Saturday, January 17, 2009

Diet Margarita's!!


Well, you don't have to tell me twice! Diet Margarita's that are so good, you won't mind the switch!

One of my favorite cookbooks these days is by Lisa Lillien, aka Hungry Girl. I've subscribed to her site for a couple years now, receiving daily emails with tips and tricks , as well as fabulous recipe "makeovers". When her cookbook came out a few months ago, it was a must have. The recipes are simple, the ingredients easy to find, and really delicious. It was fantastic to be able to have a low-cal, low-fat version of my restaurant and fast food fav's show up in my inbox every day!

I made these this afternoon, tripled the recipe over ice in a large pitcher, and shared them with my Sister-in-law and Mother-in-law... it was a happy afternoon!



So get the book, and drink one of these fabulous Margarita's while you're perusing the recipes!

HG's Magical Low-Calorie Margarita

(Entire recipe: 105 calories, 0g fat, 58mg sodium, 2g carbs, 0g fiber, 0.5g sugars, 0g protein = 2 Points)


Ingredients:

6 oz. Sierra Mist Free (or Diet Sprite Zero, or your other fave no-cal lemon-lime soda)

1.5 oz. tequila

1/2 tsp. Crystal Light powdered drink mix, Lemonade

1 oz. lime juice
Optional: lime slice for garnish and salt or no-calorie sweetener for rim of glass


Directions:

If desired, run some lime juice along the rim of the glass and dip into a dish of salt or sweetener. Mix all ingredients together. Pour over 1 cup of crushed ice. Optional: Garnish with lime slice. Enjoy. Serves 1!


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4 comments:

Lisa said...

Oh yes, these look wonderful! Thank you! My favorite recipe has Cointreau in it, doubling the alcohol, the calories, and the cost, so this will be a welcome change!!

BTW, I found you through Kim at "A Yankee, etc." - I too am wondering where she is!

Anonymous said...

I can't wait to have this baby so I can have a margarita! This looks great - I'll have to pass it on to my girlfriends so they can enjoy it while I wait and watch ;)

The Food Hunter said...

Sounds great. I subscribe to Hungry Girl too.

Anonymous said...

Tagged you dear!! http://www.giselejaquenod.com.ar/blog/2009/01/23/tagged-6-random-things-6-cosas-al-azar/