{"id":3870,"date":"2012-05-23T14:19:48","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T22:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/?p=3870"},"modified":"2012-05-23T14:19:48","modified_gmt":"2012-05-23T22:19:48","slug":"wellness-wednesday-sassy-sangria-recipe-chick-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fitchicks.ca\/blog\/2012\/05\/wellness-wednesday-sassy-sangria-recipe-chick-style\/","title":{"rendered":"WELLNESS WEDNESDAY- Sassy Sangria Recipe..chick style!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey Chicks,<\/p>\n

Hope you had an amazing long weekend and kicked off the Canadian cottage season with the peeps you love (even if you don’t have a cottage, a patio or backyard works just as well:)<\/p>\n

We all have our food weaknesses like chocolate, ice cream, fried foods. One of my biggest food weaknesses is one I indulged in this Victoria Day weekend… sangria!<\/strong> I love everything about red wine ( especially a full bodied, heavy red with a great meal and think I actually jumped for joy when a study came out saying red wine was good for your heart:<\/a>) but when I discovered sangria<\/a>, it became my official summer cocktail. That said, depending on how much fruit juice and added sugar you include, one glass can add up to a whopping 250 calories and 24 grams of sugar<\/strong> – yikes!<\/p>\n

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Chief Chicks Jackie in full fiesta - Sassy Sangria and a Maraca..you can't go wrong!<\/p><\/div>\n

So here is my fave sangria recipe with a FIT CHICKS makeover.<\/strong>..less artificial ingredients and added sugar, lots of healthy fruits and sweetened by the juice of soaked dried apricots (sulphate free if possible!). It is estimated at about 120 cals a glass<\/strong> and most are from the fiber rich fruits!<\/p>\n

CHICK FEED: Sassy Summer Sangria…Chick Style!<\/h3>\n

1 Bottle of red wine (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, Shiraz)
\n1 Lemon cut into wedges
\n1 Lime cut into wedges
\n1 Orange cut into wedges
\n3\/4 cup raspberries (I like frozen)
\n1\/2 cup of dried apricots sliced in half
\n4 cups sparkling water or club soda<\/p>\n

DIRECTIONS:<\/p>\n

1, Pour wine in the pitcher and squeeze the juice wedges from the lemon, orange and lime into the wine. Toss in the fruit wedges (leaving out seeds if possible).<\/p>\n

2. Chill overnight In a seperate cup, poor 1 cup of boiling water over 1\/2 a cup dried apricots. Let soak overnight.<\/p>\n

3. The next day, strain the apricots and save the sweet juice. This will sweeten your sangria. You can also puree the leftover and keep to add to smoothies later:)<\/p>\n

4. Add apricot juice, sparkling water or club soda, raspberries and ice just before serving.<\/p>\n

The sassiest sangrias are chilled approx. 24 hours in the fridge to allow the flavors to really marinate.<\/p>\n

So try this at your next summer BBQ but remember chicks, EVERYTHING IN MODERATION (always the hardest part when it tastes this yummy!)<\/strong>. If you have any healthy summer drink makeovers, please share…we love new ideas!<\/p>\n

Have a fab day,<\/p>\n

Your Head Chick, Laura<\/p>\n

PS Dont forget June Bootcamps are posted so dont wait to sign up<\/a>…we are heading outdoors!\u00a0 Yippee!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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