Summer S Best Accessory Is Yellow...and Delicious

Summer's Best Accessory Is Yellow...And Delicious

Summary: This summer's best beverages will incorporate flavors that capture the essence of the sun and infuse the season's most abundant ingredients

Summer's Best Accessory Is Yellow...And Delicious

Article Body: As the nation enjoys the warmer weather, everyone from fashionistas to foodies are choosing yellow as the "it" color for accent. This summer, incorporate yellow into your own daily routine: bring a little sunshine indoors with beverages traditionally enjoyed during the warmer months (like iced tea or lemonade), fill a vase with lemons for a quick centerpiece, or put SPLENDA No Calorie Sweetener packets in your sugar bowl.

This summer's best beverages will incorporate flavors that capture the essence of the sun and infuse the season's most abundant ingredients. Aficionados can look to celebrity mixologist and cookbook author Bruce Weinstein for a fresh twist on beverage classics.

His recipe for Chamomile-Pomegranate Tea gives traditional iced tea, a summertime BBQ favorite, a boost of pizzazz. Sweetened with SPLENDA No Calorie Sweetener, this crowd pleaser refreshes and quenches thirst, while decreasing sugar and calorie consumption.

Chamomile-Pomegranate Tea

Pomegranate juice has powerful antioxidants, so this punch is both relaxing and healthful.

Makes (-cup) servings

Preparation time: minutes

chamomile tea bags

cups boiling water

cup pomegranate juice

/ cup SPLENDA No Calorie Sweetener, Granular or SPLENDA No Calorie Sweetener, Packets

Garnish: fresh mint sprigs

Place tea bags in a large heat-proof measuring cup or pitcher; pour boiling water over tea bags. Steep hour, or until cooled to room temperature. Remove and discard tea bags.

Add pomegranate juice and SPLENDA Granular or SPLENDA Packets, stirring until SPLENDA dissolves. Serve over ice; garnish with mint sprigs.

Nutrition Information per Serving

Dietary Exchanges / Fruit

Serving Size: cup

Calories ; Calories from Fat ; Total Fat g; Saturated Fat g; Trans Fat g; Cholesterol mg; Sodium mg; Total Carbohydrate g; Dietary Fiber g; Sugars g; Protein g.

This recipe, when compared to a traditional recipe, has a % reduction in calories, a % reduction in carbohydrates and a % reduction in sugars.