5 Healthy Cocktails for the Holiday Season

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Holiday season is a time when people celebrate with heavy drinking, but this year there is a way to celebrate without all the extra calories.

Juicing expert and CEO of Juicepresso USA, Daniel Winer, has put together five easy juice-based cocktails healthier than the usual glass of champagne and spiked eggnog, but still filled with holiday flavor.
Pineapple, Mint, Berry
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Ingredients:

1 large pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into cubes

1 cup raspberries

1 pear

30 fresh mint leaves

Wash the ingredients well. Cut ingredients up as needed to fit through the chute of your juicer.

Juice the ingredients in the order listed according to the?manufacturer's instructions. Serve immediately. Add 2 ounces of vodka per serving.
Ho Ho Holiday Juice
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Ingredients:

2 handfuls of cherries (1-2 cups) pitted

2 apples (cored)

Juice together for a rich burgundy-red juice.

Add vodka to taste. Shake and serve. Garnish with a mint leaf.

Mango-Grapefruit?
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Ingredients:

2 mangos

1 apple

1 grapefruit

1/4 inch of ginger

Juice mangos, apple and grapefruit. Add grated ginger.

Add 2 ounces of vodka or spiced rum and pour over ice.

The New Year's Eve Toasting Drink
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Ingredients:

A few pineapple rings or spears

1 lemon (peeled)

Champagne

Juice the pineapple and lemon. Fill half a glass with ice and poor in juice and a few ounces of champagne.

Tip: If you are making this for several people juice one or two pineapples with a few lemons?beforehand. Stick it in the fridge and have the juice ready to go for your party.
The Day-After Hangover Helper
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Ingredients:

Handful of kale

1 large pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into cubes

1 stalk of celery

2 inches of cucumber

A dash of Tabasco sauce

Salt and pepper

2 ounces of water or vodka for an alcoholic version

Fill glass halfway with ice. Juice kale, pineapple, celery and cucumber. Add tobacco, salt and pepper and mix together. Add either water or vodka. Stir together and pour overtop ice.
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