Just because you are pregnant doesn’t mean you have to miss out on all the fun this Cinco de Mayo. You too can celebrate the Mexicans successfully beating and kicking the French out of their land with these 6 yummy and refreshing non-alcoholic drinks. Whip up a batch for yourself and the kids this Cinco de Mayo holiday! Enjoy!

Lemon-Berry Margarita (in above photo)

4 lime wedges

2 tablespoons coarse sugar

2/3 cup thawed lemonade concentrate

1 cup frozen unsweetened raspberries

2 cups ice cubes

2 packages (10 ounces each) frozen sweetened sliced strawberries, thawed

1/2 cup frozen blueberries

1 tablespoon sugar

1/2 cup tequila, optional

Directions

Using lime wedges, moisten the rims of four margarita or cocktail glasses. Set aside limes for garnish. Sprinkle coarse sugar on a plate; hold each glass upside down and dip rim into sugar. Set aside. Discard remaining sugar on plate.

In a blender, combine the lemonade concentrate and raspberries; cover and process until blended. Press mixture through a fine sieve; discard seeds. Return raspberry mixture to blender; add the ice, strawberries, blueberries, sugar and tequila if desired. Cover and process until smooth.

Pour into prepared glasses. Garnish with reserved limes. Yield: 4 servings.

Lemon-Lime Drink

1 can (12 ounces) frozen limeade concentrate, thawed

2/3 cup thawed lemonade concentrate

1 teaspoon orange extract

1-1/2 cups water

6 cups chilled diet lemon-lime soda

1 medium lemon, sliced

1 medium lime, sliced

Directions

In a large container, combine the limeade and lemonade concentrates and orange extract. Stir in water.

Just before serving, stir in lemon-lime soda. Serve over ice. Garnish with lemon and lime slices. Yield: 3 quarts (12 servings, 1 cup per serving).

Mock-Margarita

  Lime wedge (optional)see savings

  Coarse salt or coarse sugar (optional)

1  6-ounce canfrozen limeade concentrate

3/4  cuporange juicesee savings

2/3  cupunsweetened grapefruit juicesee savings

25  to 30 smallice cubes (about 4 cups)

  Green food coloring (optional)

  Lemon or lime slices (optional)see savings

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1. If desired, rub rims of margarita glasses with lime wedge; dip rims into a shallow dish of coarse salt or sugar and shake off excess. Set aside.

2. In a blender, combine limeade concentrate, orange juice, and grapefruit juice. Cover and blend until smooth. With the blender running, gradually add ice cubes through the hole in the lid, blending until slushy. If desired, tint with a few drops of green food coloring. Pour into margarita glasses. If desired, garnish with citrus slices. Makes 8 (4-ounce) servings.

Mock Sangria

Limeade punch

1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate

1 (12 fluid ounce) can frozen limeade concentrate

1 cup confectioners’ sugar

4 egg whites

6 cups crushed ice

1 liter carbonated water

1 lime, sliced

coarse salt

In a 4 quart container, combine lemonade concentrate, limeade concentrate, powdered sugar, egg whites, and crushed ice; mix well. Cover and freeze at least 30 minutes before serving.

Spoon 2 cups slush mixture into blender. Add 1 cup of carbonated water. Blend until frothy. To serve rub rim of glass with lime slice, dip in salt, and fill glass. garnish with lime slices.