Toast to pride with rainbow sangría
Pride Month is celebrated each June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising in Manhattan.
That event is considered the tipping point for the gay liberation movement in the United States.1 Over the years, it has grown into a month-long celebration. It recognizes the impact the LGBTQ+ community has on history and culture. You often see rainbows used as a symbol for pride. Rainbow flags have been recognized around the world to represent civil rights.
Artist Gilbert Baker helped design the original rainbow flag in 1978 for a Pride celebration.2
The progress pride flag also includes brown and black to represent marginalized people of color. All of this adds up to incredibly colorful Pride parades, parties, concerts and picnics.
Make this incredibly colorful drink for your Pride parades, parties, concerts and picnics.
Rainbow sangría (non-alcoholic)
Makes 4 servings | Prep: 10 min
Ingredients
- 3 cups white cranberry juice drink
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1 cup sparkling water (chilled)
- 1 cup blackberries
- 1 cup blueberries
- 3 kiwis, peeled and sliced
- 1 cup diced pineapple
- 1 cup diced mango
- 1 cup halved strawberries
- 1 cup crushed ice
Preparation
- In a small pitcher, stir together the juice drink, juice and sparkling water.
- Add ice.
- In tall glasses, layer blackberries, blueberries, kiwis, pineapple, mango and strawberries.
- Pour the juice mixture over the fruit.
Nutrition
Serving size: 1 cup liquid plus 1½ cups fruit
Calories 216 | fat 1 g | saturated fat 0 g | sodium 42 mg | cholesterol 0 g | total carbs 53 g | fiber 7 g | sugars 43 g | protein 2 g | potassium 481 mg
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1https://www.loc.gov/lgbt-pride-month/about/
2http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/original-rainbow-pride-flag-returns-san-francisco-after-43-years-180978000
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