Best alcoholic beverage to manage calories?
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I like hard cider. Relatively low in calories and gluten free. And it's delicious.0
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I've been drinking captian morgan spiced rum, its only 60 calories per oz. I shoot it then chase it with diet pepsi. I just make sure I eat low-cal meals during the day if I plan on drinking that night.0
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I am a beer girl so I usually drink Yuengling Lite...only 99 calories.0
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my dietician told me some type of spirits and diet coke. however, she told me this since i am cutting back on carbs and they are virtually carb free.
she also told me light beer but i would rather drink sewer water! i haven't found a light beer i like yet.0 -
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I"m betting what you really need is numbers. Here's something I found that might be helpful. The beverage and its calorie count:
Beer -12oz
Regular 149
Light 110
Distilled (80 proof) - 1oz
Gin, rum, vodka, whisky, tequila 65
Brandy, cognac 65
Liqueurs - 1.5oz
(Drambuie, Cointreau, Kahlua) 188
Wine - 4oz unless otherwise mentioned
Red 80
Dry white 75
Sweet 105
Sherry - 2oz 75
Port - 2oz 90
Champagne 84
Vermouth, sweet - 2oz 140
Vermouth, dry - 2oz 105
Cocktails
Martini - 3.5oz 140
Manhattan -3.5 oz 164
Daiquiri - 4oz 122
Whiskey sour - 3oz 122
Margarita cocktail - 4oz 168
Coolers - 6oz 150
From http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/collegestudents/calculator/alcoholcalc.aspx0 -
Go here and that should help a lot, http://getdrunknotfat.com/ . As for personal opinion I do shots of vodka and Diet Coke. A shot of vodka (1.5 fl. oz.) is 96 calories, so not too bad. However, if you don't care for Vodka most all 80 proof liquors are essentially the same so there are plenty of other options.
As for beer there's no secret and all of the traditional light beers are pretty damn close in calories. That being said, it helps to remember that while a pint (16 fl. oz.) of Bud Light is 147 calories, a pint of Guinness is less than 30 calories more at 171. So unless every calorie counts, or you're trying to save money, I'd typically go with the more flavorful beer.0 -
A 25ml measure of vodka with diet coke is roughly 50 calories as is 25ml gin with slimline tonic. I find if I have a glass of wine before any spirit I get drunk very quickly so if you want to get hammered on as little cals as possible I'd say have 1 glass of wine then a few vodkas or gins.(Drink responsibly lol)0
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I did the math once...
with the amount of alcohol in a bud select 55 calorie, you could drink just as many Miller lites and be like twice as drunk. or close to it. lol0 -
after experimenting with my scale and my weekends...i know that beer (no matter which one) is a NO NO for me... but i can have a lot of wine and still lose weight that weekend... you can also try vodka or rum with diet coke/sprite ...i say try it out and see what works for you gl0
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I like Michelob Ultras, Rum and wine. We bottle Blackberry wine.0
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I'm usually great during the day and during the week, but come happy hour... I'm toast.
What do you folks drink to help manage calories intake? I'm looking for all sorts of suggestions: beer, wine, liquor.
And I don't mean to be a killjoy, but booze in general is nothing but empty calories.And some like to deprive themselves of nutrition just to validate with extra calories a night at a bar.
That's not good business for anybody serious about reaching fitness goals.0 -
I drink Bacardi limon mixed with water and lemon, sounds gross but it is really good plus no calories in water!0
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here's what I was getting at with my post earlier about the alcohol/calorie content in bud select 55's vs regular light beer....I had to do the math again because what I was saying probably didn't make much sense!
It would take 10.5 bud select 55's to get you equally as drunk as a 6 pack of miller lite, and it would be 7 more calories. Mind boggling?!?!?! haha0 -
flavored vodka with diet / zero sprite0
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I like Michelob Ultras, Rum and wine. We bottle Blackberry wine.
MMMMMM blackberry wine is soooooo yummy! I bet it's FULL of carbs though :-(0 -
absolute vodka, water and lemon wedge:) this has been my drink for years, helps with hangover as well;)
or Bacardi white rum with water and two lime wedges0 -
Skinny girl margaritas - 100 cals/4 oz0
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MGD 640
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My drink of choice is Makers Mark and Diet Coke, 69 cal.0
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