GoodBelly Probiotic Mocktails

Want a cool summer drink that will help your digestive system, immune system, skin and possibly mental function?  Look no further than making up some mocktails with GoodBelly probiotics!  GoodBelly is in the refrigerated section of grocery stores and comes in many fruity flavors.  They are all vegan and dairy free.  Probiotics help the body in many ways; they are tiny good bacteria that live in your large intestine.  In fact, the average adult has about 3-6 lbs worth of these bacteria- WOAH!
Check out an article I wrote on GoodBelly in Eat, Drink Boulder that gives more insight on probiotics- What's so good about GoodBelly?  Never had GoodBelly?  You can try GoodBelly's 12 day challenge.  Get free coupons to see of you notice a difference after 12 days of using GoodBelly.
NPR also did a story on the effects of probiotics in mice.  What they found was mice who were given probiotics swam longer than mice who had no probiotics.  What does this mean?  Bacteria in our gut may affect brain function.  Probiotics MAY also affect athletic performance, but this is something that more research needs to be done.
Here are some recipes for mocktails with GoodBelly.  A tasty way to get some probiotic goodness!  I think they are all delicious, especially the Iced Mango Ginger Green Tea.  Adjust amounts of ingredients according to taste.

Iced Mango Ginger Green Tea

1 qt Mango GoodBelly

1 qt Ginger Green Tea

1 Quart water

5 green tea bags

1” sliced and slightly mashed ginger (using a garlic press)

Bring water, tea bags and ginger to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer for 10 minutes. Allow to cool, remove tea bags and refrigerate tea with ginger slices overnight. When ready to serve, add GoodBelly, stir and enjoy.

 

Cucumber Watermelon Coconut Water

            2 qts Coconut Water GoodBelly

            1 cucumber

             5 lbs watermelon (with rind)

Slice cucumber and cube watermelon, removing rind. Layer cucumber and watermelon in a container and add GoodBelly. Let all ingredients sit overnight. Stir/shake gently before serving.

Cranberry Watermelon Lime Spritzer             

            2 qt Cranberry Watermelon GoodBelly

            4 T lime juice

            1 qt seltzer

            1 lime sliced

           

When ready to serve, add lime juice to GoodBelly, stir, pour into glass and top off with seltzer. Add slice of lime for garnish.

Pomegranate Blackberry Lemonade

            2 qts Pomegranate Blackberry GoodBelly

            1 c lemon juice

1 qt water

1 lemon sliced

           

Add lemon juice (from about 5 lemons) to cold water. Add lemon slices and let sit overnight. When ready to serve, add GoodBelly, stir and enjoy.

These are perfect for hot summer days.  Which one sounds good to you?