Its Friday Night And I'd Like a Drink

acrylicrocks

Hey! As you know its Friday night and for lots of us that means kicking back a few with some friends.
I usually drink Heineken in a bottle (150cals) and have been trying to find some other kind of drink to enjoy this evening. I've tried Miller Light and am thinking about trying the Miller Genuine Draft. (64 cals)

Tonight feels like a mixed drink night so if you've got any suggestions, I'd love to hear them!

I was thinking like vodka and crystal light, or rum and diet coke (not so much), or something maybe with coconut rum...

:drinker:

Thanks:blushing:

trotters24

I was wondering the same thing :-) I found this page from an article that may help.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/low-calorie-cocktails

Low-Calorie Cocktails
5 ways to keep from overloading on calories when you have an alcoholic drink.

How Many Calories in Popular Cocktails?
So just how many calories are in your favorite cocktail? These calorie counts for popular alcoholic drinks are approximate, based on popular recipes, but may vary depending on ingredients and portions.

Pina Colada (6 oz): 378 calories
Mojito (8 oz): 214 calories
Cosmopolitan (4 oz): 200 calories
Chocolate martini: (2 oz each vodka, chocolate liqueur, cream, 1/2 oz creme de cacao, chocolate syrup): 438
Margarita (8 oz): 280
Green apple martini (1 oz each vodka, sour apple, apple juice): 148
Martini (2.5 oz): 160
Port wine (3 oz):128
Bloody Mary (5 oz): 118
Red wine (5 oz):120
White wine (5 oz): 120
Alcohol-free wine (5 oz): 20-30
Beer (12 oz): 150-198
Light beer (12 oz): 95-136
Ultra-light beer (12 oz): 64-95
Champagne (5oz): 106-120
Coffee liqueur (3 ounces): 348
Godiva chocolate liqueur (3 oz): 310
Wine spritzer (5 oz): 100
Eggnog with rum (8 ounces): 370
Hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps (8 oz): 380
Hot buttered rum (8 oz): 292
Spiced cider with rum ( 8 oz):150
Mulled wine (5 oz): 200
Vodka and tonic (8 oz): 200
Screwdriver (8 oz): 190
Mimosa (4 oz): 75
Gin and tonic (7 oz): 200
Long Island iced tea (8 oz): 780
White Russian (2 oz vodka, 1.5 oz coffee liqueur, 1.5 oz cream): 425
Mai Tai (6 oz) (1.5 oz rum, 1/2 oz cream de along, 1/2 oz triple sec, sour mix, pineapple juice): 350
Rum and Coke (8 oz): 185
Rum and Diet Coke (8 oz): 100
Mike's Hard Lemonade (11 oz): 98

Shannon023

vodka/soda

gin/diet tonic


Have fun! :drinker:

jacmiley

I don't know drinks too much other than the fact chambord sours are sinfully tasteful ...
Thank goodness that I'm not a drinker though - I can't imagine having those calories to be fighting with .. unfortunately I still love cake!

chrissyh

What's in Long Island Ice tea to give it almost 800 calories??

accck

Hey! As you know its Friday night and for lots of us that means kicking back a few with some friends.
I usually drink Heineken in a bottle (150cals) and have been trying to find some other kind of drink to enjoy this evening. I've tried Miller Light and am thinking about trying the Miller Genuine Draft. (64 cals)

Tonight feels like a mixed drink night so if you've got any suggestions, I'd love to hear them!

I was thinking like vodka and crystal light, or rum and diet coke (not so much), or something maybe with coconut rum...

:drinker:

Thanks:blushing:

The coconut rum and diet coke is good

cherie2304

Let me tell you that mixed drinks are flippin' delicious...however they do carry a lot of calories. I went out a few months ago planning to only have one drink and well yeah it didn't turn out that way...one drink turned into 6 drinks...the next morning i calculated the calories and I foind that i had drank about 3500 calories...so my advise is just be careful and really limit yourself to only one drink if you have a mixed one.

naugustyniak

Hey! As you know its Friday night and for lots of us that means kicking back a few with some friends.
I usually drink Heineken in a bottle (150cals) and have been trying to find some other kind of drink to enjoy this evening. I've tried Miller Light and am thinking about trying the Miller Genuine Draft. (64 cals)

Tonight feels like a mixed drink night so if you've got any suggestions, I'd love to hear them!

I was thinking like vodka and crystal light, or rum and diet coke (not so much), or something maybe with coconut rum...

:drinker:

Thanks:blushing:

The coconut rum and diet coke is good

Coconut rum and pineapple orange juice is wonderful...don't know about the calories but maybe could count as a fruit helping :laugh: (I know that's stretching it a bit)

missyring1231

Maybe this will help:

Top 5 worst drinks:
1. Margarita in a pint glass (2 oz. tequila, 2 oz. margarita/sour mix, 1 oz. triple sec, lime juice, 1 tsp. sugar) - 550 calories (11)
2. Mudslide (1.5 oz. coffee liqueur, 1.5 oz. Irish cream, 1.5 oz. vodka) - 417 calories (8.5)
3. Long Island Ice Tea (1 oz. vodka, gin, rum, tequila, and triple sec, 2 oz. sour mix, splash of cola) - 380 calories (8)
4. White Russian (1.5 oz. vodka, 1.5 oz. coffee liqueur, 1.5 oz. cream) - 320 calories (6.5)
5. Piña Colada (1.5 oz. rum, 1.5 oz. coconut cream, 3 oz. pineapple juice) - 293 calories (6)

Top 5 best drinks:
1. Rum and Diet Coke (1 oz. rum) - 65 calories (1.5)
Tip: Use diet sodas as mixers, such as gin and diet tonic, diet 7Up and Seagrams 7, diet ginger ale and Jack Daniels, and so on.
2. Vodka and Soda (1 oz. vodka) - 65 calories (1.5)
Tip: Try this with flavored vodka, such as raspberry, vanilla, or mandarin.
3. White Wine Spritzer (4 oz. white wine topped with club soda) - 80 calories (2)
4. Bloody Mary (1 oz. vodka, 4 oz. tomato juice, dash of Tabasco and pepper) - 90 calories (2)
5. Light Beer - 100 calories (2)

llywyn

What's in Long Island Ice tea to give it almost 800 calories??

REAL Long island ice teas not only have Coca-Cola in them, but it also contains 5 types of alchohol. So if each serving of 1oz of alchohol = ~100 cal, thats a huge no no for me.

barbarella

Wow! What a list...... thanks for posting that. :drinker:

Vodka or light rum + club soda + lime wedge squeezed in

Gets the buzz on with little damage :bigsmile:

msarro

What's in Long Island Ice tea to give it almost 800 calories??

REAL Long island ice teas not only have Coca-Cola in them, but it also contains 5 types of alchohol. So if each serving of 1oz of alchohol = ~100 cal, thats a huge no no for me.

Don't forget they have sours mix, which is essentially simple syrup (sugar and water) with lemon and lime juice.

jackierogers

I have been enjoying Fresca with tequila. It kind of tastes like a margarita but is under 70 calories.

paulamma1

Hey! As you know its Friday night and for lots of us that means kicking back a few with some friends.
I usually drink Heineken in a bottle (150cals) and have been trying to find some other kind of drink to enjoy this evening. I've tried Miller Light and am thinking about trying the Miller Genuine Draft. (64 cals)

Tonight feels like a mixed drink night so if you've got any suggestions, I'd love to hear them!

I was thinking like vodka and crystal light, or rum and diet coke (not so much), or something maybe with coconut rum...

:drinker:

Thanks:blushing:

Oh MOMmy this is my kinda thread!!!

Well now, I intend to have a couple 'o' drinks of that stuff you're holding in your hand with diet coke and I have no doubt a couple 'o' glasses of wine with some chinese food we'll pick up on the way home.

What? did you think I picked my photo because of the hat???

(I also drink vodka with light cranberry juice.) :drinker:

mommyofkailey

:glasses: Captain Morgan and diet...60 cals per oz.!

PinkShoes

I was wondering the same thing :-) I found this page from an article that may help.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/low-calorie-cocktails

Low-Calorie Cocktails
5 ways to keep from overloading on calories when you have an alcoholic drink.

How Many Calories in Popular Cocktails?
So just how many calories are in your favorite cocktail? These calorie counts for popular alcoholic drinks are approximate, based on popular recipes, but may vary depending on ingredients and portions.

Pina Colada (6 oz): 378 calories
Mojito (8 oz): 214 calories
Cosmopolitan (4 oz): 200 calories
Chocolate martini: (2 oz each vodka, chocolate liqueur, cream, 1/2 oz creme de cacao, chocolate syrup): 438
Margarita (8 oz): 280
Green apple martini (1 oz each vodka, sour apple, apple juice): 148
Martini (2.5 oz): 160
Port wine (3 oz):128
Bloody Mary (5 oz): 118
Red wine (5 oz):120
White wine (5 oz): 120
Alcohol-free wine (5 oz): 20-30
Beer (12 oz): 150-198
Light beer (12 oz): 95-136
Ultra-light beer (12 oz): 64-95
Champagne (5oz): 106-120
Coffee liqueur (3 ounces): 348
Godiva chocolate liqueur (3 oz): 310
Wine spritzer (5 oz): 100
Eggnog with rum (8 ounces): 370
Hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps (8 oz): 380
Hot buttered rum (8 oz): 292
Spiced cider with rum ( 8 oz):150
Mulled wine (5 oz): 200
Vodka and tonic (8 oz): 200
Screwdriver (8 oz): 190
Mimosa (4 oz): 75
Gin and tonic (7 oz): 200
Long Island iced tea (8 oz): 780
White Russian (2 oz vodka, 1.5 oz coffee liqueur, 1.5 oz cream): 425
Mai Tai (6 oz) (1.5 oz rum, 1/2 oz cream de along, 1/2 oz triple sec, sour mix, pineapple juice): 350
Rum and Coke (8 oz): 185
Rum and Diet Coke (8 oz): 100
Mike's Hard Lemonade (11 oz): 98

This list is really helpful! I used to drink a Long Island Iced Tea almost everytime I went out in college...they're almost 800 calories!?!?!?!? No wonder I gained 27 pounds in college!

Also, I've heard vodka is one of the lowest calorie hard alcohols...so you could do vodka and soda, a vodka cranberry, screw driver (you'd be getting calories from juice though...but it's better than empty calories from mixers). A martini maybe??


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mcohan

what is NOT in a long island iced tea?!

butterfly25

Hey! As you know its Friday night and for lots of us that means kicking back a few with some friends.
I usually drink Heineken in a bottle (150cals) and have been trying to find some other kind of drink to enjoy this evening. I've tried Miller Light and am thinking about trying the Miller Genuine Draft. (64 cals)

Tonight feels like a mixed drink night so if you've got any suggestions, I'd love to hear them!

I was thinking like vodka and crystal light, or rum and diet coke (not so much), or something maybe with coconut rum...

:drinker:

Thanks:blushing:

well if you like beer you can have becks light 64 calories
Miller Genuine Draft ----the bottle has to say 64 on it cause it only has 64 calories in it..

2blakefield

I just figure 100 cal per ounce for alcohol and I use any no- calorie mixer ( vodka and water or sugar free sprite, etc)
My absolute favorite though, is a pineapple infused vodka martini. We make this for parties:

cut up a fresh pineapple and dump it in a glass container filled with vodka and let it sit, the longer the better (we always shoot for 5 days)
Shake and serve!
YUM

paulamma1

what is NOT in a long island iced tea?!

iced tea!

:laugh:

swtally80

I thought mikes hard lemonades were more like 200 cals... And my all time fave is vodka and diet tonic with a lime twist. If u r going out however they generally don't have diet tonic but any alcohol with diet coke is low too.

acrylicrocks

Oh! Yous guys rock (sorry Jersey Girl here)!

Thanks for all the great suggestions I am sure to settle on something!

Cheers to you! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

mcohan

what is NOT in a long island iced tea?!

iced tea!

:laugh:

good point.....

jigglybits

:drinker: oh how i would love to be sitting in the sun with a malibu and diet coke:grumble:

kolney

I like to do Diet Cherry 7Up and Vodka (or plain 7Up and flavored vodka)

Yum!

LivyJo

Ok you know whats a total hoax? That MGD 64. What they dont tell you is that its only 2.8% alcohol. :laugh: Yeah. So you have to drink 2x as much to get the same effect. I'm sticking w/ vodka and diet! :drinker:


http://www.alcoholcontents.com/beer/beer.htm

punka274

I have been enjoying Fresca with tequila. It kind of tastes like a margarita but is under 70 calories.

I like this suggestion! I will have to try this! I love tequila!!

My favorite is Caffeine Free diet pepsi and a couple of shots of Whisky,mmmmm
only 70cals for one shot . And it gets the job done
:drinker: :drinker:

kolney

I have been enjoying Fresca with tequila. It kind of tastes like a margarita but is under 70 calories.

I like this suggestion! I will have to try this! I love tequila!!

My favorite is Caffeine Free diet pepsi and a couple of shots of Whisky,mmmmm
only 70cals for one shot . And it gets the job done
:drinker: :drinker:

Gets the job done! LOL :bigsmile: :drinker:

1crazymom

:glasses: Captain Morgan and diet...60 cals per oz.!

:drinker: Oh so good!:blushing:

iRun4wine

I thought mikes hard lemonades were more like 200 cals... And my all time fave is vodka and diet tonic with a lime twist. If u r going out however they generally don't have diet tonic but any alcohol with diet coke is low too.

Me too- I'm quite sure it's closer to 200 than the list suggests... unfortunately! :grumble:

kimcat73

I'm a little late to help with Friday night, but my favorite right now is Rum, Club Soda, Splenda, Mint, and Lime ... .my own diet Mojito