Watermelon Fizz

By: Jodie Shield, RD

Oh boy! It’s hot outside! Cool off your family with a refreshing watermelon drink. Watermelon is loaded with vitamin A and the sparkling water gives this too-cool beverage some “fizz”. Bottoms up!

Watermelon Fizz

makes 3 (1 cup) servings

Ingredients:

2 cups watermelon, seeded and rind removed

1/2 cup white grape juice

1/2 cup sparkling water (unsweetned)

ice cubes

Directions:

Combine the watermelon with the grape juice, and bled until smooth. Pour into three tall glasses, and stir in the sparkling water. Add ice cubes, and serve.

Nutrition Information:

57 calories

.6 grams protein

14 grams carbohydrate

0 grams fat

0 grams saturated fat

0 milligrams cholesterol

13.5 milligrams sodium

.4 grams fiber

About Author

Jodie

Jodie Shield, M.Ed., R.D., L.D.N. Jodie Shield has been a consultant and spokesperson in the field of nutrition for over two decades. A former national media spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association (1989-1995), she has worked extensively with the Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center and taught nutrition and medical dietetics at the University of Illinois. Currently she is a complemental faculty member of the College of Health Sciences in the Department of Clinical Nutrition at Rush University in Chicago.