Crio Bru & Califia

Crio is one of my favorite things and is a STAPLE in my life right now! Not only is it full of antioxidants and low-cal, but it is just absolutely delicious.  It is so nice to have something to drink that is not soda or a sugary juice. Here are the facts when it comes to a generous cup of Crio and what I add to make it delicious:

12oz Cavalla Crio = 20 cal

2 oz Califia* Vanilla almond milk = 12.5 cal

2 scoops of stevia extract = 0 cal

1 tsp of cinnamon optional

*Califia is a great brand for almond milk- it has very few additives and is creamy and delicious. There are four different kinds that blend well with Crio depending on your personal preference:

Vanilla Almond Milk - 2oz = 12.5 calories 

Unsweetened Almond Milk- 2oz= 10 calories

Chocolate Coconut Almond Milk- 2oz = 25 calories

Coconut Almond Milk - 2oz = 12.5 calories

Even if you have two big glasses of this Crio concoction a day, you are only consuming 65-75 calories TOTAL

For any information, directions, health benefits, and recipe ideas you can visit www.criobru.com- but below I've listed how I make it.

I finally broke down and bought a "Crio-maker" aka a coffee maker because it brews a large amount very quickly with very little clean up. I have a 12-cup maker. You can buy a 10 cup, 5 cup, 4 cup, etc. they are very cheap on amazon and make it very easy. You need to get A GOLD FILTER to put inside the Crio maker and you fill it with the Crio flavor of your choice about 3/4 of the way full (do not fill too high or it will spill over.) I like the Cavalla Crio flavor the best.

Then fill up the water in the back and press on- it's pretty simple

If you end up making more than you can drink...which happens... I usually pour the extra into an empty califia jar (you can take the wrapping off of those bottles pictured above and they are nice clear plastic bottles) and I put it just plain in the refrigerator.

Or I like to fill up my ice cube trays with the left over Crio and freeze them.  Then when it's a hot day outside I put my Crio cubes in a mug and pour the cold Crio over it, add a little organic stevia and some vanilla almond milk and it is SO DELICIOUS and SO REFRESHING mmhhhh it tastes like a milkshake!