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5 Low-Calorie Drink Options
February 19, 2009 Posted in Body
When you go out drinking with your friends, the last thing that you’re probably thinking about is how many calories you’re consuming with each drink you take. Ok, maybe you’re thinking that when you mix yourself a low-cal vodka shot at home, but once the alcohol is flowing, calories are far from the forefront of your mind.
But listen up: the calories in some of your favorite cocktails are plentiful!
Each Cosmo you down has over 250 calories, while a Long Island Iced Tea contains around 700 calories! And you know you never drink just one. But don’t worry, ladies; you don’t have to cut out your alcohol-related fun. There’s plenty of low-calorie options for you out there and being the generout bar-and-tight-jean-loving girls that we are, we’re going to share them with you.
1. Mojito – They’re cool and refreshing on hot summer days, and a much better choice than frozen margaritas (which can be around 400 calories). They also happen to be mostly booze, so you aren’t wasting calories on mixers (and, bonus, a little goes a long way).
2. Slender Wine – This new wine is going to be in this year’s Academy Awards goodie bags, and has no calories and no added sugar. It comes in red, white, and blush varieties, and for only about $10 a pop, you can afford to try all three!
3. Budweiser Select or MGD 64 - If you’re a beer girl, then try one of these low-cal and low-carb beers that both claim to have the same taste as their full-calorie counterparts. We haven’t tried em yet, but they’ve got to be better than heavy and calorie-laden Beast, right?
4. Sour Apple Martini – Cosmopolitans and chocolate martinis, while delicious, are high in calories, but not all martinis are that bad. A sour apple or even a regular martini has less than 200 calories.
5. Diet soda cocktails – Switching to a diet mixer in any of your favorite cocktails (Rum and Diet Coke, or Gin and Diet Tonic) will save you TONS of calories, and won’t affect the taste too much.
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Amy says:
Thu, 19th Feb 200910:24 am
My boyfriend invented a drink for me a few years ago and it's been my signature go to drink ever since – especially since it's super low calorie. Absolut Mandarin and soda – the soda is just bubbly water, the mandarin provides just enough sweet and bitter so you don't suck it down but it's easy to drink.
Best of all – 60 calories.
lindsey says:
Thu, 19th Feb 200912:46 pm
I am a beer girl, and i enjoy good beer. Good beer, however has not been so good to my waistline… oops.
But i will say, I have tried MGD64 in hopes of finding a low calorie replacement, and to tell you the truth i would take the calories over that bottle of….nothing basically.
tastes like pee, to be honest. Try as you will – but take my advice into consideration.
Kathe says:
Thu, 19th Feb 20091:17 pm
Diet tonic water's great. I even drink it sans-alcohol with juice.
Jacks says:
Thu, 19th Feb 20092:04 pm
Yeah, MGD 64 is a bit like water. It's also less than 4% alcohol, so if you are looking to get a buzz you're going to have to drink a lot more, so you'll end up piling on the calories anyway.
Alex K says:
Thu, 19th Feb 20094:25 pm
Just a warning – diet soda is known to DOUBLE the cognitive effects of alcohol when mixed. So if you’re switching to diet soda, be aware to basically half your alcohol content or else you will be hit by a brick wall of drunkenness. I’ve not just read and learned about this in books and classes, I’ve experienced it for myself.
Tessa says:
Thu, 19th Feb 20094:34 pm
What is the Slender Wine? I've never heard of it …
Keightee says:
Fri, 20th Feb 20095:01 am
Even though it's not that low-cal, my drink of choice is ginger ale & captain Morgan. I had been a long-time fan of rum and cokes, but I needed less caffeine. Also, the artificial sweeteners in diet soda are pretty awful for you despite having no calories.
http://www.ultrawellness.com/blog/artificial-swee…
Katie says:
Mon, 23rd Feb 20096:36 am
Oh man!!! I thought that when you went out drinking with your girlfriends the calories didn't really count!!!!
Bummer.
Ally says:
Wed, 5th May 201011:18 am
I just started training at this gym and everyone there is obsessed with this alcohol called TY KU. I think it's a sake, but they make mojitos and other cocktails with it that are under 100 calories, they swear by them!! I'm making some cocktails with it tonight but I am already sold!
Acne Remedy says:
Mon, 18th Oct 20108:34 pm
low carb diets are the best for the human body, it is much healther and doesn not promote diabetes,":
Bex says:
Wed, 23rd Mar 20117:30 pm
I'm a winemaker in Napa and after living in New York City and hearing so many comments about calories etc, I've taken three years to finally create a delicious HALF CALORIE wine, which I call DEMI wine. 55 calories a serving and nearly zero carbs. Dry white cuvee. I haven't bottled it yet (May 5) but you can follow info and eventually buy it on my website http://www.BexofNapa.com
Cheers, Bex
Now that's something to toast about