wine drinkers: I use a carafe to measure

Sabine_Stroehm
Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I measure out my wine and then bring the carafe with me to the table and put the bottle away. It's much easier to enjoy wine within my "limits".
Does anyone else measure it out? I was using a measuring cup, but my dear hubby bought me a nice carafe lol.

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  • SweetSammie
    SweetSammie Posts: 391 Member
    Yup, I use a measuring cup.
  • JessicaMurch5515
    JessicaMurch5515 Posts: 150 Member
    I measure my wine "by the bottle" :drinker: :blushing:
  • bizgirl26
    bizgirl26 Posts: 1,795 Member
    :laugh:
    I measure my wine "by the bottle" :drinker: :blushing:

    This!

    Insert straw, drink up and enjoy. Work my butt off twice as hard the next day
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    :laugh:
    I measure my wine "by the bottle" :drinker: :blushing:

    This!

    Insert straw, drink up and enjoy. Work my butt off twice as hard the next day
    If I didn't drink with dinner most nights, I might just do this. But the extra 550 calories (in a bottle) would be tough!
  • bizgirl26
    bizgirl26 Posts: 1,795 Member
    Lol I know. Just try to cut back or save your calories for alcohol lol
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    Lol I know. Just try to cut back or save your calories for alcohol lol

    or.... measure.

    as they say: it's a lifestyle change...all about moderation!
  • pbl1966
    pbl1966 Posts: 207 Member
    Love my wine and measure each and every ounce. I think wine is the main motivation for working out everyday! :drinker:
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,379 Member
    I know how much my wine glass hold at 6 ounces....it's just simple multiplication after that.:sad:
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,251 Member
    I know how much my wine glass hold at 6 ounces....it's just simple multiplication after that.:sad:
    Which is why I measure out my "allotment" and put it away....:smile:
  • bkay30
    bkay30 Posts: 43
    I measure my wine "by the bottle" :drinker: :blushing:

    Haha!! Me too!! 26 oz in every bottle :) LOL :drinker:
  • tiffyree
    tiffyree Posts: 18 Member
    where do u find wine calorie counts? (since most don't have it on the bottle)
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    I measure out my wine and then bring the carafe with me to the table and put the bottle away. It's much easier to enjoy wine within my "limits".
    Does anyone else measure it out? I was using a measuring cup, but my dear hubby bought me a nice carafe lol.

    I use the same wineglass all the time, and it has an etched puffin on it. Because I verified it with a measuring cup, I now know that when the puffin's belly is half-full I have a 5 ounce pour. :)
  • shaycat
    shaycat Posts: 980
    I know how much my wine glass hold at 6 ounces....it's just simple multiplication after that.:sad:
    Which is why I measure out my "allotment" and put it away....:smile:

    It seems after the glass of wine, my willpower is not so great. Good for you!
  • myfitnessnmhoy
    myfitnessnmhoy Posts: 2,105 Member
    where do u find wine calorie counts? (since most don't have it on the bottle)

    Most brands of wine are in the MFP database. If the specific brand you are drinking isn't, the type of wine should be there, and that'll be very close.

    If the actual type isn't there, I've found that almost all wines are in the approximate range of 110-130 calories for a "standard" 5 ounce serving. Call it 25 calories an ounce and you'll be pretty close unless you drink a lot of wine. Very high alcohol wines like port or high-sugar wines like mead might be in the 30-50 calorie per ounce range.
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