Fresh Cucumber Lemonade Directions:
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Prepare the cucumber: Peel and roughly chop the cucumbers.
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Blend: In a blender, add the cucumber pieces, lemon juice, sweetener, and 2 cups of water. Blend until smooth.
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Strain: Pour the mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a large pitcher to remove pulp (optional).
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Add water: Add the remaining 4 cups of water and stir well.
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Chill & Serve: Add mint leaves, ice cubes, and garnish with lemon and cucumber slices. Serve chilled.
WW Points Calculation:
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Cucumbers: 0 points
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Lemon juice (1 cup): 0 points
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Honey (1/4 cup): 8 points (Note: Using a sugar-free sweetener like stevia or erythritol would reduce this to 0 points)
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Water, mint leaves, ice, lemon slices, cucumber slices: 0 points
Total Points (using honey): 8
Servings: 8 (1 cup per serving)
Per Serving: 1 point
Nutrition Information (per serving):
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Calories: 35
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Fat: 0 g
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Saturated Fat: 0 g
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Carbohydrates: 9 g
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Sugar: 8 g
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Protein: 0 g
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Sodium: 5 mg
I'm waiting for your comments! Enjoy!