5 Healthy Incontinence – Friendly Cocktails
Enjoy Your Incontinence – Friendly Drink this Weekend: TGIF!
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Drinking alcohol is a popular social activity, and those with incontinence may wonder, is alcohol off limits? The bad news is alcohol may cause you run to the bathroom more often, due to the way it affects your ADH levels. The good news is most people with incontinence can drink alcohol, but they drink incontinence – friendly cocktails and in moderation.
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What is an incontinence – friendly cocktail? An incontinence – friendly cocktail consists of less calories and more deliciousness. These cocktails use fresh juices or sugar substitutes so they do not disturb your beach body. If you have incontinence, maintaining a healthy weight is very important. That doesn’t mean you NEED a beach body, but excess pressure on your pelvic floor muscles will make leakage worse. So incontinence – friendly cocktails hold back on the calories! Plus these recipes are incredibly delicious because they have a fresh twist on the classics.
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Beer and Wine
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In general women should have no more than 1 drink per day, and men should have no more than 2 drinks per day. One drink being equal to a 12 oz beer, 5 oz glass of wine or 1 ½ oz distilled spirits (vodka, whiskey, gin, etc.). This rule also applies to people with incontinence. Incontinence – friendly beer is light, stay away from heavy craft beers. And incontinence – friendly wines are, you guessed it, light as well. Something like prosecco or other light white wines.
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Here are some fresh cocktails approved by Healthy Living, that you will impress your friends with next weekend.
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A Twist on 5 Classic Cocktails
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1. Watermelontini
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Used to order an Appletini off the bat? Then you’ll enjoy this incontinence – friendly, classic twist. Watermelontini is fruity martini-style drink with just enough zip to spark up your night!
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Ingredients: 1 cup cubed seedless watermelon, 1/3 cup lemon-lime flavor coconut water, 1 1/2 ounce (3 tablespoons) premium vodka, 1 lime (halved), 2 small watermelon wedges, and ice.
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Servings Per Recipe: 2rnPer Serving: 100 cal., 44 mg sodium, 14 g carb. (2 g fiber, 9 g sugars), 1 g pro.
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Directions: Toss 1 cup of water melon into a blender. Cover and blend it up until it become a puree. Throw some ice into a cocktail shaker. Pour the pureed watermelon, 1/3 cup lemon-lime flavored coconut water, and 1 1/2 ounce premium vodka over the ice and squeeze the halved limes into the icy mixture. Shake vigorously, over your shoulder and side to side, make sure the cocktail shaker is frosty, almost too cold to touch! Then into two chilled martini glasses.
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For a little extra fun, skewer a lime and small watermelon wedge on a cocktail pick and garnish your glasses. Now you can fully enjoy your Watermelontini, feel free to sip away!
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2. Cucumber Lime-arita
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Ask any bartender, and they will tell you the Margarita is the most ordered cocktail of all the classics. With this unique, incontinence – friendly twist, you can enjoy this popular drink too!
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Ingredients: 1/2 cup chopped English cucumber, 1 1/2 ounce (3 tablespoons) premium tequila, 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) Triple Sec, 3/4 teaspoon finely shredded lime peel, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar or sugar substitute* equivalent to 1-1/2 teaspoons sugar, ice, and (optional options include: lime juice, thin slices lime, coarse salt).
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Servings Per Recipe: 1
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Per Serving: 239 cal., 4 mg sodium, 23 g carb. (21 g sugars)
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Directions: Toss your chopped up cucumber, 1 1/2 ounce tequila, 1 ounce Triple Sec, lime peel, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and sugar (or sugar substitute) into a blender and add about 1 cup of ice. Blend this mixture until the cucumber and ice are thoroughly crushed. (For a salted rim, line the rim of a margarita glass with lime juice and dip in coarse salt.) Pour the blended mixture into a margarita glass and garnish with a couple thin lime slices. Sip away and experience the zest.
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3. Sangria Cooler
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Want to bring a bowl of spiked punch to the party? Well Sangria is always a good drink to share. Dip a ladle into a bowl filled with this incontinence – friendly drink and pass around to your friends.
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Ingredient: 5 ounces of chilled red wine (such as Cabernet Sauvignon), 6 ounces of chilled diet ginger ale, and a halved orange slice with raspberries (optional).
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Servings Per Recipe: 1
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Per serving: 120 cal., 60 mg sodium, 4 g carb.
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Directions: Divide the red wine into two 6-8 ounce wine glasses. Top each glass off with half of the diet ginger ale to give extra flavor and a bubbly texture. If you so desire, garnish with an orange and or raspberries to compliment this easy cocktail. Two steps, a sip later and you can chill out with this low calories drink.
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4. Fresh Peach Mojito
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Want to get a little cheeky at the pool, but not go too overboard? Then these Fresh Peach Mojitos will do just the trick. Shake away and relax by the pool with this classic exotic cocktail with incontinence – friendly twist.
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Ingredients: 1 small ripe peach (peeled, pitted and chopped to make 1/2 cup), 3 small lime wedges, 10 fresh mint leaves, 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar or sugar substitute* equivalent to 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, 1 cup of ice, 1 1/2 ounces of rum (3 tablespoons), 1 ounce of club soda (2 tablespoons), and a fresh mint sprig.
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Servings Per Recipe: 1
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Per serving: 167 cal., 13 mg sodium, 18 g carb. (2 g fiber, 15 g sugars), 1 g pro.
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Directions: Throw the 1/2 cup of chopped peach, 2 small lime wedges, 10 mint leaves and sugar (sugar substitute) into a cocktail shaker. Muddle the ingredients together, pushing down on them until the lime juice is extracted and mint leaves are bruised. Toss in ice and the 1 1/2 ounce of rum. Shake vigorously, over your shoulder and side to side, make sure the cocktail shaker is frosty, almost too cold to touch! Pour everything, including the ice, into an 8 – ounce glass and top with club soda. Garnish with mint and the last lime wedge and savor the fruity freshness.
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5. Bubbled Cosmo
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This incontinence – friendly cocktail is the quirky fusion of sparkling wine and a cosmopolitan. The combo of unique ingredients and bubbles creates a flavor that will pop in your mouth.
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Ingredients: 2/3 cup of chilled pomegranate or cranberry juice, 6 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 tablespoon sugar (or substitute sugar), 3 cups ice cubes, 1/2 cup of premium vodka, 1 tsp of snipped fresh mint or rosemary, 1 750-milliliter bottle Prosecco or other sparkling wine, chilled 12 lemon slices or fresh raspberries, and small fresh mint leaves.
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Servings Per Recipe: 12
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Per serving: 81 cal., 2 mg sodium, 6 g carb. (3 g sugars)
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Directions: Pour the 2/3 cup of pomegranate/cranberry juice, 6 tablespoons of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of sugar into a large measuring cup. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Throw this mixture in a blender along with 3 cups of ice, 1/2 cup of vodka, and 1 tsp of snipped mint/rosemary. Pour 1/4 cup of the blended mixture into 12 glasses and top them off with 1/4 cup of Prosecco. Garnish with lemon slices, raspberries and mint leaves and you’re ready to enjoy!
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While enjoying your incontinence – friendly drinks, have a zero calorie beverage in your other hand to keep you hydrated. Yes, this may make you run to the bathroom more often, but an irritated bladder leads to increased incontinence symptoms. Zero calorie beverages like iced tea, a diet soda or water would work. In any case you should sip your drink slowly to savor it and elongate a tasty experience.
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Also be prepared while you are out on the town. Bring all of your incontinence supplies with you, because you will being going to the bathroom more often. But don’t let your incontinence supplies stop you from going out. Wear stylish incontinence – friendly outfits that will discreetly hide your adult diaper. Bring a discreet adult diaper bag along with you as a cute accent, trust me they exist! As long as you are prepared and drink your incontinence – friendly cocktails, you can have a great boozy night despite incontinence.
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Incontinence – friendly cocktails are easy to make, delicious, and won’t ruin your healthy eating plan. With the creative combinations of fresh fruit, club soda and sugar substitutes you’ll keep your drinks skinny and fun.
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Celebrate a healthy life with a drink that dazzles your tongue.