Good "diet" alcoholic drinks?

StephanieL14

I used to think Tonic water was great until I realized how much calories it contains. Whoa!

Same! The "water" part is misleading! I use diet to make G&Ts at home, but not when I'm out!

clynnrychly

I personally like to drink raspberry vodka (or any fruit flavored vodka) and water with a squeeze from a slice of lemon or lime or both. Tastes like juice, is as little calories as an alcoholic drink will get, and the water keeps you hydrated to avoid a hangover.

Rik_77

For me, it's a good whisky that can enjoy slowly or more often a gin and slim. I like gin and tonic because it isn't sweet and is a fairly long drink. But you must order slimline tonic as tonic water Is calorific.

vismal

Guinness, all day every day. 125 calories for 12 oz. Tough to find a better tasting beer with similar numbers.

melduf

The darker the alcohol, the worst the hangover. So vodka and white rum are better than whisky and brown rum. This was told to me by a guy who specializes in whiskey and scotch.

FindingAmy77

rum and diet, coffee drinks with or without alcohol, order talls so you get more mixer, soda water with any alcohol or schnapps, mich ultra or miller 64 beer, also order a water on the side so you can sip it while drinking your alcohol drink and stay hydrated, wine spritzers with soda water in tall glass (has more alcohol percentage and will last longer, alternate with an alcoholic drink and nonalcoholic drink each time our order, for home try the skinny bee line. :drinker:

DerekVTX

Regular beers can really mess with your numbers so I have switched to light beers.

Molson Canadian 67 (67 Calories).......I would honestly drink water and at 3% alc I may as well
Michelob Ultra (80 Calories)........not much of an improvement over Canadian 67 but at least 4.0% alc
Coors Light (113 Calories).......a huge improvement in taste over the previous but creeping up there in calories
Corona LIght (99 Calories)......I feel this has the best flavor to calorie ratio and at 3.9% alc.

Other than that if you are serious about getting in shape do not over indulge. I like to cap it at 2 drinks a night, unless I am camping for the week then it is usually considerably more.

mkt_29

My nutritionist said red wine is definitely the way to go:)

Cortelli

Guinness, all day every day. 125 calories for 12 oz. Tough to find a better tasting beer with similar numbers.

This is true! I've been over-indulging in Guinness lately since I somehow let it slip out of my regular purchases.

Favorite low-cal drinking though is a double shot of your favorite liquor (I am partial to a reposado or anejo tequila) and a pint of water. The double shot will come in a tumbler, and you may feel more comfortable sipping rather than shooting it. Require yourself to drink that pint of water before you order another round. The double shot will run you about 200 cals, and the water will both assist in avoiding a hangover if that's a risk to you *and* help keep you feeling full. Net-net is enjoyable drinking, keeping the cals in check, and staying hydrated.

trogalicious

Regular beers can really mess with your numbers...

that's an outright lie. It hasn't hurt my numbers at all.

and dude, when you're downing 4...5... 8 corona lights in a day... every day or so, there might be something else going on to look into.