A standard bottle (330ml) of Alcopop (5%) = 1.3 UNITS Equivalent to 237 calories such as 3 Lees teacakes NHS website (accessed 18/4/13)
For more information on alcohol and how you can change your drinking habits visit:
www.abettermedway.co.uk It is also important to be aware that some mocktails are made with carbonated drinks (e.g. fizzy drinks) and fresh fruit juice. These can be high in sugar and acidity, which can damage your teeth. However, if you regularly clean your teeth twice a day (evening being the most important time) then occasionally drinking these drinks and maintaining a good oral health routine should not cause any harm to your teeth. *Regularly means drinking this amount every day or most days of the week
Hot Stuff serves: 4
By Alfie at Mid Kent College
Ingredients: 500ml Tomato Juice 125ml of Cranberry Juice l Nine drops of Tabasco Sauce (adjust to suit personal preference) l One lemon l l
Method: 1. Mix the tomato juice, tabasco sauce and cranberry juice together. 2. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice of one lemon into the mix. 3. Divide the mix into four glasses and serve.
Top tips: 1.
ur
1 of yo
y
5-a-da
Decorate the glasse s chilli, if y ou dare, o with a fresh r a stick o 2. Add cru f celery. shed want to se ice to the recipe if yo rve the dri nk ice cold u
Pineapple Pick-me-up serves: 4
By Jo
from Riverside Childrens Centre
Ingredients: 600ml of pineapple juice 150ml of Ginger Ale (low calorie) l Four mint leaves l One tin of pineapple (chunks in fruit juice) l Four tbsp of honey (optional) l l
Method: 1. Place the ginger ale, mint and honey (optional) in a jug, mix well. 2. Make up 600ml of pineapple juice by draining the juice from the pineapple tin and topping up with pineapple juice. 3. Divide the recipes into four glasses, and drop a few chunks of pineapple into each glass. 4. Decorate with a sprig of mint.
Top tips:
ur
1 of yo
y
5-a-da
1. To prev ent the h oney from to the sp stick oon, pour a dab of o ing a piece o il f kitchen roll and ru onto the spoon n onto . 2. Remem ber h and can h oney is a natural su arm your gar teeth.
Mocko Coco serves: 4
By Erene from Deanwood Children’s Centre
Ingredients: Four x 100ml bottles of coconut flavoured prebiotic drink (If unavailable, you can use a plain prebiotic drink with 25ml of coconut water) l 250ml pineapple juice l One tin of pineapple (sliced in juice) l Four tsp of cocoa powder for decoration l Crushed ice l
Method: 1. Measure 250ml of pineapple juice by draining the juice from the pineapple tin and topping up with pineapple juice. 2. Pour in the prebiotic drink, and crushed ice. Stir well. 3. Divide the mix between four glasses. 4. Sprinkle with a little cocoa powder, and sliced pineapple to decorate.
Top tips:
1. Try drin king mocktails, a glass of water be tw as milk/yogh drinks made with een urt will co n from hea lthy sourc tain calories albeit es. 2. Make su re you use tin juice and not syrup ned fruit in natura l , as fruit in contains added su syrup gar.
Summer Falls serves: 6
By Ryan from Chatham
Ingredients: 80g of fresh fruit (such as strawberries, watermelon, grapes) l 600ml orange juice l 600ml pineapple juice l 300ml pomegranate juice l ice cubes l
Method: 1.Chop the fruit into small pieces (e.g. strawberries into quarters and grapes in half) 2.Add a couple handfuls of ice into a large pitcher or jug, and pour all the juices in. 3.Add the chopped fruit and stir. 4.Serve in one large pitcher or divide between six glasses.
Top tips:
ur
1 of yo
y
5-a-da
1. Decora te with a sprig of m orange ze int and st 2. If you h ave any le ftover fre you can u sh fru se it to m ake a fruit it salad.
Citrus Freeze serves: 2
By Cheryl from Gillingham
Ingredients: 300ml orange juice One lemon l One lime l 80g Raspberries l l
Method: 1. Cut both the lemon and lime in half and squeeze the juice into a blender. 2. Add the rest of the ingredients into the blender, and blend until smooth. 3. Divide the recipes into four glasses and decorate with a sprig of mint.
Top tips:
ur 1 of yo
y
5-a-da
1. To rem ove any lu mps or se fruit, pou eds from r the mix the ture thro a jug or b ugh a siev owl, befo e into re se 2. You co rving into uld grate a glass. some lem into each on or lim glass for e zest decoratio n.
Apple Mintini serves: 5
By Leah and Andrew from Chatham
Ingredients: One large green apple 15 small mint leaves l 750ml Apple Juice l 200ml Soda Water l One lime l l
Method: 1. Cut one apple into quarters, then chop these quarters in half so you have eight equal pieces. Remove the core/pips. 2. Repeat this process for cutting the lime. 3. Add the mint leaves, apple, and lime to a pitcher jug (or large measuring jug) and mash the ingredients slightly by using the end of a rolling pin. 4. Fill the jug a Âź full with ice and add the apple juice. 5. Stir the ingredients together and add soda water to taste.
Top tip:
ur
1 of yo
y
5-a-da
To crush ice sandwich at home add cube s to ba breakdow g, cover with tea to a n with a ro wel and ll blitz in a food blen ing pin or simply der.
Strawberry Blitz serves: 5
By Ashley from Gillingham
Ingredients: One punnet of strawberries (400g) 150ml Ginger Ale (low calorie) l 375ml Red Grape juice l 375ml Pomegranate juice l 1½ tsp cinnamon l l
Method: 1. Add all the liquids and approx 12 strawberries into a blender. Mix for 1-2minutes, or until the strawberries are smooth. 2. To remove any seeds or lumps, pour the mixture through a sieve into a jug or bowl. 3. Divide the recipe between 5 glasses and serve.
Top tip:
ur
1 of yo
y
5-a-da
Use any le ftover stra wberries decorate to your drin k, either b them into y droppin the glass g or placing around th them e edge.
Fresh Passion serves: 2
By Alec from Gillingham
Ingredients: 150ml Passion fruit juice 150ml Cherry juice l One tsp Mint water or cordial l 50ml Soda water l Crushed ice l Mint to decorate (optional) l l
Method: 1. Pour all liquids in a jug and mix well. 2. Stir in the crushed ice, and divide the mixture into four glasses. 3. Decorate with a sprig of mint (optional)
Top tip: ur
1 of yo
y
5-a-da
Drinking larg which are e volumes of fruit juice, hig your teeth h in acidity, will h arm ; so try ea ting some alkaline in th between such as a ing chunk of small cheese.
Perfection serves: 2
By Luke and Kira at Mid Kent College
Ingredients: 150ml of Orange Juice, plus 2tbsp for blending 15ml pineapple juice l 25ml Red Grape juice l 25ml Pomegranate Juice l 40g Strawberries l 40g Blueberries l l
Method: 1. Mix all the juices together in jug, and pour the mixture evenly into two separate glasses. 2. Add the strawberries to the blender with 1 tbsp of orange juice. Blend for approx 10-15 seconds. 3. Pour the blended strawberries into each glass. Do not mix into the glass, as it should form a layer on top. 4. Add the blueberries to the blender with 1 tbsp of orange juice. Blend for approx 10-15 seconds. 5. Pour the blended blueberries into each glass, forming another layer on top of the strawberry mixture.
Top tip: ur 1 of yo
y
5-a-da
1. To achie ve th fruit mixtu e layering effect, th e re should be thick (p blended runny. Ho uree) and wever, if y not ou prefer consisten a smooth cy you ca n blend th 2. Left ov e fruit for er berries longer. make a gre at healthy snack.
Tropical Sunrise serves: 2
By Vicky from Gillingham
Ingredients: 200ml orange juice 200ml pineapple juice l Two lemons l Ice cubes l Mint leaf (optional) l l
Method: 1. Pour the orange juice, pineapple juice and ice cubes into a shaker and shake! Alternatively if you don’t have a shaker, then give the mixture a fast and hard stir with a spoon. 2. Cut the lemons into halves and squeeze three halves into the mix, and stir. 3. Divide the recipe into 2 glasses. 4. Cut the remaining lemon half into two pieces, and place one in each glass. 5. Decorate with a mint leaf and a slice of lemon (optional)
Top tip: ur
1 of yo
y
5-a-da
You shou ld a within 30 void brushing you r teeth mins of d rinking or acidic foo eating ds, as the se tooth ena acids wea me ke sugar free l. Instead try chew n the ing gum.