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Ingredients
for
4
Sparkling Berry Punch
with Ginger
15 min., ready in 40 min.
Time:
38
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
83 / 100
Ingredientsfor
- Ingredients
- 1 pc fresh ginger (about 1.5 ounces)
- 1 small Lime
- 4 ozs small Strawberries
- 4 ozs Blueberries
- 4 ozs red Currants
- liquid Sweetener (to taste)
- 32 fluid ozs mineral water (chilled) or any sparking water
- In addition: Ice cubes
Preparation
1.
Peel ginger and cut into small pieces. Put in a garlic press and extract juice into a punch bowl or pitcher.
2.
Halve and juice lime and add to punch bowl.
3.
Rinse strawberries, gently pat dry and halve if large.
4.
Rinse blueberries and drain well.
5.
Rinse currants, drain in a sieve and remove from stems.
6.
Add fruit to punch bowl, mix in sweetener to taste and let stand for about 25 minutes. Pour in mineral water and ice cubes and serve.
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie | 38 cal. | (2 %) | ||
Protein | 1 g | (1 %) | ||
Fat | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
Carbohydrates | 7 g | (5 %) | ||
Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
Roughage | 3.5 g | (12 %) |
Healthy, because
Healthy, because
The berries in this punch offer a high vitamin and mineral content, provide plenty of fiber, and are packed with secondary plant substances such as flavonoids and anthocyanins, which benefit the immune system and protect the cells.
Even smarter
Even smarter
If fresh berries are in short supply, feel free to use frozen berries.