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Healthy Drink Recipes

Find healthy, delicious drink recipes including smoothies & shakes, juice recipes, tea, lemonade and more. Healthier recipes, from the food and nutrition experts at EatingWell.

Avocado Margaritas

Avocado in a margarita? You bet! It lends creaminess and beautiful color to this refreshing blended cocktail that's perfect for serving on taco night.

Avocado Margaritas

How to Make a 3-Ingredient Smoothie

With just three ingredients, you can use different fruit and juice combinations so you'll never get bored with this smoothie! Perfect for a healthy breakfast or snack.

How to Make a 3-Ingredient Smoothie

Cocktails That Aren't Sugar Bombs

These fun cocktails are at most 8 grams of added sugar per serving, allowing you to indulge without consuming a week’s worth of added sugar.

Cocktails That Aren't Sugar Bombs

Tomato-Vegetable Juice

Blueberry-Cabbage Power Juice

Creamsicle Breakfast Smoothie

Healthy Juice Recipes and Healthy Smoothie Recipes

Boost your fruit and vegetable intake with these healthy smoothie recipes and healthy juice recipes.

Bourbon-Cherry Seltzers

Wake-Up Smoothie

Frozen Horchata

Watermelon Slush

See It, Make It: Healthy Drinks

Add some thirst-quenching pizzazz to summer with these refreshing drinks. Ready-made beverages often come loaded with calorie-packed high-fructose corn syrup and unwanted additives. In contrast, these healthy drink recipes, including smoothie recipes, iced coffee recipes, bloody Mary recipes, margarita recipes and more easy cocktails, are a cinch to make in a blender, a pitcher or right in the glass, and deliver a nutrition bonus as well.

Strawberry Ice Cream Soda

Strawberry-Almond Smoothie

Strawberry Coolers

Cherry-Vanilla Bean Milkshake

Healthy Instagrammable Recipes to Join the #PinkDrink Trend

Pink is in season. #PinkDrink has taken over Instagram now that Starbucks has added the Pink Drink to its year-round menu. But you can make an instagram-worthy pink drink right at home with these colorful and flavorful recipes. You'll slash calories and sugar, save some money and get plenty of likes in the process.

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Apple Cider Vinegar Tonic

Herbal Chamomile Health Tonic

Healthy Gut Tonic with Chia

Soothing Ginger-Lemon Tea

Homemade Tonic Recipes to Give Your Health a Boost

Need a health boost? Try one of these easy drink recipes. Whether you just need a way to unwind and relax, looking for probiotic pick-me-up or have a sore throat to soothe, we have a tonic for you from hot teas to refreshing bubbly beverages.

Pineapple-Grapefruit Detox Smoothie

Pineapple, grapefruit and spinach are packed with water and minerals, which can help hydrate you and supply your body with a bounty of fiber too. Electrolyte-rich coconut water is a refreshing dairy-free substitute for yogurt or milk. If you have time, freeze the coconut water into cubes for an extra-frosty smoothie.

Dark Chocolate-Coconut Hot Cocoa

This stovetop hot chocolate starts with a delicately sweet coconut beverage. The subtle hints of vanilla help blunt the bitter edge of dark chocolate, and a splash of maple syrup makes this warm drink sweet and comforting.

Spiked Vegan Eggnog

This vegan take on classic holiday eggnog (nicknamed "vegnog") uses premade nog as a shortcut. Mix in a splash of liquor and add-ins of your choice for a festive holiday drink. Try cinnamon sticks, freshly grated nutmeg, orange zest or a dollop of vegan whipped cream.

Very Veggie Smoothies

Adding leafy greens into your smoothie recipes is a great way to boost the nutrients in your diet. This smoothie is fruit-flavored with peach, banana and mango but it's got chard in it for added vitamins K, C, and A.

Super Berry Smoothies

Fresh and frozen berries abound in this quick and delicious smoothie. Baby spinach adds fiber and vitamins and the protein powder of your choice will leave you feeling satisfied through your next meal!

Healthy Hot Chocolate

This healthier cup of hot chocolate uses low-fat milk, natural cocoa powder and just enough sugar to sweeten things up without going overboard on calories. As an added bonus, the milk provides a healthy serving of protein and calcium, which you won't get from sugar-loaded powdered hot-chocolate mixes prepared using water. Spice it up with an add-ins like orange peel, cinnamon or vanilla for a delicious twist on this classic treat.

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Cranberry-Orange Punch

This gorgeous fruity punch is perfect for any party--serve it on it's own for a fun mocktail that will please kids and adults alike. Or, set out optional alcoholic mix-ins, like tequila and/or vodka, for a mix-your-own cocktail station.

Abracadaver Cocktail

Aiming to avoid the typical boozy holiday bombs, this cocktail is a riff on the classic Corpse Reviver No. 2 cocktail. (That's also the reason for the creepy name!) It's lower-alcohol, refreshing and light. Citrus, vanilla and spice are the main notes and the chocolate mist at the end (if you use it) lends a celebratory toasty nose. Photo courtesy of Dylan Griffin & Stonecutter Spirits.

Spiced Pear Tea

You'll enjoy the rich fruity pear and orange flavors in every sip of this warm tea. If you can afford the carbohydrates, stir in a little honey to take away any bitterness from the orange.

Spiced Fruit Tea

This fruity beverage is brewed in a slow cooker. Black tea and fruit juice are infused with loads of spicy flavor from a cinnamon- and ginger-filled spice sachet. Serve it to take the chill out of the winter air.

Pomegranate Cooler

High in antioxidants and vitamin C, pomegranate juice is a great option when you're looking for a refreshing beverage. In this fruity, tropical-inspired thirst quencher, it's blended with fresh pineapple and mixed with a carbonated citrus drink.

Peppy Virgin Mary

Ready in just 10 minutes, this spicy tomato juice drink is perfect for brunch or a summer party.

Mock Margarita

This "cocktail" looks just like its tequila-laced counterpart but is alcohol-free! With only 58 calories per drink it's perfect for dieters.

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Ginger-Pineapple Spritzer

Crystallized ginger--also called candied ginger--is the key ingredient in this fruit-flavored drink. By soaking it with pineapple juice for at least two hours, it gives this spritzer an added zing.

Fruity-Limeade Slushy

These limeade slushies are a great thirst quencher on a hot summer day. Delivering a perfect combination of sweet and tart, they take only 10 minutes to prepare.

Cranberry-Mango Green Tea

Not loving your green tea? This recipe may change your mind. We start by boiling cranberries and mango slices with a bit of fresh ginger, and use that hot liquid to steep the tea bags. The fruity infusion and zing of ginger will definitely have you singing this tea's praises.

Pumpkin Spice Latte

No super-sweet sugar bombs here! Make your very own pumpkin spice latte at home with this healthy recipe that allows you to control just how much added sugar goes into your coffee drink. If you would rather have a vegan latte, use whatever nondairy milk you'd like. Real pumpkin puree, maple syrup, cinnamon and coffee--it's fall in a mug!

Slow-Cooker Hot Chocolate

Making hot chocolate in quantity in a slow-cooker is an easy make-ahead drink for parties. Once the hot chocolate is ready, you can use the "keep warm" setting to keep it hot throughout the gathering. Plus, take it to the next level by setting up a hot chocolate toppings bar with bowls of mini marshmallows, crushed peppermint candies, sprinkles, whipped cream and cinnamon sticks at the ready to stir into your cocoa.

Cranberry Sangria

This festive twist on classic red sangria combines wine with cranberry juice, oranges, apples and cinnamon for a wintery spin on a traditionally summer cocktail.

Cranberry-Prosecco Cocktail

A splash of cranberry juice in sparkling wine and a garnish of cranberries and rosemary sprigs makes an exceptionally festive party-ready cocktail that's easy to make, too.

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