Better Choice for Alcoholic Beverage

roseee311
roseee311 Posts: 12
in Food and Nutrition
Hi all,

I would like to have a drink at happy hour tonight and am wondering if there are lower calorie choices that people like. I typically drink red wine or a Shandy type of beer. I would consider hard liquor, but am not sure what else would be tasty for fewer calories... Who's thirsty? :)

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  • jgetzler
    jgetzler Posts: 23
    I like Michelob Ultra. Its only 95 calories and low on carbs. I also like Pinot Grigiot. Its about 100 calories for 5 oz. Have fun!
  • FitWarrior7
    FitWarrior7 Posts: 332 Member
    Vodka Martini Dirty. Or Vodka club soda, and a splash of cran for flavor if you need it.
  • kreene1987
    kreene1987 Posts: 40 Member
    Bring some powder mix (crystal lite) in your purse and mix it in a vodka water. Low calorie and delicious!
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  • lyricsmamma6469
    lyricsmamma6469 Posts: 37 Member
    My friends and I tend to drink vodka w/water and half a crystal light packet when we drink. - - ha ha must've been typing this the same time as the other one!
  • climbing_trees
    climbing_trees Posts: 726 Member
    getdrunknotfat.com

    tequila shots!
  • absinthia70
    absinthia70 Posts: 56 Member
    Vodka Martini Dirty. Or Vodka club soda, and a splash of cran for flavor if you need it.

    This. Or a vodka/diet coke - but the dirty martini is WAY better :)
  • Abells
    Abells Posts: 756 Member
    patron with soda water and limes (not lime juice!)
  • roseee311
    roseee311 Posts: 12
    Great suggestions! I have been thinking about how to do something with a splash of club soda or something that I will sip slower.
  • AHack3
    AHack3 Posts: 173 Member
    I like rum & diet coke, diet sprite/ or diet 7-up with vodka, but a lot of restaurants are having skinny cocktails on their menus, so I've been having those when available alot of them are pretty good and about 165 calories.
  • Atarahh
    Atarahh Posts: 485 Member
    club soda with lime/lemon/cherries
  • racheljonel
    racheljonel Posts: 400 Member
    I drink vodka soda's with lemon and lime muddled in it. Low cal and tasty....like an adult sprite
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    Nor-cal margarita.

    White tequila, club soda, fresh lime juice.
  • roseee311
    roseee311 Posts: 12
    Is the patron option similar to a margarita flavor? Probably not as sweet...
  • TLC7613
    TLC7613 Posts: 86 Member
    Here is a good chart showing how many calories are in what types of hard alcohol.
    I like straight tequila with a few limes squeezed in and maybe a splash of cranberry juice for flavor.

    http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/collegestudents/calculator/alcoholcalc.aspx
  • richardheath
    richardheath Posts: 1,276 Member
    Typically, it's the mixers that add the calories (sugar), not the alcohol. So you might be better off drinking a pint of beer rather than a pint of shandy (beer + lemonade). [Or maybe it's just the thought of adding lemonade to perfectly good beer that makes me wince ;-) ]

    Straight liquor is going to have the fewest calories per unit of alcohol. Then wine, then beer, [edited for correctness 'cos I got it wrong]. Mixed drinks like a margarita will have the most.

    Alternatively, just drink what you like - then log it and make it work!
  • AngieWion
    AngieWion Posts: 12 Member
    I started drinking Vodka with sparkling flavor water or even vodka with water and lemon or use Mio (you can squeeze in as much flavor you want.
  • caoceanlover
    caoceanlover Posts: 46 Member
    Flavored vodka with club soda. When I am at home I like bubble flavored vodka and diet sprite.
  • RaeLB
    RaeLB Posts: 1,216 Member
    I drink vodka water w/ a lemon & lime
  • MrsB123111
    MrsB123111 Posts: 535 Member
    Bring some powder mix (crystal lite) in your purse and mix it in a vodka water. Low calorie and delicious!

    LOL!! I used to do that all the time! It's so good.

    My new thing right now is Grey Goose on the rocks with 2 lemon wedges and 2 Splenda packets. I ask the bartender to shake it a little after I've added the lemon juice and sweetener. Tastes like a lemon drop martini :) 2 of them are 120 calories and like 3 carbs each.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I like vodka shots or Redd's Apple Ale (165 cal in 12 oz bottle)
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    Alcoholic beverages are a treat. Just drink what you like and make sure it fits in your plan. Personally, I love red wine. When calculating calories, no one counts the fact that red wine has a way of preventing weight gain.

    http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/46689
    A new study finds that a chemical in red wine may prevent some of the fatty foods we eat from being converted into fatty tissue. The research, published in the March issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, found that piceatannol, a polyphenol found in grape skins and red wine, effectively blocks the formation of fat cells in the lab.
  • OliveBruises
    OliveBruises Posts: 68 Member
    blueberry stoli and sprite zero
    vanilla vodka and diet coke
    vodka and light lemonade (raspberry vodka and blueberry vodka both work well with this!)
    wine
    light beers
    but light beers also have less alcohol so you need to drink more of them... so IMO liquor is the way to go if you are trying to consume the least amount of calories. Just make sure to drink a lot of water!
  • Jordan_Gregers
    Jordan_Gregers Posts: 35 Member
    We drink Beefeater Gin and Water, with a dash of Lemon Juice. It's refreshing and it's hydrating. If I'm out I drink Jack and Diet Coke, even though my partner gives me a hard time for drinking that 'dreaded aspartame'. If I feel like a Pint I drink Guinness, it's not the lowest calorie beer, but it's lower cal than most and it tastes satisfying, not like those watery 'low cal' beers.
  • MaritimeGirl1986
    MaritimeGirl1986 Posts: 8 Member
    My drink of choice is vodka and tonic with a wedge of lime
  • murray2104
    murray2104 Posts: 7
    If I'm in the mood to drink it usually means I'm waaaaay past being concerned about calories. lol
  • Shynique37
    Shynique37 Posts: 66 Member
    Bring some powder mix (crystal lite) in your purse and mix it in a vodka water. Low calorie and delicious!

    LOL!! I used to do that all the time! It's so good.

    My new thing right now is Grey Goose on the rocks with 2 lemon wedges and 2 Splenda packets. I ask the bartender to shake it a little after I've added the lemon juice and sweetener. Tastes like a lemon drop martini :) 2 of them are 120 calories and like 3 carbs each.

    I have to try this. Thanks
  • roseee311
    roseee311 Posts: 12
    Thanks for the great comments. I had a Big Ginger (2 gingers whiskey) with a bit of ginger ale and a lemon and lime. It was great because it took a long time to drink. Thanks! I will keep these other options in my back pocket!

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