4 Yummy tea drinks to keep you cool

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It's summer, it's hot, you need to stay hydrated. Water is always número uno as far as I'm concerned, but sometimes I like to add variety to my drinks. It is summer after all and just because I'm not technically on "vacation" doesn't mean that I can't make a beverage that cools me down and feels tastes like a vacation in a frosty glass.

I've got a set of four tea-rrific drinks that you are going to love with the flavors or tamarindo, pomegranate, strawberries and pineapple.

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They are super easy to make and the results are like a combination of an iced tea and agua fresca. You can make these en un dos por tres, then sit yourself down in a shady spot or right next to the air conditioner, put your feet up, close your eyes and make like you are on vacation.

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Caribbean tea punch

Ingredients

1/3 cup Lipton® Lemon Sweetened Iced Tea Mix
1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple in natural juice, undrained
3/4 cup orange juice
3/4 cup pineapple juice
1 1/2 cups ice cubes (about 9 to 11)

Directions

Process all ingredients except ice cubes in blender until smooth. Add ice cubes, a few at a time, and process until smooth. Serve immediately.

Sparkling pomegranate tea punch

Ingredients

1/2 cup Lipton® Lemon Sweetened Iced Tea Mix
1 cup pomegranate juice
1 bottle (32 oz.) chilled seltzer

Directions

Combine pomegranate juice with Lipton® Lemon Sweetened Iced Tea Mix in 2-quart pitcher; chill. Just before serving, add seltzer. Serve over ice and garnish, if desired, with fresh fruit. Also terrific with Lipton® Wild Raspberry Sweetened Iced Tea Mix.