Mexican Luxury Lemonade

Beware of endulzantes artificiales. (artificial sweeteners)

Read the package before you buy.

It is common to find STEVIA in packets

"Contains 15% Stevia and 85% sugar!"

Mexican labeling system works just like in the US. Proportionally higher percentage ingredients are listed first.

Mix molasses in with Stevia (100%) for Brown sugar effect.

Diabetics should be aware that Mexican soft drinks by law contain far more sugar sucrose than USA soft drinks that contain corn syrup "fructose". Agave syrup mentioned by Navegator is fructose (fruit sugar). The body sugar reaction between fructose and sucrose is not some life-or-death difference, but for me, one 850ml sucrose drink may raise my blood sugar from 110 to 210 while fructose seems to level it out at 180.

PS BOILING-HOT-WATER wash & rinse rice before cooking and see what happens to your blood sugar reaction.

And then there is the classic, real margarita!!!!

To the drink above I forgot to add the tonic water then off course you can opt to forgo the tonic water and be merry

sorry about that!

navegator

For those of you that have diabetes you can use the "jarabe de agabe" agabe syrup, it sweetens but will not elevate the readings that much as sugar or Miel Caro that has a higher content of sugar, it is best to not use sweetened drinks during the day, sugar tends to increase the temperature of the body as it is assimilated, drink simple water and after the temperature of the day diminishes then drink something cold.

When it gets very hot take a small towel and soak it with tap water and place it around you neck also take tap water and soak your arms from the elbow down and do not dry them let them dry naturally, this helps to alleviate the heat by drawing heat from your arms and cooling the blood stream a little, keeping your neck and head moist and letting the moisture evaporate helps to maintain the temp of the body down, the worst thing to do in tierra caliente is drink sodas that are nothing bout tons of sugar water and colorant.

Once the temperature starts to go down, take 3 ice cubes place them in a Whiskey glass, then take the green limon (limes for you gringos) the yellow ones are limas and squeeze the limon on top of the ice cubes, then pour a shot of Tequila and top off with tonic water and add a small slice of limon to the drink, after 3 of these you will not fill anything at all.

navegator

That's a lot of limone! Sounds delicious.

And it's been hot!

Our high the last 3 days has been 90, but last night we finally dropped down to a solid 79. What a treat. Sure beats 81.

Don't get us wrong, it's wonderful, paradise, but warm. That's what the tropics are all about!