Ingredients
4 cup Cranberry juice cocktail
2 cup Orange juice
12 oz Sugar-free lemon-lime pop
Whole cranberries
Directions
Combine the cranberry and orange juices in a punch bowl. Pour the
carbonated beverage down the sides of the bowl. Float whole
cranberries on the top.
1/2 cup - 51 calories, 1 fruit exchange 13 grams carbohydrate, 0
protein, 0 fat, 3 mg sodium, 75 mg potassium, 0 mg cholesterol.
Source: Am. Diabetes Association Holiday Cookbook by Betty Wedman
1986 Shared but not tested by Elizabeth Rodier, Nov 93.
Servings: 16 servings
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Categories: Diabetic; Beverages; Fruits
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