Very appropriate that my first blog post is an alcoholic beverage, but hey raspberries are in season and I have all this spearmint from my garden that I need to use so it just makes sense. This drink is so tasty and low in calories to boot!!! Ingredients:

• spearmint (about 8 leaves)
• raspberries (about 8)
• 1 lime
• 2 packets of sun crystals (5 calorie sweetener)
• 1.5 ounces of Rum (I used Bacardi)
• diet white soda (I used diet Sierra Mist)

In a tall glass muddle about 8 mint leaves with the juice of 1 lime.

Add 5-6 raspberries and muddle again.

Fill glass with ice. Add sun crystals, rum, and soda. Garnish with raspberries, mint, and lime. Enjoy!!