Fresh Summer Cocktails and Mocktails
Grape Sparkler

Strained, pureed red grapes are the base for this sweet and tangy grape cocktail. If you have very sweet grapes, you might not need the full amount of honey. Taste as you go. For a special treat, freeze extra whole grapes ahead of time and float them in the drink along with the ice cubes. What You Get: Vitamin C, Potassium

Mocktail Variation: Fresh Grape Soda

Fresh Summer Cocktails and Mocktails
Cran Razzy
To keep calories in check, we like to use seltzer along with juice in drinks like vodka and cranberry. This version gets a raspberry twist with cranberry-raspberry juice and raspberries for garnish. For the prettiest garnish, start with big, plump fresh raspberries and freeze them yourself. What You Get: Vitamin C, Potassium
Mocktail Variation: Sparkling Cran Razzy

Fresh Summer Cocktails and Mocktails
Cherry Smash
Celebrate fresh cherries with this mint-infused cherry cocktail. Black cherry-flavored seltzer gives the drink the most cherry flavor, but plain seltzer also works well. What You Get: Vitamin C
Mocktail Variation: Cherry-Mint Spritzer

Fresh Summer Cocktails and Mocktails
You can feel good about sipping these antioxidant-rich drinks—they’re made with fresh fruits and veggies.

Go beyond the gin and tonic this summer and mix up cocktails and mocktails with garden-fresh fruits and vegetables. Pick up rosemary and cucumbers to concoct a grown-up lemonade that will keep you cool on a hot day. Puree fresh tomatoes and jalapeños for a homemade Bloody Mary. Of course it’s a pleasure to drink these tasty tipples but it doesn’t hurt that they’re also packed with antioxidants. Here’s to summer!

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To be Italian is to appreciate dark leafy vegetables, especially this earthily bitter brassica that pairs beautifully with bold ingredients like sausage, anchovy and hot pepper. Like other cabbage family members it’s a nutrition superstar, providing plenty of vitamin C, potassium, calcium and fiber as well as carotenoids and cancer-fighting indoles and isothiocyanates.