Saturday, August 23, 2014

Fun & Healthy Back-to-School Recipes from Cascade Ice






As busy families prepare for back-to-school season, we’d like to show your readers how to spice up their kids' lunches or after-school snacks with some tasty drinks. Using zero-calorie sparkling flavored water Cascade Ice, families can mix up some fun recipes or simply pack a Cascade Ice bottle to go! Kids love the great taste, and moms are thrilled to have a healthier option than sugary juices and sodas.





Back-to-School Berry Blast: To create, mix 1 cup of apple slices, ¾ cup of Greek yogurt, ½ cup of soy or almond milk, a handful of fresh berries and 4oz of Cascade Ice Huckleberry Blackberry in a blender. Blend until smooth and top with a few more fresh berries.

Apple Fizzies: So delicious and fun to make! Just pour 6oz of Cascade Ice McIntosh Apple over ice, add in sliced apples and sprinkle in some cinnamon. For the perfect after-school combo, serve the extra apple slices with a tablespoon of peanut butter! 

Watermelon Slushie: Watermelon is oh-so-delicious, and ripe for the pickin’ this fall. In a blender, combine a few handfuls of ice, several seedless watermelon chunks and 8oz of Cascade Ice Blueberry Watermelon.Then, pour in 6oz of club soda. Blend to desired consistency and enjoy! 

 Cascade Ice beverages are available  in stores nationwide – click here for our "Where to Buy" map!





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My Thoughts:
 
After my first taste of the Cascade Ice, I was hooked on it. While I love the idea of a low calorie drink, I rarely like the flavor. Most of them taste artificial and leave behind an unpleasant aftertaste.  So I opened my first bottle of Cascade Ice with a little trepidation.  Surprisingly, these drinks tasted much better than I expected. Each one comes in a tasty fruit flavor with just enough carbonation to make it bubbly. But these aren't your average soft drinks. They taste more like a mixed drink without the alcohol, but you can even add that in if you feel the urge. 

 

 I received several of the new fall friendly flavors to try out including Macintosh Apple, Pink Grapefruit, Blueberry Watermelon and Mixed Berry. My favorites was the  Mixed Berry and , but the diversity of flavors allowed everyone is  my family to find something they enjoyed. My husband likes the apple and my daughter enjoyed the pink grapefruit. I had given up soda due to the calories and the questionable ingredients, but Cascade Ice offers a way to enjoy carbonation without worrying about calories.  It's also free of sodium, caffeine, gluten and sugar. It's a wonderful treat and one I plan to indulge in often. 


 

Cascade Ice has 21 delicious and unique flavors including Cranberry Pomegranate, McIntosh Apple and Orange Mango in addition to the line’s three newest flavors, Strawberry Banana, Coconut Mango and Coconut Pineapple. The sparkling waters have a delightful “fizz” combined with natural fruit juices. You can find these fabulous drinks  in all 50 states, at retailers such as Albertson’s, Safeway, Ralph’s, QFC, A&P, Raley’s, Coborn’s, HEB, Market Basket, Shoprite, Food City and Price Choppers, among many others.




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