Mocktails for Modern Mamas
When you have children, you make certain sacrifices. And of course when you look into those smiling faces, it is all worthwhile. But when you watch others sipping cosmos at a cocktail party or mint julips on Derby Day, perhaps you feel the slightest bit jealous? And very thirsty...parched even?
When I was pregnant with my first, a couple of other expecting friends and I downed sparkling cider and wished there was a fun recipe book of mocktails for those who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or just don't want to overdo the alcohol.
Margarita Mama: Mocktails for Moms-to-Be gives you plenty of options for staying hydrated (very important while pregnant or breastfeeding) even during the hot summer months.
Even better, this book provides a clear answer to the question, "What can I do for you?" Men especially seem to be at a loss as to how to help out their pregnant wives. Here's something straightforward and concrete that he can do to make you feel special and instantly ease the less pleasant pregnancy symptoms: place you in a comfortable chair, put your feet up, and mix you any of these delicious mocktails.
My husband purchased a few simple ingredients and then disappeared into the kitchen, emerging first with The Stroller: a refreshing and sophisticated mix of limeade and basil. He also made a Rock-a-Bye Bellini that was so good, it left me feeling a little tipsy.
Whether you are craving something warm during the winter months, a blended tropical drink for the summer, or something with sweet, sour, or minty, Margarita Mama has a recipe for you. Recipes include twists on old favorites such as Mudslides, Mojitos, Cosmopolitans, and Mimosas, plus yummy new libations like the Materni-Tini, the Raging Hormone, and the Chocolate Crave. So relax, stay cool, and indulge with these alcohol-free treats.
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WIN IT: We have two copies of Margarita Mama: Mocktails for Moms-to-Be (ARV $12.95) for our readers (US Shipping only). To enter, leave a comment by 11:59, July 18. letting us know your favorite virgin (non-alcoholic) drink or pregnancy craving.
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7.3.08 at 9:27 am
Katie Gardini comments:
Pina Colada!!
7.3.08 at 10:10 am
Kristyn Martin comments:
Shirley Temple
7.3.08 at 11:40 am
Kathy Mullins comments:
I LOVE virgin margaritas! I am not a mom to be but I love going to a Mexican restaurant and enjoying a virgin margarita. I think that the virgin version actually tastes better than the alcoholic version!
Such a book would be perfect for me because I have so many friends who do not drink alcohol, and I could serve them all kinds of fun nonalcoholic drinks that I would also enjoy drinking myself.
What an awesome giveaway!!
Cheers!!
Kathy
Happy 4th of July all
7.3.08 at 12:30 pm
Ana comments:
Pina Colada
7.3.08 at 12:31 pm
Angel comments:
Lemondae
7.3.08 at 12:31 pm
Maja comments:
Pina Colada also.
7.3.08 at 1:16 pm
Heather Sebastian comments:
Iced tea for sure!
7.3.08 at 1:18 pm
Gina Stratos comments:
My husband makes a mean strawberry daiquiri and it’s perfect for the summer.
gkstratos@ yahoo.com
7.3.08 at 2:41 pm
Desmond comments:
iced tea
7.3.08 at 3:10 pm
dorothy lazorchik comments:
virgin mary
7.3.08 at 3:54 pm
Kimberly comments:
In the summer a pineapple cooler or if it is a special occasion a mock champagne. Just love anything made with pineapple juice or white grape juice. yum
7.3.08 at 4:36 pm
Denise comments:
I crave Dairy Queen, pregnant or not.
7.3.08 at 5:20 pm
misty comments:
I love virgin Pina Coladas and Strawberry Daquiris.
7.3.08 at 5:54 pm
susan varney comments:
cherry dip top ice cream cone
7.3.08 at 5:54 pm
Mary @ Adventures in Mommyland comments:
I like shirley temples or virgin banana daquiris. What a great idea. Im not a big drinker but always felt so deprived when I was preggos that I couldnt even have a sip of wine. Great giveaway, thanks!
7.3.08 at 8:48 pm
christopher h comments:
iced tea
7.3.08 at 10:40 pm
Kristen M. comments:
Recently I got my kids hooked on Shirley Temples but they are a little too sweet for me. My craving lately has been for mojitos.
7.3.08 at 10:43 pm
Alice Hansen comments:
Anything with orange juice and raspberries - I’ve been experimenting. This book sounds fantastic!
7.3.08 at 11:20 pm
Dawn Fiske comments:
Anything with pinapple…..especially a Pinapple Coconut Slush…a piece of Hawaii
7.4.08 at 7:03 am
kari F comments:
Strawberry daquiri!!
7.4.08 at 9:38 am
Susan C comments:
I loved a Virgin Mary when I was pregnant-still do.
7.4.08 at 10:27 am
LMK comments:
pineapple juice & fizzy water
7.4.08 at 1:40 pm
Courtney comments:
I LOVE virgin strawberry daiquiris.
7.4.08 at 4:09 pm
charline s comments:
Lemon tea
7.4.08 at 4:53 pm
Jennifer Monteiro comments:
virgin margarita.
7.4.08 at 5:01 pm
Cindi comments:
Happy Fourth of July! I enjoy virgin frozen Margaritas! Please enter me in your book drawing. Many thanks, Cindi
7.4.08 at 6:36 pm
Anna comments:
I love Shirley Temples, I know they are for kids, but they are so good.
7.4.08 at 7:03 pm
Noelia Gutierrez comments:
a virgin strawberry daiquiri yum! Thanks
7.4.08 at 9:15 pm
kristi blackstone comments:
I’d LOVE to win this!!!! Please enter me!
7.4.08 at 9:52 pm
Pamela comments:
Well, I’ve a nursling but I’ve been reeeeeally wanting a strong margarita, but I guess a virgin version would be okay.
My weirdest pregnancy craving wasn’t a drink, but I went through tons of Whoppers candies.
7.4.08 at 10:47 pm
Kristinia comments:
Well I’m 7 months preggo right now (30 weeks this Sunday) and I’ve been craving chocolate! Hershey bars, Reeses cups, chocolate cake! As for drink .. is a milkshake considered a drink?
7.5.08 at 10:27 am
Stephen Saunders comments:
virgin margarita
7.5.08 at 10:53 am
tami lewis comments:
pina coladas!! i love the ones at red lobster especially!
7.5.08 at 12:44 pm
Linda Moeller comments:
Gatorade. How lame is that?
7.5.08 at 1:26 pm
Samantha comments:
Milk!
7.5.08 at 6:47 pm
Beverly comments:
I like Pina Coladas and getting caught in the rain.
7.5.08 at 10:19 pm
Monique Rizzo comments:
Pina Colada! yum!
7.6.08 at 1:31 am
Deena comments:
I love making a smoothie out of frozen blueberries, orange juice, yogurt (all 3 of these ingredients 1 cup each), one banana, and a light tablespoon of flax seed. So good!
7.6.08 at 3:16 pm
Tonya Froemel comments:
With my first daughter I totally craved orange soda. I couldn’t drink it due to gestational diabetes, but that was all I wanted. Second dd I drank at least one slush puppy daily and usually had more than one!
7.6.08 at 4:52 pm
Mary C. comments:
The day I found out I was pregnant, my mom brought me an insanely delicious bottle of sparkling pear juice from IKEA. I am addicted to the stuff now (6 weeks and counting!). I like to chill a champagne flute in the freezer for 30 minutes, then fill it up and add some blueberries or raspberries; my husband is still gulping down his Red Hook like always, but I’ve caught him giving my drink the envious eye.
7.6.08 at 5:41 pm
Terri D comments:
Pina Colada, for sure.
7.6.08 at 10:24 pm
Katie comments:
I used to HATE soda, but since being pregnant, I LOVE Dr. Pepper! Crazy, I know!
7.6.08 at 10:25 pm
Kristie comments:
I love virgin strawberry daiquiris!
7.7.08 at 12:18 am
JenO comments:
Neither hubby nor I like the taste of alcohol, so this book would be great for us! I’m also breast feeding, so even if I wanted to the real stuff is out of the question right now.
I do love virgin margaritas, and anything with lime! (that basil lime thing sounds yummy!)
7.7.08 at 6:02 am
Catherine copeland comments:
a virgin margarita is my favorite because it satisfies that sweet and salty craving thing. YUM
7.7.08 at 8:30 am
Erica comments:
Agua fresca made from melon (Watermelon, cantaloupe, etc.)!! Cube up the melon, place in a blender with water then pour over ice. Such a fresh and healthy drink for pregnancy during the hot summer days!
7.7.08 at 11:41 am
valerie mabrey comments:
shirley temple
7.7.08 at 1:33 pm
jan koontz comments:
bloody mary
7.7.08 at 2:39 pm
Megan B. comments:
My favorite is virgin strawberry daquiris. Thanks for a great giveaway!
7.7.08 at 5:00 pm
Mya Brooks comments:
banana daiquiri
7.7.08 at 10:02 pm
Caryn Bailey comments:
Strawberry Daquiris!!! : ) Spelling????
7.8.08 at 11:26 am
Melissa comments:
My favorite non-alcoholic is probably the pina colada like everyone else. But any flavored margarita is good too!
7.8.08 at 11:34 am
sarah comments:
shirley temple!
7.8.08 at 3:35 pm
Miranda Allen comments:
Virgin long island iced tea
7.8.08 at 4:39 pm
Cheryl W comments:
A virgin Frozen Strawberry Daquiri! YUM!
7.9.08 at 3:03 pm
sandy comments:
shirley temple extra cherries
7.9.08 at 8:13 pm
Adrienne Gordon comments:
STrawberry cheesecake smoothie
7.10.08 at 10:11 am
Laura comments:
So fun! We had a bunch of mocktails at our wedding, for my few pregnant friends, and those that prefer not to drink. They were a hit! I think my favorite was the ‘jalapeno lemonade’. Gave the lemonade the kick typically provided for by the alcohol.
7.10.08 at 11:12 am
Christian Kay comments:
Well it’s actually for a different reason. I am not pregnant but I take 24 hour release morphine which if alcohol is added to the mix it causes the morphine to disburse into my body too quickly, which will shut down my respiratory system thus causing me to suffocate to death. SOOOO….I miss my alcoholic beverages. I miss banana daiquiris and midori coladas. Yum and Yum.
7.10.08 at 2:35 pm
Lonna comments:
A virgin Frozen Strawberry Daquiri! YUM!:)
7.10.08 at 5:28 pm
Mary Eileen comments:
It would be the Arnold Palmer (half lemonade/ half ice tea).
7.10.08 at 9:35 pm
Cathy comments:
I shouldn’t have read all the comments! Now I am craving lots of things…like the Pina Coladas or Strawberry Daquiris, Margaritas, Ooh and that Arnold Palmer sounds good, haven’t done that in a while…sigh
7.11.08 at 2:55 am
Suzanne B. (Crunchy Green Mom) comments:
I love Tea, with mint and backberry. Now, tea with mint and blackberry liquor is nice now, but when I was pregnanty, just the tea is fine!
7.11.08 at 5:21 am
Elizabeth M. comments:
Virgin strawberry margaritas are what I love!
7.11.08 at 6:22 am
Renee Turner comments:
Creamsicle milkshakes from Cheeburger Cheeburger
7.11.08 at 2:17 pm
Trisha Dowling comments:
virgin strawberry daquiri
7.11.08 at 10:22 pm
chuchita comments:
I love crushed ice virgin margaritas.
Thanks.
7.11.08 at 11:35 pm
Carol Drury comments:
even the thought of alcohol made me will so virgin anything was out - but a big huge giant chocolate bar was my undoing!!!
7.12.08 at 12:40 am
meg comments:
when I am pregnant…anything with orange juice!
7.12.08 at 5:50 am
Leigh comments:
My favorite pregnancy time mocktail is to take some frozen lemonade, add in a ton of mint and blueberries and blend that up. Maybe this is because I’m ALWAYS pregnant in the stinkin summer.
7.12.08 at 5:45 pm
Louise Brouillette comments:
Virgin Margaritas are yummy!
7.12.08 at 8:16 pm
James Jenkins comments:
sweet tea
7.12.08 at 11:36 pm
tangie c comments:
I love virgin margaritas of any flavor! Berry is my favorite.
7.13.08 at 11:12 pm
Steve Scott comments:
Tea and lemondade mixed
7.14.08 at 11:22 pm
Cassandra comments:
Virgin Pina Colada!
7.15.08 at 12:28 am
Kelsey Weigel comments:
Definitely Shirley Temple. When I was younger I couldn’t have anything else but a Shirley Temple.
Kelsey
kweigel89@gmail.com
7.16.08 at 2:46 am
Molly Capel comments:
I make Orange Colada’s for me & the kids. Orange Sherbert, Pina Colada mix & Pineapple chunks. Yummy!
7.16.08 at 4:42 am
Jennifer M. comments:
I wanted mojitos, but I was also craving limeade which i drank constantly.
7.16.08 at 2:58 pm
Ashley comments:
Shirley temples and shakes
7.16.08 at 6:58 pm
Mary Casper comments:
Pina colada for sure
7.16.08 at 9:52 pm
Nora Scott-Platt comments:
Strawberry Marqurita
7.17.08 at 8:30 am
Paula Harmon comments:
I use strawberry margurita mix, ice, and frozen strawberries blended up and our whole family loves them. Even if I’m not pregnant, I don’t drink at all anymore. Makes me tired!!!
7.17.08 at 1:32 pm
Karen P comments:
My pregnancy cravings were fruit, kiwi, bananas, apples, watermelon, cantaloupe, wanted it all.
7.17.08 at 9:11 pm
loki comments:
Iced Tea!
7.17.08 at 9:52 pm
MRM comments:
I have always loved Shirley Temples!
Lots of cherries please!!
7.18.08 at 12:22 am
Noreen comments:
shirley temples, I remember my grandpa getting them for me when I was little
7.18.08 at 6:32 am
Samantha Pruitt comments:
virgin margaritas, yummy!
7.18.08 at 10:06 am
Rebecca Snodgrass comments:
Love shirley temples
7.18.08 at 11:13 am
Kathy Scott comments:
Fruit smoothies
7.18.08 at 1:06 pm
Nancy C comments:
Pina Coladas all the way. Cool and satisfying to the sweet cravings
7.18.08 at 1:38 pm
Go Amie comments:
Pomegrante lemonade spritzers!
7.18.08 at 3:41 pm
Sylvia Porter comments:
i love virgin daiquiris!
7.18.08 at 7:15 pm
Ed Nemmers comments:
Kiddie Cocktail!
7.18.08 at 8:23 pm
Susanne Troop comments:
Mimosas!
7.18.08 at 11:22 pm
Donna Kozar comments:
I would like a virgin strawberry margarita.
7.19.08 at 10:27 pm
tricia park comments:
lemonaid with fresh mint verry good for hydration cuz you can guzzle a gal. kcebaicirt@yahoo.com