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Celebrate National Lemonade Day With Blackberry Lemonade Made With Equal® 0 Calorie Sweetener

Karen · 29 Comments

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I received compensation from Equal® for this post. 

Blackberry Lemonade with Equal® Sweetener
Blackberry Lemonade with Equal® Sweetener

Nothing says “summer” quite like lemonade. If you’re like me, though, and have Diabetes, then you have to watch the sugars that you take in each day in your food and drink. For that reason, I usually drink water every day. Sometimes, though, I get a craving for some other drink. I loved lemonade when I was a kid, and my mother sometimes made it for us. Back then, Mama made our lemonade with sugar. Now that I am an adult, and have to cut down on sugar due to my diabetes, if I make a sweetened drink at home, I have to use a sweetener like Equal® 0 Calorie Sweetener.

The people at Equal® sent me a great box full of supplies for making lemonade using Equal® 0 Calorie Sweetener. When I opened up the box, here is what I found inside:

  1. An Equal® mason jar style plastic drinking glass.
  2. Skinny Pop Popcorn
  3. Dark Blue Folding Hand Fan
  4. Joie Lemon Juicer
  5. Tovolo King ice cube tray
  6. Equal® Product:
    1. 115-count box of packets
    2. Equal® 4 oz spoonful
  7. Blackberry Sparkling Recipe Card from The Diabetic Chef  Chef Chris Smith
  8. Equal® Recipe Guide Booklet
  9. Equal® iPad holder (it opens up to hold an iPad or a cook book)
  10. An Equal® products fact sheet.

Back in 1965, when a scientist researcher at G.D. Searle and Company licked his finger to pick up a piece of paper, he discovered a sweet, attractive tast. He had inadvertently discovered aspartame, an ingredient that would revolutionize the “sweetener” category. For more than 30 years, Equal® 0-Calorie Sweetener has offered a great tasting sugar substitute in the trusted “blue” packet.

Now, Equal 0-Calorie Sweetener is available in packets; Equal Spoonful; and Equal Tablets. One packet of Equal measures like two teaspoons of sugar. Equal Spoonful measures cup for cup like sugar, making it perfect for use in recipes. Equal Tablets provide on-the-go convenience.

Aspartame and acesulfame potassium, Equal’s sweetening ingredients, have been tested in hundreds of scientific studies. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Health Canada, and the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Food have affirmed these ingredients’ safety. Equal helps maintain a balanced diet, is suitable for people living with diabetes, and has been a long-time sponsor of the American Diabetes Association.

Making lemonade
Making lemonade

 Sparkling Fresh Lemonade With Blackberries Recipe

1 1/2 cups sparkling water

1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 2 large lemons)

2 1/2 Tbsp  Equal® Spoonful or

4 packets Equal® Sweetener

12 fresh blackberries, froze

Ice as needed

Fresh mint sprigs and lemon slices for garnish, optional

Stir  sparkling water, lemon juice, and Equal until combined. Place 6 blackberries  and ice cubes in 2 tall glasses. Divide the mixture between  the glasses and serve. Garnish each glass with mint and fresh lemon slices, if desired.

 

You can find Equal® 0-Calorie Sweetener in most grocery stores.

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  1. DJ says

    August 20, 2015 at 10:45 am

    I use it in my teas and coffee, and also in homemade breads.

    Reply
  2. sheila ressel says

    August 20, 2015 at 11:01 am

    I use it in my tea and on strawberries and grapefruit.

    Reply
  3. Elizabeth Ray says

    August 20, 2015 at 12:08 pm

    We HAVE to have Equal for our coffee and tea! My husband keeps a stash at work, and I keep a smlall case in my purse. When we go on trips, it is on my “list of stuff to pack” so we don’t forget! Heaven forbid that we end up in a restaurant that only has “the pink stuff!” (Shudder)

    Reply
  4. Shannon Baas says

    August 20, 2015 at 5:29 pm

    I use it in in my iced tea.

    Reply
  5. Brittney House says

    August 20, 2015 at 11:38 pm

    I use it with my tea and while baking.

    Reply
  6. Danielle Marie says

    August 21, 2015 at 6:12 am

    i would add it to my tea mostly. or my coffee.

    Reply
  7. Amy Pratt says

    August 21, 2015 at 8:11 am

    I use it every morning in my coffee.

    Reply
  8. Tracy Davis says

    August 21, 2015 at 2:29 pm

    I use it in my coffee every morning.

    Reply
  9. Anne says

    August 21, 2015 at 9:39 pm

    Equal is my go-to sweetener for the tea I drink all day–morning, noon, and night. In fact, I just made a fresh cup!

    Reply
  10. Danielle says

    August 22, 2015 at 10:53 am

    I use it with my tea and coffee everyday

    Reply
  11. Cindy S. says

    August 23, 2015 at 2:03 pm

    I use equal every morning for coffee – can’t live without it!!

    Reply
  12. Carolyn Daley says

    August 23, 2015 at 9:55 pm

    I would add it to my iced peach tea.

    Reply
  13. Keeley Sullivan says

    August 24, 2015 at 11:09 am

    I put equal in my coffee every day!!

    Reply
  14. lilshuga2001 says

    August 24, 2015 at 1:26 pm

    I add it to my cottage cheese, cocoa concoction! 🙂

    Reply
  15. Melissa Pezza says

    August 24, 2015 at 2:53 pm

    I love Equal. I use it in my tea and in my oatmeal. Yum!

    Reply
  16. Kate Newton says

    August 24, 2015 at 3:45 pm

    I use it in my coffee in the morning and in my plain yogurt a couple times a week! Thank you for the opportunity!

    Reply
  17. Peggy Rydzewski says

    August 24, 2015 at 6:10 pm

    One daily with the morning coffee

    Reply
  18. Donna Kellogg says

    August 24, 2015 at 6:42 pm

    like equal with my Tea

    Reply
  19. Denise S says

    August 24, 2015 at 6:56 pm

    I put Equal in my coffee.

    Reply
  20. Nellie C says

    August 24, 2015 at 7:15 pm

    We use it in tea, cereal, oatmeal

    Reply
  21. tina reynolds says

    August 24, 2015 at 9:10 pm

    I use in my coffee and sweet tea

    Reply
  22. Laurie Emerson says

    August 24, 2015 at 11:04 pm

    I use it for sweetening my cereal, coffee, tea and also baking.

    Reply
  23. Dawn Reid says

    August 25, 2015 at 5:22 am

    I use it in my baking recipes

    Reply
  24. Nicole C. says

    August 25, 2015 at 12:13 pm

    I use it in my coffee.

    Reply
  25. Michele Baron says

    August 25, 2015 at 5:33 pm

    I use Equal in my coffee daily

    Reply
  26. melissa Resnick says

    August 25, 2015 at 7:45 pm

    love it in my coffee

    Reply
  27. rochelle haynes says

    October 2, 2015 at 9:37 am

    Love to try this looks good

    Reply
  28. rochelle haynes says

    October 12, 2015 at 7:28 am

    This sounds good like to try this

    Reply
  29. shannon fowler says

    September 27, 2016 at 12:40 am

    this sounds so good! I’ve had strawberry lemonade and raspberry lemonade, but never blackberry. I’m excited to try it!

    Reply

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