I received compensation from Equal® for this post.
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:
- An Equal® mason jar style plastic drinking glass.
- Skinny Pop Popcorn
- Dark Blue Folding Hand Fan
- Joie Lemon Juicer
- Tovolo King ice cube tray
- Equal® Product:
- 115-count box of packets
- Equal® 4 oz spoonful
- Blackberry Sparkling Recipe Card from The Diabetic Chef Chef Chris Smith
- Equal® Recipe Guide Booklet
- Equal® iPad holder (it opens up to hold an iPad or a cook book)
- 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.
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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DJ says
August 20, 2015 at 10:45 amI use it in my teas and coffee, and also in homemade breads.
sheila ressel says
August 20, 2015 at 11:01 amI use it in my tea and on strawberries and grapefruit.
Elizabeth Ray says
August 20, 2015 at 12:08 pmWe 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)
Shannon Baas says
August 20, 2015 at 5:29 pmI use it in in my iced tea.
Brittney House says
August 20, 2015 at 11:38 pmI use it with my tea and while baking.
Danielle Marie says
August 21, 2015 at 6:12 ami would add it to my tea mostly. or my coffee.
Amy Pratt says
August 21, 2015 at 8:11 amI use it every morning in my coffee.
Tracy Davis says
August 21, 2015 at 2:29 pmI use it in my coffee every morning.
Anne says
August 21, 2015 at 9:39 pmEqual is my go-to sweetener for the tea I drink all day–morning, noon, and night. In fact, I just made a fresh cup!
Danielle says
August 22, 2015 at 10:53 amI use it with my tea and coffee everyday
Cindy S. says
August 23, 2015 at 2:03 pmI use equal every morning for coffee – can’t live without it!!
Carolyn Daley says
August 23, 2015 at 9:55 pmI would add it to my iced peach tea.
Keeley Sullivan says
August 24, 2015 at 11:09 amI put equal in my coffee every day!!
lilshuga2001 says
August 24, 2015 at 1:26 pmI add it to my cottage cheese, cocoa concoction! 🙂
Melissa Pezza says
August 24, 2015 at 2:53 pmI love Equal. I use it in my tea and in my oatmeal. Yum!
Kate Newton says
August 24, 2015 at 3:45 pmI use it in my coffee in the morning and in my plain yogurt a couple times a week! Thank you for the opportunity!
Peggy Rydzewski says
August 24, 2015 at 6:10 pmOne daily with the morning coffee
Donna Kellogg says
August 24, 2015 at 6:42 pmlike equal with my Tea
Denise S says
August 24, 2015 at 6:56 pmI put Equal in my coffee.
Nellie C says
August 24, 2015 at 7:15 pmWe use it in tea, cereal, oatmeal
tina reynolds says
August 24, 2015 at 9:10 pmI use in my coffee and sweet tea
Laurie Emerson says
August 24, 2015 at 11:04 pmI use it for sweetening my cereal, coffee, tea and also baking.
Dawn Reid says
August 25, 2015 at 5:22 amI use it in my baking recipes
Nicole C. says
August 25, 2015 at 12:13 pmI use it in my coffee.
Michele Baron says
August 25, 2015 at 5:33 pmI use Equal in my coffee daily
melissa Resnick says
August 25, 2015 at 7:45 pmlove it in my coffee
rochelle haynes says
October 2, 2015 at 9:37 amLove to try this looks good
rochelle haynes says
October 12, 2015 at 7:28 amThis sounds good like to try this
shannon fowler says
September 27, 2016 at 12:40 amthis sounds so good! I’ve had strawberry lemonade and raspberry lemonade, but never blackberry. I’m excited to try it!