Feel like a grown-up drink with the ladies but worried about your unborn baby or the quality of your milk whilst breast feeding? Try these delicious cocktails that look the part but are good for you and baby!

1. Piña Colada

A piña colada  is cool and refreshing. With its smoothie-like consistency, it can be gentler on a mum-to-be’s stomach.

What you need:
2 ounces coconut milk
1½ ounces crushed pineapple
1 ounce pineapple juice
1/4 cup crushed ice
Brown sugar to taste (no more than one tablespoon)

What to do:
Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth (about 30 seconds). Pour into chilled glass. Garnish with an orange slice, a pineapple wedge, or a maraschino cherry.

 

2.Virgin Strawberry Daiquiri

A scrummy drink for a hot summer day, a virgin daiquiri (strawberry or whatever fruit suits your fancy) is tangy and thirst-quenching. Use fresh strawberries over frozen and the flavour will be much better.

What you need:
1 ounce fresh lime juice
3 ounces frozen strawberries in syrup (or fresh, if available)
1 teaspoon sugar
Crushed ice

What to do:
Fill a blender with crushed ice. Add lime juice, strawberries, and sugar. Blend until smooth, then pour into a chilled glass. Garnish with an extra strawberry (if you have one) or an orange slice.

3. White Sangria

Perfect for your next dinner party or just as a refreshing drink for whenever you need a tasty drinks break.

What you need:
4 cups white grape juice
1 cup pink grapefruit juice
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 bottle club soda (750 milliliters)
Pink grapefruit slices

What to do:
In a large jug, combine all three juices. Refrigerate. Just before serving, add the soda water and grapefruit slices (and other fruit, if you’d like). Makes about 12 servings.