Looking for a low cal beer

jennw912
jennw912 Posts: 11 Member
edited September 27 in Food and Nutrition
Hey guys! I dont drink alot but when I do its just a few glasses of wine once or twice a month or a few budlights! I havent drank since I start MFP a month ago, so Im looking for some good, but low cal beers for an event Saturday! It'll be drinking all day long pretty much, but I normally put myself at a 5 drink limit! Do you think Budlight is as light as it gets with good taste?

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  • minmatt
    minmatt Posts: 62
    Michelob Ultra has fewer cals :)
  • swycoff17
    swycoff17 Posts: 50 Member
    I really like bud select 55. (55 calories compared to bud light that has about 100) A lot of people say it tastes watered down, but I love it. Especially if you put a slice of lemon in it. Yummy!
  • innerfashionista
    innerfashionista Posts: 451 Member
    MGD 64 is my husband's favorite.
  • howellco
    howellco Posts: 22
    I am a huge fan of the bud select 55 bottles, lemon or lime in it is not bad! Also, I only will buy a 6-pack when I go to all day parties becuase when I am out I am out! And I am not a huge fan of beer so I don't get into others. Make sure to enjoy yourself too tho!
  • bfnp
    bfnp Posts: 58
    I'm a Miller guy so I'd say try MGD 64, but honestly they're all a bit watery so I'd say probably select 55 if you're a Bud girl.
  • FryingPanda
    FryingPanda Posts: 99 Member
    I will preface this reply with I am a super beer snob.:happy:

    Is there such a thing as any light beer with any taste? Let alone good (granted good is far to relative of a term). I think if you aren't a big drinker, have 2 good beers at the cost of your 5 low cal beers. My two cents. Feel free to leave in the "Take a penny leave a penny jar".
  • bfnp
    bfnp Posts: 58
    quick thread jack...what's your favorite style?
  • jennw912
    jennw912 Posts: 11 Member
    Hahaha, you sound like my soon to be bro-in-law! He says theres no TASTE in a light beer and He doesnt drink anything "generic" as he calls it! Thanks for the advice! Does Corona count as a "good" beer? I like those!
  • FryingPanda
    FryingPanda Posts: 99 Member
    hmm... too hard to choose. Currently enjoying summer wheat beers and IPAs... But can never say no to a nice porter.
  • roadrunner32
    roadrunner32 Posts: 51
    Becks Alcohol Free around 52cal
  • FryingPanda
    FryingPanda Posts: 99 Member
    Personally, I don't like it.. I'd rather a Negar if we are talking Mexican beer, but, hey! I am not the one drinking it. It's all what you enjoy... Though I am a beer snob, I try not to be a jerk. :smile:
  • rstudebaker52
    rstudebaker52 Posts: 30 Member
    You know how much I love beer, I have been doing a lot of investigating into the low calorie beers. I would say out of all the low cal beers I've tried lately, Becks light is only 64 calories while maintaining the best flavor. I also drink michelob ultra but bud select 55 tastes like water to me.
  • ericlws66
    ericlws66 Posts: 3 Member
    mmmmmm beer
  • lottycat
    lottycat Posts: 333 Member
    I love beer (and cider - the English version WITH alcohol in!), but have been completely avoiding anything like that since starting MFP - I've been sticking to spirits and diet mixers and the occaisional glass of wine. Never thought about drinking a 'light' beer - I don't think it's such a big thing in the UK, we definitely have a lot less choice. Just wondered... does the alcohol percentage go down with the lower calorie beers, I once bought a Weight Watcher bottle of wine to find that it was so low in alcohol that it wasn't really worth it! I'd rather have just drunk water and avaoided the chemicals (especially as it wasn't exactly delicious either!)

    I long to sit in a beer garden with a cold pint once again... especially if it's only gonna be 64 calories a bottle and still get me drunk :D

    Thanks xxx
  • lottycat
    lottycat Posts: 333 Member
    I love beer (and cider - the English version WITH alcohol in!), but have been completely avoiding anything like that since starting MFP - I've been sticking to spirits and diet mixers and the occaisional glass of wine. Never thought about drinking a 'light' beer - I don't think it's such a big thing in the UK, we definitely have a lot less choice. Just wondered... does the alcohol percentage go down with the lower calorie beers, I once bought a Weight Watcher bottle of wine to find that it was so low in alcohol that it wasn't really worth it! I'd rather have just drunk water and avaoided the chemicals (especially as it wasn't exactly delicious either!)

    I long to sit in a beer garden with a cold pint once again... especially if it's only gonna be 64 calories a bottle and still get me drunk :D

    Thanks xxx
  • mspix
    mspix Posts: 153
    I will vote for Mich Ultra! My sis and I call them our 'girly beers', lol. I am not much of a beer drinker, but do love an ice cold one on a hot day!
  • osucristina
    osucristina Posts: 197
    I justify drinking Michelob Ultra because Lance Armstrong endorses it and that gives me some sort of satisfaction LOL. It has 95 cals. Bud Select is okkk... watery but better with lemon.
    I think you would be good finding some local bottled beer! You'd be amazed at how rich a light beer can be that isn't mass produced!
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