The first time I tried Emergen-C was at the Natural Products Expo a couple of years ago. I was walking the show and right by one of the entrances was the Emergen-C booth, mixing up drinks for a crowd of eager attendees. I got some, and I was hooked. Been drinking it regularly ever since.

If you're not familiar with it, it's a flavored powder that you mix with water to deliver a bunch of vitamins, including a 1,000 mg shot of Vitamin C. And while you usually just select your flavor of choice and stir it in some water, the folks over at Emergen-C have come up with a bunch of much more interesting "cocktails" you can whip up to deliver that much needed C, and get you through the cold and flu season. With 1,000 mg of Vitamin C coursing through your system every day, let that chucklehead in the next cubicle sneeze away. You'll be covered.

Bluetini
Serves 1
1 packet of Emergen-C BLUE vitamin drink mix
1 packet of Emergen-C Vitamin D & Calcium mixed berry vitamin drink mix
2 ounces of fresh pineapple juice
1/2 teaspoon of coconut extract or juice
6 ounces of sparkling water
Ice (crushed or cubed)

Combine drink mixes, pineapple juice, coconut extract, and sparkling water. Stir. Add ice. Serve in a martini glass.

"Rock Your World" Healthy Cocktail
Serves 4
4 packets of Emergen-C Raspberry vitamin drink mix
4 cups of orange juice (squeeze fresh oranges)
1 cup of raspberries (fresh if possible)
1 1/2 cups of sparkling water
Orange slices (and don’t just look at ‘em, eat‘ em!)

Blend the orange juice and raspberries until smooth. Stir in sparkling water and Emergen-C Raspberry drink mix. Add ice. Garnish with orange slices.

Breakfast On the Beach
Serves 2
2 packets of Emergen-C Tropical vitamin drink mix
16 ounces of orange juice (squeeze fresh oranges)
2 ounces of protein powder
Ice (crushed or cubed)

Stir ingredients together...add ice...drink... and start your day right.

MoCito
Serves 1
1 packet of Emergen-C Lemon-Lime vitamin drink mix
6 ounces of filtered water
A few pinches of fresh mint leaves
1/2 lime, sliced into wedges
Ice (crushed or cubed)

Pour filtered water into a glass. Add Emergen-C Lemon-Lime drink mix and stir. Squeeze lime into glass and drop in wedges. Add ice and mint leaves, and stir.

Bad to the Bone Smoothie
Serves 1
1 packet of Emergen-C Vitamin D & Calcium Bone Health Formula
1 cup of frozen raspberries, blueberries, and/or blackberries
1/2 cup of your favorite milk
1 tablespoon of honey, agave or other sweetener
1/2 cup of ice (crushed or cubed)
Directions
Place the berries, milk, and sweetener into a blender, cover, and blend until smooth. Add 1 packet of Emergen-C Bone Health Formula, and ice, and blend again until smooth.