Happy Friday!
Today marks the end of the week, say you've decided to go out and celebrate a little by meeting up with some friends for a drink.
{Très chic bar set up}
Here's a list of four of my recommended drinks to order if watching the cals. The best advice I can give is that it's okay to indulge every now and then, but it's important to take everything in moderation.
1. Sparkling Wine / Champagne
Go figure, a wine blog that chooses bubbly as a top-pick. But seriously, a 4-oz. glass
of bubbly is only 85 calories! (What's not to like about that?) Opt for Brut styles with
less sugar = less calories.
2. Still Wine
Red or white, most glasses of wine contain 125-150 calories per serving. Plus,
red wine has free radicals which have seen to be beneficial to our health!
3. Vodka + Club Soda With a Splash of Cranberry Juice
When you feel like a cocktail, try this refreshing mixed drink, under 100 calories.
4. Sour Apple Martini
Cocktail hour doesn't have to get sour, but try a sour-apple martini, approx. 150 calories.
My advice?
This may seem obvious but avoid drinks that contain lots of sugars or
ones that are syrup-based. These sweet concoctions are loaded with
calories, not to mention they will send you off into a sugar-induced
coma aka 'sugar crash' sooner or later. Also, be aware of what you're drinking and go for the
low-cal fun.
And another
thing to consider is alcohol content. In most cases, like beer and wine,
the majority of calories in these drinks are
from the alcohol. (Less alcohol = less calories). Because of this, you'll see that in 'lite'
beers, they usually have a lower alcohol content. And if you've tried a
lite beer to its original version, you've probably also noticed it
tasted more diluted--this is because it
is!
The market for lite beers is super popular but has not been too successful in the world of wine (more on that later).
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Cheers!
-B
