Healthy Mocktails For Pregnancy
Being pregnant has its fair share of awesome experiences (I personally love the kicks!) but it also has some not-so-fun moments either (read about my second experience here). One of those experiences is not being able to drink… especially during the nice, warm summer months! For myself personally, this is a struggle. Which is why I rely on healthy mocktails so I can pretend 😛
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I personally live in Canada and thus summertime isn’t something to covet! I love being outside in the sun, active, pool parties and of course, cracking a cold drink.
However, for some reason I also apparently love to be extremely pregnant all summer long. My babes are late August/early September babes and thus I head into the nice weather.. and my third trimester.
The majority of time this isn’t an issue. But on particularly nice weekends, when everyone is hanging around the yard it gets a bit eye twitchy for me. And thus, I have come up with these fancy and healthy mocktails!
My issue with most mocktails is that they’re strictly juiced based. Normally a combination of cranberry and orange juice with pop, grenadine or simple syrup added in.
While these definitely taste yummy, they’re not exactly ideal for a growing baby (or your overall health).
These summertime , healthy mocktails are simple, refreshing and contain minimal ingredients. To be fair, they’re not overly sweet. And thus, if you’re looking to sweeten them up a bit I’d recommend liquid stevia drops as a good place to start.
All of the healthy mocktails make 1-2 drinks depending on how much perrier you prefer to add!
Orange Grapefruit Sparkle
- 1/2 medium orange, freshly juiced
- 1/2 medium grapefruit, freshly juiced
- 1 cans original perrier
- Ice
- Orange for garnish
Juice the orange and grapefruit and pour over ice into a glass. Top with perrier and stir to combine. Add an orange wedge for garnish.
Simple Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade
- 1/2 lemon, freshly juiced
- 5 raspberries
- 1 can original perrier
- 5 drops stevia (or 1/2 teaspoon cane sugar)
- Ice
- Raspberries for garnish
Muddle the raspberries into the bottom of a glass. Add in the lemon juice, ice and top with perrier. Add in the stevia and stir to combine. Garnish with raspberries
Orange Cranberry Twist
- 1/2 an orange freshly juiced
- 1/4 cup pure cranberry juice
- 1 can original perrier
- 2 lime wedges (half a lime)
- Stevia as needed
- Ice
Mix the cranberry and orange juice together and squeeze in one wedge of lime. Fill a glass with ice, pour in the juice and top with perrier. Garnish with a lime wedge
Blueberry Mint Refresher
- 1/4 cup fresh blueberries
- 6-8 mint leaves
- 5 drops stevia
- 1 can original perrier
- Ice
- Blueberries for garnish
Muddle the blueberries and mint together. Fill a glass with ice and scrape the mixture on top. Add the stevia and the perrier. Mix well. Top with more blueberries.
Virgin Jungle Juice
- 1/4 cup raspberries or blueberries
- 1/4 cup chopped strawberries
- 1/2 orange, freshly squeezed
- 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds
- 1 can original perrier
- Lime for garnish
Muddle together the berries and 1 tablespoon of the pomegranete. Pour the orange juice over top f them and let sit for 20-60 minutes to infuse. Pour into a glass, top with ice and perrier. Mix well. Garnish with remaining pomegranate seeds and lime wedge.
Don’t forget to pin these healthy mocktails to beat the summertime heat!
You may not get tipsy but these pregnancy healthy mocktails are both refreshing and contain no processed sugars! Going the extra effort to make sure they look pretty will help you get though the long, hot summer (at least you can pretend!). Not only are these options tasty but they won’t leave you with a wicked summer hangover either!
These look super delicious – even for those that aren’t pregnant!
They are! Sometimes it’s just refreshing to have other options besides alcohol 🙂
Blueberry Mint and Raspberry Lemonade sound amazing!! I am currently 37 weeks along and all Summer during pool time and BBQ’s I sit there wishing I had a cool, refreshing drink in my hand lol. I keep complaining to my husband that I want a fruity, delicious drink so bad that won’t make me feel terrible and nauseous from excessive amounts of sugar. This is exactly what I have been looking for!
Raspberry lemonade is my favorite 🙂 Ah I’m jealous of you! I’m only 29.5 weeks so I have the WHOLE summer of parties and bbq’s. it was the same with my first daughter and it slowly drives you nuts that everyone else can drink and I can’t lol sad but true. These mocktails definitely help- at least you can pretend to be joining in. I’m the same- i can’t have all the crazy sugar of just fruit juice so this is pretty much what I live on when pregnant in the summer. Good luck in the next couple weeks!
These looks so tasty! I think the raspberry lemonade would be my first choice!! 🙂
Haha the raspberry lemonade is my favorite too! Though I love the grapefruit also..
Delicious and healthy for new mommies! Great share!
They’re awesome! Perfect for hot weather 🙂
These look so good! I’ll have to try the raspberry lemonade one!
That’s my favorite!
I love cocktails but my little ones always wants to drink what I have, so maybe I can make these for him so it looks like hes having the same thing as me! But then again, who doesnt love a good mocktail! Definitely saving for later.
My little one is the same! Making her own seems to help (though she still always wants mine lol)- enjoy them! The raspberry lemonade is my favorite 🙂
These look super refreshing! I’d drink them now!
They’re definitely nice on a hot day!
The Orange Sparkle and Jungle Juice sound the best to me! Yummy!
I love anything orange flavored in the summer!
They all sound delicious, and I just so happen to be pregnant sooo…. 😉 Can’t wait to try them!
Haha yay! I didn’t know you were pregnant! Congrats- when are you due?!
These look SO delicious and very refreshing. Not sure I can pick a favourite though– may need to make my way through them all!!
Haha picking a favorite is hard. I go through phases if I like citrus or berries 😛
Wow! so delicious mocktails. I would like to share this post with my sister as she is pregnant and it’s also helpful to me to feel refreshed after coming home tired from office. Keep sharing such tempting drinks with the readers.
Aw, congrats to your sister! And thank you for sharing 🙂 They’re definitely nice alternatives when you’re not feeling (or able to) have a real drink- plus, they’re colorful which makes them awesome in the summer!