Four Drinks For Low-Calorie Fun

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

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