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BEST EVER (skinny) MARGARITA!

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AliceNov2011
AliceNov2011 Posts: 471 Member
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1 oz of your favorite tequila
1/5 oz. of Grand Marnier (or your favorite orange liqueur)
1/2 lemon, squeezed & muddled
1/2 lime, squeezed & muddled

Muddle the lemon & lime, then add it all plus the liquor to a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously for at least 30 seconds. Strain over rocks in a cocktail glass. Garnish with lime wedge.

Seriously, the best margarita ever. And just over 100 calories. Enjoy!

What's your favorite?

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  • GmeB
    GmeB Posts: 70 Member
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    Skinny Girl White Peach Margarita,plus, Skinny Girl is already to pour,and something like 30 calories per ounce.

    Also love the White Cranberry Cosmo

    gonna have 9 ozs. right now.under 300 calories

    prefer it over ice
  • karint74
    karint74 Posts: 131 Member
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    We always make these classic ones at home:

    Per serving:
    3 T tequila
    2 T Triple Sec or other orange-flavored liqueur
    Fresh-squeezed juice from 2 limes
    Ice and/or water to taste

    No sugar or other sweetener. No mix. Once you make them with fresh-squeezed juice and no mix, you'll never go back!
  • AEB_WV
    AEB_WV Posts: 323 Member
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    this probably sounds gross but vodka + diet red bull + diet orange soda.
    Also do vodka with various flavors of crystal lite and whiskey w/ diet pepsi. OK now I sound like a drunk. : )
  • Dianemustang
    Dianemustang Posts: 77
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    good to know!
  • Kitsada
    Kitsada Posts: 105 Member
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    Skinny girl is surprisingly good...

    I struggle with alcohol, knowing its empty calories yet enjoying it... (usually within reason don't worry).

    A glass of chardonnay is what I usually indulge with these days, still has more calories than I thought it did though.

    Sometimes, I'll treat myself to a white russian, (vodka,kahlua, supposed to be cream but I use skim milk)... but that one is worse.

    Beer, if more than one starts to get calorically prohibitive...lol.

    I wonder for weight loss, if I'd be better off with hard liquor with zero calorie mixers, vs chardonnay/light beer.
  • AliceNov2011
    AliceNov2011 Posts: 471 Member
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    That's why I went looking for a good margarita. I like wine, and will sometimes have a vodka with soda or a light lemon drop (i.e., no sugar). White Russians are so far in my past I can't imagine them anymore! ;c)
  • Kitsada
    Kitsada Posts: 105 Member
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    Mhmm, they're so delicious though. :P

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