Skinny Drink Recipe: Delliah's Flagon

Diet Shake Recipe, Weight Loss Tips

Delightful Delliah's Flagon features cranberries drowned in their juicy counterpart - fitting for a washed-up goddess that's traded her soul for the Diet Devil's fiddle.

But no fiddling around here as this diet friendly drink will offer nothing but a sweet, relaxing reprieve from dieting without any worry of Calorie Damage. Enjoy with a light heart and a golden harp.

Delliah's Flagon, a delicious original diet shake recipe from Diet Bites

1 cup of ice cold club soda
2 cups of ice cold sugar free cranberry juice cocktail (40 calories per cup)
1-3 ice cubes
1-4 packets of Splenda or Equal if extra sweetness is desired

Stir until incorporated. This recipe serves 2 for about 40 calories each.

Weight Loss Tips for Cranberries

That one little berry contains some awesome nutritional benefits, particularly when that one little berry teams-up with a few of its friends. Like all natural foods, the cranberry is very low in caloric content - and contains virtually zero dietary fat.

The juice of the cranberry is a bit tart so it's often combined with other fruit juices to offset the bitterness, to add sweetness as well as enhance flavor. The juices of all varieties of grapes, raspberries, cherries and strawberries go wonderfully well with cranberry juice.

Let's review the nutritional data for cranberries and then we'll hop to our weight loss tips surrounding this healthy addition to your diet plan. First, let's examine them in the raw. As we can see, they are a good source for natural dietary fiber as well as Vitamins A, C and K. In the following data chart we'll examine the nutritional content of this healthy berry in its dried state as well as an unsweetened juice.

Nutrition Facts: Raw Cranberries	Units	100 Grams	1 Cup Chopped	1 Cup Whole
Energy, Caloric Values	kcal	46	51	46
Protein	g	0.39	0.43	0.39
Total lipid (fat)	g	0.13	0.14	0.13
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	12.20	13.42	12.20
Fiber, total dietary	g	4.6	5.1	4.6
Sugars, total	g	4.04	4.44	4.04
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	8	9	8
Iron, Fe	mg	0.25	0.28	0.25
Magnesium, Mg	mg	6	7	6
Phosphorus, P	mg	13	14	13
Potassium, K	mg	85	94	85
Sodium, Na	mg	2	2	2
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.10	0.11	0.10
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	13.3	14.6	13.3
Thiamin	mg	0.012	0.013	0.012
Riboflavin	mg	0.020	0.022	0.020
Niacin	mg	0.101	0.111	0.101
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.057	0.063	0.057
Folate, DFE	mcg_DFE	1	1	1
Vitamin B-12	µg	0.00	0.00	0.00
Vitamin A, RAE	mcg_RAE	3	3	3
Vitamin A, IU	IU	60	66	60
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	1.20	1.32	1.20
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	µg	0.0	0.0	0.0
Vitamin D	IU	0	0	0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	µg	5.1	5.6	5.1
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.011	0.012	0.011
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.018	0.020	0.018
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	0.055	0.060	0.055
Cholesterol	mg	0	0	0
Other
Caffeine	mg	0	0	0

Nutrition Facts: Dried Cranberries	Units	100 Grams	1/3 Cup	Nutrition Facts: Unsweetened Cranberry Juice	Units	100 Grams	1 Cup	1 Fluid Ounce
Energy, Caloric Values	kcal	308	123	Energy, Caloric Values	kcal	46	116	15
Protein	g	0.07	0.03	Protein	g	0.39	0.99	0.12
Total lipid (fat)	g	1.37	0.55	Total lipid (fat)	g	0.13	0.33	0.04
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	82.36	32.94	Carbohydrate, by difference	g	12.20	30.87	3.86
Fiber, total dietary	g	5.7	2.3	Fiber, total dietary	g	0.1	0.3	0.0
Sugars, total	g	65.00	26.00	Sugars, total	g	12.10	30.61	3.82
Minerals				Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	10	4	Calcium, Ca	mg	8	20	3
Iron, Fe	mg	0.53	0.21	Iron, Fe	mg	0.25	0.63	0.08
Magnesium, Mg	mg	5	2	Magnesium, Mg	mg	6	15	2
Phosphorus, P	mg	8	3	Phosphorus, P	mg	13	33	4
Potassium, K	mg	40	16	Potassium, K	mg	77	195	24
Sodium, Na	mg	3	1	Sodium, Na	mg	2	5	1
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.11	0.04	Zinc, Zn	mg	0.10	0.25	0.03
Vitamins				Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	0.2	0.1	Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	9.3	23.5	2.9
Thiamin	mg	0.007	0.003	Thiamin	mg	0.009	0.023	0.003
Riboflavin	mg	0.016	0.006	Riboflavin	mg	0.018	0.046	0.006
Niacin	mg	0.990	0.396	Niacin	mg	0.091	0.230	0.029
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.038	0.015	Vitamin B-6	mg	0.052	0.132	0.016
Folate, DFE	mcg_DFE	0	0	Folate, DFE	mcg_DFE	1	3	0
Vitamin B-12	µg	0.00	0.00	Vitamin B-12	µg	0.00	0.00	0.00
Vitamin A, RAE	mcg_RAE	0	0	Vitamin A, RAE	mcg_RAE	2	5	1
Vitamin A, IU	IU	0	0	Vitamin A, IU	IU	45	114	14
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	1.07	0.43	Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	1.20	3.04	0.38
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	µg	0.0	0.0	Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	µg	0.0	0.0	0.0
Vitamin D	IU	0	0	Vitamin D	IU	0	0	0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	µg	3.8	1.5	Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	µg	5.1	12.9	1.6
Lipids				Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.103	0.041	Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.010	0.025	0.003
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.198	0.079	Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.023	0.058	0.007
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	0.658	0.263	Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	0.070	0.177	0.022
Cholesterol	mg	0	0	Cholesterol	mg	0	0	0
Other				Other
Caffeine	mg	0	0	Caffeine	mg	0	0	0

And finally, let's examine this super food in perhaps its most famous state: cranberry sauce. Take note that most commercially produced cans of the sauce contain only 6 servings at 100 calories each. By cutting the slices just a tab thinner, a few calories can be saved.

We have some spiffy weight loss tips for this super food below that can fit nicely into your diet plan.

Nutrition Facts: Cranberry Sauce, Sweetened	Units	100 Grams	1 Cup	1 Slice 1/8" Thick
Energy, Caloric Values	kcal	151	418	86
Protein	g	0.20	0.55	0.11
Total lipid (fat)	g	0.15	0.42	0.09
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	38.90	107.75	22.17
Fiber, total dietary	g	1.0	2.8	0.6
Sugars, total	g	37.90	104.98	21.60
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	4	11	2
Iron, Fe	mg	0.22	0.61	0.13
Magnesium, Mg	mg	3	8	2
Phosphorus, P	mg	6	17	3
Potassium, K	mg	26	72	15
Sodium, Na	mg	29	80	17
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.05	0.14	0.03
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	2.0	5.5	1.1
Thiamin	mg	0.015	0.042	0.009
Riboflavin	mg	0.021	0.058	0.012
Niacin	mg	0.100	0.277	0.057
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.014	0.039	0.008
Folate, DFE	mcg_DFE	1	3	1
Vitamin B-12	µg	0.00	0.00	0.00
Vitamin A, RAE	mcg_RAE	2	6	1
Vitamin A, IU	IU	42	116	24
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.83	2.30	0.47
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	µg	0.0	0.0	0.0
Vitamin D	IU	0	0	0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	µg	1.4	3.9	0.8
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.013	0.036	0.007
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.021	0.058	0.012
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	0.066	0.183	0.038
Cholesterol	mg	0	0	0
Other
Caffeine	mg	0	0	0

Weight Loss Tips: Cranberries

To add a tart, sweet flavor to coffee cake recipes, add only half the recommended amount of oil and use whole cranberry sauce for the remaining amount. The whole berries will add texture to the recipe and the sauce will create a moist flavor without those dreaded fat grams that are mined in oil. After all, oil is 100% fat.

When you prepare your next salad for meal time, add a few dried cranberries to the mix. It can take a dull salad to a gourmet level, particularly when a teaspoon of chopped English walnuts are also added.

Speaking of nuts, the cranberry pairs well with the following: walnuts, pecans, pistachios, almonds and macadamia nuts. It also pairs very well with pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds - with the hulls removed, of course!

Try mixing 100% cranberry juice with carbonated water, much as we did in our skinny drink recipe above. You'll only need a tiny bit of the 100% juice. And you can add a bit of table sugar or sugar substitute for extra sweetness if you wish.

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