Alcohol

trudijoy

I played netball tonight, came off court and had a couple of beers. I call that 'balance':p

Lesa_Sass

Unfortunately, with all the chemicals in them "diet" drinks are worse than regular. If you want to drink, try drinking one glass of water after every alcoholic one. That way you drink less overall and your kidneys get a flushing as well.

Show me a scientific study involving artificial sweeteners saying the chemicals are "worse" then lets say same amount of glucose.

Stuff like this is funny to me. "I want to ingest fermented brain poison, but I don't know about the other brain poison in those sweeteners.

I think I am in message board love with you. :flowerforyou:

michellesz

I've never heard of Crystal Light until now. We can't get it in Ireland as far as I can see, but I'll definitely look into ordering it online!

Skinny Margarita
12 oz can of Diet Mountain Dew (4 calories)
Shot of Tequila (69 calories)
1/8 packet of Crystal Light or store brand Margarita Lime Drink Mix (5 calories). If you can't find. You can squeeze a lime.

Total 78 calories

Mix all ingredients together in a tall glass with ice. Extremely tasty & refreshing. Even have the hubby hooked on them.:drinker:

JenAndSome

Vodka & diet anything. I prefer Diet Cherry 7up or diet sprite. It's a nice crisp taste for summer.

JenAndSome

I've never heard of Crystal Light until now. We can't get it in Ireland as far as I can see, but I'll definitely look into ordering it online!

Skinny Margarita
12 oz can of Diet Mountain Dew (4 calories)
Shot of Tequila (69 calories)
1/8 packet of Crystal Light or store brand Margarita Lime Drink Mix (5 calories). If you can't find. You can squeeze a lime.

Total 78 calories

Mix all ingredients together in a tall glass with ice. Extremely tasty & refreshing. Even have the hubby hooked on them.:drinker:

That sounds amazing! I will have to try it.

Sedna_51

I was feeling a little low on protein last night, so I drank a mug of 2% milk. With a shot of rum in it. No regrets.

Mario_Az

Vodka

sullus

The darker the drink the higher the sugar content

Vodka and gin are high in ABV but pretty much the lowest in cals.

Guinness is high up on the calorie list.

Lager would be lower..and so on and so forth

Guiness is not high up on the calorie list.

Guinness is on my light beer/low calorie list.

The reality is that 12 ounces of the full-bodied, ruby red stuff has just 125 calories, which is less than the same amount of the orange stuff (OJ: 183 calories) and the white stuff (skim milk: 135 calories). It's also less than many popular beers, including regular Budweiser (143), Coors Original (148), Dos Equis (145), Miller Genuine (143), Sam Adams Boston Lager (160), Sierra Nevada Stout (225) and Anchor Porter (205). Even Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, with 176 calories per 12 ounces, is comparatively low in calories.

ETA - Color and sugar content are unrelated. Guiness is dark due to somewhat burnt malt.

By your reasoning Pina Coladas would be low in sugar.

AlistairBernardNormal

Hi everyone!

This is where a fair few of my calories come from. I love craft beers and Guinness and being Irish, drinking is a big part of my lifestyle. I want to still go out and enjoy myself, but I'm wondering what the lowest calorie drinks are? I've hear Dry Martini is pretty low? Anyone any recommendations?

Thanks in advance

Being also Irish, I highly recommend Jameson or Tully with Diet Ginger Ale. A measured shot is 67 calories.

ETA: Irish by ancestry, not by location...

Confuzzled4ever

I have to severly limit or almsot completley stop my drinking now.. to support my man... ah the things we do for love.. will be good for the waist I guess..

I will drink vicariously through you all..

but I love guiness and it's the lowest calorie full flavored beer you can get.. I've yet to embrace cystal light with liquoir, but that was next on my list. I'll still have wine when I just need something..

I also just started tracking alochol last week.
beer has a lot of calories lol

dcr5452WECHANGED

The darker the drink the higher the sugar content

Vodka and gin are high in ABV but pretty much the lowest in cals.

Guinness is high up on the calorie list.

Lager would be lower..and so on and so forth

Guiness is not high up on the calorie list.

Guinness is on my light beer/low calorie list.

The reality is that 12 ounces of the full-bodied, ruby red stuff has just 125 calories, which is less than the same amount of the orange stuff (OJ: 183 calories) and the white stuff (skim milk: 135 calories). It's also less than many popular beers, including regular Budweiser (143), Coors Original (148), Dos Equis (145), Miller Genuine (143), Sam Adams Boston Lager (160), Sierra Nevada Stout (225) and Anchor Porter (205). Even Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, with 176 calories per 12 ounces, is comparatively low in calories.

ETA - Color and sugar content are unrelated. Guiness is dark due to somewhat burnt malt.

By your reasoning Pina Coladas would be low in sugar.

Thank you for setting the record straight. I am so tired of people saying all dark beer is high alcohol and heavier and more calorie laden. The color comes from the type of malt used which are called chocolate malts in the case of stouts. Higher caloric content comes from using more of each ingredient. Reminds me of a time at a brewpub when I heard one uneducated patron say to their friend--"They all taste the same, they're just different colors"

superjean1

A GOOD quality tequila, lots of lime juice, topped with club soda. If you need it sweet, add a couple of drops of stevia liquid.

samalarky

Vodka is already my preference, but to cut the calories I switched from mixing it with juice or soda to mixing it with club soda and lime juice. If you have a smooth vodka, it goes down nicely. I really don't miss the sugary mixers. And I never drink it wit diet drinks because the artificial sweeteners are toxic.

sullus

The darker the drink the higher the sugar content

Vodka and gin are high in ABV but pretty much the lowest in cals.

Guinness is high up on the calorie list.

Lager would be lower..and so on and so forth

Guiness is not high up on the calorie list.

Guinness is on my light beer/low calorie list.

The reality is that 12 ounces of the full-bodied, ruby red stuff has just 125 calories, which is less than the same amount of the orange stuff (OJ: 183 calories) and the white stuff (skim milk: 135 calories). It's also less than many popular beers, including regular Budweiser (143), Coors Original (148), Dos Equis (145), Miller Genuine (143), Sam Adams Boston Lager (160), Sierra Nevada Stout (225) and Anchor Porter (205). Even Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, with 176 calories per 12 ounces, is comparatively low in calories.

ETA - Color and sugar content are unrelated. Guiness is dark due to somewhat burnt malt.

By your reasoning Pina Coladas would be low in sugar.

Thank you for setting the record straight. I am so tired of people saying all dark beer is high alcohol and heavier and more calorie laden. The color comes from the type of malt used which are called chocolate malts in the case of stouts. Higher caloric content comes from using more of each ingredient. Reminds me of a time at a brewpub when I heard one uneducated patron say to their friend--"They all taste the same, they're just different colors"

Personal pet peeve of mine too. You'll frequently see people say things like "I drink real beer, like Guinness, not that light beer crap which isnt even beer!!" (or some similar thing)

Guiness is lighter than bud light. Lower alcohol and lower specific gravity.