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Adult beverages (AKA cocktails) for those living The Metabolism Miracle lifestyle.  Check to see if your choice is neutral or a 5 gram Counter Carb. 
*Please check with your MD to confirm if you can have one or two cocktails (maximum) in a day
BLOODY MARY
Neutral on all Steps of MM/DM and counts as 1 serving alcohol.
Ingredients:
Ice cubes
1.5 ounces (1 shot) vodka
4 ounces tomato cocktail juice (like V8 or tomato juice)
Dash of Worcestershire sauce
A dash of Tabasco sauce
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Glass:Highball
Preparation:Put the vodka and tomato juice in a shaker with a few ice cubes. Add the Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco sauce. Shake well and strain into the glass (which can be with or without ice). Add salt and pepper to taste.
Garnish: Celery stick, which serves as a stirrer as well.
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BRONX
5 gram Counter Carb and considered one alcoholic beverage
Ingredients:
Ice cubes
1  ounces gin
1 ounce dry vermouth
3 ounces reduced sugar orange juice
Glass: Martini, chilled.
Preparation: Shake the ingredients and strain into the glass.
Garnish: Orange twist

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CUBA LIBRE LIGHT
Neutral for one serving of “Cuba Libre Light” and considered one alcoholic beverage.
Ingredients:
Crushed ice
1 1/2 ounces (one shot glass) rum
1 ounce lime juice
6 ounces Diet Cola (preferably sweetened with sucralose or stevia
Glass: Highball
Preparation: Pour the rum and juice into a glass filled half way with crushed ice. Top up with cola
Garnish: Thin lime or lemon wheel and often served with a stirrer.
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DRY MARTINI
Neutral for one drink.  This counts as 2 servings (max per day) of alcohol.
Ingredients:
Ice cubes
1 1/2 ounces gin
1 ½ ounces dry vermouth
Glass: Martini, chilled
Preparation: Shake or Stir the ingredients well and strain into the glass.
Garnish: Green olive(s) on a cocktail stick
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Gin and Tonic
Neutral and counts as one alcoholic beverage
Ingredients:
Ice cubes
1 1/2 ounces (1 shot) gin
6 ounces DIET or SUGAR FREE tonic water
Glass: Highball
Preparation: Fill the glass with ice. Stir the ingredients well and strain into the glass.
Garnish: Lemon peel
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MIMOSA
Counts as a 5 gram counter carb and ½ alcoholic beverage
Ingredients:
3 ounces champagne
3 ounces DIET orange juice (like Trop-50)
Glass: Champagne flute
Preparation: Pour the ingredients in the glass and stir gently.
Garnish: Orange twist.
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SCREWDRIVER
5 gram Counter carb and 1 serving of alcohol.
Ingredients:
Ice cubes
1 ½ ounces (1 shot) vodka
3 ounces orange juice (Diet orange juice like Trop-50)
Glass:Highball, chilled
Preparation:Pour the vodka and orange juice into the ice filled glass and stir gently.
Garnish: Slice of orange, optional.
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CAUTIOUS COSMO
5 GRAM COUNTER CARB AND 1 SERVING OF ALCOHOL

Ingredients:
Ice cubes
1 ½ ounces vodka
4 ounces DIET cranberry juice (like DIET Ocean Spray)
¼ cup reduced sugar OJ (like Trop 50)
Splash of lime juice

Glass:  martini, chilled
Preparation: Pour ingredients into shaker.  Gently shake, strain, serve

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FLAVORED VODKA OVER ICE
 Neutral on all Steps of MM/DM
Most flavored vodkas don’t contain added sugars, they are infused with the flavor.  This drink is neutral on all Steps of MM/DM and contains 1 serving of alcohol
 Ingredients:
 Ice
1 ½ ounces flavored vodka( like Stoli, Smirnoff, or Absolut)
6 ounces Diet soda (sweetened with stevia or Splenda is preferred) like diet gingerale, diet Sprite, Sugar free 7-up)
Glass:  High ball
Preparation: Mix flavored vodka with diet soda and pour over ice.

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Low Carb Arnold Palmer
 This drink is Neutral on all Steps of MM/DM and counts as 1 alcoholic beverage
Ingredients
Ice
1.5 ounces of vodka
3 ounces sugar free iced tea
3 ounces sugar free lemonade
Glass: Highball
Preparation.  In a shaker, add vodka, diet iced tea and diet lemonade.  Pour over ice.
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Captain and Coke
This drink is neutral on all Steps of MM/DM and counts as one alcoholic beverage
Glass:  Highball
Preparation.  In a glass, add diet cola and 1 ½ ounces rum and stir, add ice
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Seven and Seven
This drink is Neutral on all Steps of MM/DM and is considered one alcoholic beverage
Ingredients:
Ice
1.5 ounces whiskey
5 ounces diet 7-Up
Glass: Highball
Preparation:  In a glass, stir together whiskey and diet 7-up and add ice.

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WINE SPRITZER
Neutral on all Steps of MM/DM and counts as 1 serving of alcohol.
Ingredients:
5 ounces wine
Soda water
Glass: Champagne flute
Preparation: Pour the wine into the glass and top up with soda water.
Garnish: Lemon zest or twist.
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Cranberry Vodka:
Counts as Neutral on all Steps of MM/DM and one serving of alcohol
Ingredients
Ice cubes
1 ½ ounces (1 shot) vodka
4 ounces DIET cranberry juice (like Ocean Spray DIET cranberry juice)
Glass: Highball, chilled
Preparation: Pour the vodka and DIET cranberry juice into the ice filled glass and stir gently.
Garnish: frozen fresh cranberries, optional