Juice Substitution

So, we are really trying to cut the sugar intake in our home and make our funds stretch.

You will need:

• 1/2 gallon organic lemonade 365 Whole Food Brand ($2.99) or 1 can concentrate Lemonade Trader Joe's (not organic) $1.99
• Three herbal tea bags steeped in 2 cups of water. I used Celestial Seasonings Herbal Fruit Tea Sampler. Approximately $3.50 for 20 bags of tea, thus $0.53 a batch.
• Stevia. I like the 365 Whole Foods liquid. 5 drops
• 2 1/2 gallon container. I used recycled glass juice jars that are 1/4 gallon each.
• Water

In your 2 1/2 gallon container, mix lemonade steeped tea, stevia and water and chill and enjoy. If you use smaller containers like I did, just eyeball it or you can weigh and measure exact amounts.

Savings

• if you use the Whole Food Organic Lemonade for the mix you are paying $1.41/per 1/2 gallon of juice
• if you use the Trade Joe's considerate frozen lemonade for the mix you are paying $ 1.01/ per 1/2 gallon of juice
• You could also cut the cost of the tea by sign up for coupons from the company, buying it on sale, or looking at TJMax, HomeGoods, and Marshalls for deals on herbal teas.

Also remember the sugar is reduced by more than half.