Do you enjoy Skinnygirl Margaritas?
Apparently they are in hot water (as opposed to frosty boozy deliciousness). According to TMZ, there has been a class action lawsuit filed against the and Whole Foods has removed the products from the shelf.
The drink claims to be “all-natural” right on the bottle… yet it has a preservative called sodium benzoate in it. Alone it’s not so bad… but when combined vitamin C (absorbic acid) it forms a carcinogen. I couldn’t find an ingredient list online to determine if the Skinnygirl Margarita contains vitamin C.
Creator Bethenny Frankel released the following statement:
I wouldn’t sell anything that I don’t drink myself.
I don’t actually like these. What I do like is that they inspired restaurants to make their own “skinny” margaritas using agave and fresh lime juice. They are SO much better than the sour mix ickiness!
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I’m happy to report that my dinner was natural and had a generous helping of a skinny sauce.
It was intended to be a wrap… then I got carried away with the greens!
After a travel-heavy week I always crave fresh, raw food. I topped an Ezekial 4:9 Sprouted Grain Tortilla with plenty of it!
My pile of raw greens:
- Spinach
- French green beans
- Sprouts
- Zucchini
- Cucumber
- Broccoli
The secret’s in the sauce. Thai Greek Sauce. Thai because of the curry paste and peanut flavor. Greek thanks to the yogurt and lemon. With basil for good measure.
Tangy, spicy, and a little nutty. Like your favorite aunt.
This tasty sauce made the perfect spread for my open-faced wrap. Is there such a thing as an open-faced wrap? There is now!
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Thai Greek Sauce
- 1/4 C Greek yogurt
- Juice of 1/4 small lemon
- 5-6 basil leaves, chopped
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- 1 tsp peanut flour
- 1/8 tsp red curry paste
- shake of cumin
- S+P, to taste
Mix together in small bowl, spread on the nearest victim item, and devour!
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I just realized there’s no point in unpacking from this week’s travels before I head out next week. Lovely.
Do you like Skinnygirl Margaritas? Do you care about the inclusion of a preservative?
What’s everyone getting into this weekend?
Oh my goodness I LOVE both Thai and Greek flavours – that sauce sounds awesome and i will defo have to try it. The boy and I are making our own yogurt next week (fancy I know!) so there is further inspiration as to what do with it!
Never had a skinny girl marg but I totes love the normal ones…. did it have aspartame in it or what….? sounds kind of gross tbh.
xoxo
Making your own yogurt?! I’m impressed!
I think it just had the sodium benzoate.
I dont like the skinny girl stuff either – it always tastes fake… Looks like your having a fun weekend…we are in beautiful Barbados and so is Tropical Storm Maria…and she won’t leave…that b_i_h! (fill in the blanks) lol still having fun – just very wet!
xoxo from Barbados
I actually do like the Skinnygirl Maragarita. I like it because it’s not loaded with sugar and doesn’t taste like pure sugar. Disappointed to hear about this lawsuit though!
Your thai greek sauce sounds so tasty! Seems like it could work with a number of dishes!
MMM that sauce sounds delicious, I’ve gotta try that. The whole skinny girl margarita deal is not really for me so I’ve never tried the bottled one, but I hadn’t heard about it’s legal troubles! Crazy stuff. But a fresh margarita with agave and lime? Now that sounds good.
i’m with you – love a simple, fresh drink. 🙂
I can see the point– if you’re going to say natural, don’t include stuff you’re not supposed to. You know, that whole truth-in-advertising deal (not that other companies don’t do it. I wanna punch somebody every time I drive past a KFC with “No trans fat!” plastered on the window). I like margaritas, but I like things cooked margarita style even better. Grilled fish marinated in lime and tequila? Noms. This weekend? Hanging out with the kiddos, soaking up this AWESOME weather! Have a great one!
That sauce looks delish. I want to try some right now. 🙂 I think an open faced wrap is a genius idea. 🙂 Poor Skinnygirl Margaritas. They’re not that great anyway, but I do LOVE Bethany. 🙂 The Skinnygirl Sangria is good. 🙂
Never heard of this Skinnygirl thing…I prefer my booze carcinogen free, thank you very much. I’m just out to kill my liver not my whole person. Sheesh.
“I’m just out to kill my liver not my whole person. ” LOL! Love. It.
Oh wow, red curry paste *and* peanuts! I’m in! Though I’ll have to be “in” with normal peanut butter, as peanut flour doesn’t exist in Australia. (Boo!)
I’ve had the Skinny Girl Margarita mix once or twice. It definitely wouldn’t be my number one choice, but it was okay. I do, however, really love Bethenny 🙂
I’ve never had SkinnyGirl, but I know a lot of people who love it! I feel like it might be kind of fake-tasting…give me a fresh, home made margarita with extra salt any day!
I’ll drink to that! 🙂
oh this sauce sounds fantastic!
What a gorgeous pile of greens, and I love the greek/ thai sauce combination! I’ve got to admit – with no tv in my apartment – i’ve only recently heard of Bethany and her skinny girl line; I preferred to work out hard and keep my drinks real.
I have a TV, but no cable. The only time I miss it is during football season!
I like the idea of the Skinny Girl line of drink mixes, but I think that simple and whole ingredients are way more important. I was making mojitos from scratch the other day and used raw agave instead of simple syrup and carbonated water instead of sugary soda, it tasted SO GOOD! It was refreshing instead of sickeningly sweet, and I didn’t feel as guilty after drinking it. 😉
Also, this sauce really sounds delicious. I don’t usually have vegan yogurt on hand, but I could probably substitute it was raw cashew cream. Thanks for the recipe!
Your mojito sounds so good! I rarely like then out because they do make them so sweet.
The sauce would probably be awesome with cashew cream. Let me know if you try it!