New School Year Cocktails

Start the school year right by expanding your home bar inventory to include the following ingredients:

Vodka (Svedka is a very good bang for the buck for mixers)

Any flavored seltzer you like

Recipe:

In a big "cold" cup with a lid and straw, preferably one you brought home from your last zoo or museum trip, mix the following over packed ice:

2 to 4 ounces of your vodka of choice

then fill the rest of your big, inconspicuous cup with your favorite flavored seltzer

(Most of these flavored seltzers are sugar free-zero calorie beverages. Yea!!)

There are 60 calories per ounce of vodka. Check the label of your seltzer to make sure yours is low or no-cal.

Put the lid on, insert the straw then take a leisurely walk to the bus stop, corner, wherever you're picking up your little one. If your little one's a little older, just make yourself a cocktail before you start preparing dinner.

These are also good Sunday brunch cocktails.