Low cal cocktail advice?!

marcellalathrop
marcellalathrop Posts: 1 Member
edited November 14 in Health and Weight Loss
Any low cal recommendations to order out??
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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    sparkling water with a wedge of lime?
  • jennybearlv
    jennybearlv Posts: 1,519 Member
    Bloody Mary. It's practically a V8. Disclaimer: I have no idea how many calories are in a bloody Mary, but I'm sure it's less than a margarita.
  • sarko15
    sarko15 Posts: 330 Member
    I order a tequila soda with a splash of pineapple juice (so you get the taste but not all the sugar you would with only juice). You can also do it with vodka and cranberry juice. Fruit juice packs a lot of sugar and calories and all you really need is a splash.
  • HoldTheDoor13
    HoldTheDoor13 Posts: 172 Member
    Whiskey/vodka & soda
    G&T with diet tonic water if available
    Classic Martinis are pretty low. Probably ~100 cals per
    Champagne cocktails also tend to be lower- try a French kiss or a Kir Royale

    As a rule, I would avoid anything very fruity or very creamy. They tend to be the calorie bombs in my experience. Stick to the simpler cocktails with two or three components and opt for diet mixers where you can.
  • kristikitter
    kristikitter Posts: 602 Member
    Vodka's your best base!! Seconding the Bloody Mary suggestion.

    Alternately, I like to order champagne-based cocktails - as they get me so tipsy I can't manage more than two ;)

    Sidenote: drink responsibly ;)
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    im a jack and (diet) coke or beer kinda gal

    bud light 110 cals, iirc .... jack and (diet) coke .... 65 is its a single, normal shot ... little more if its a bar shot (ounce and a half) but less than 100
  • etomusko
    etomusko Posts: 2 Member
    Gin Rickeys! Just gin, club soda, and a lime wedge. I LOVE gin (especially gin & tonics, but the tonic water gets you with the calories). I was surprised at how similar the two drinks tasted (woo!) but you taste more of the gin in Gin Rickeys than g&ts.
  • ajc1309
    ajc1309 Posts: 255 Member
    Jack and diet coke, only really get the calories of a shot of Jack then which is about 65.
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    Grey goose and Diet Coke
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    A good gin and diet tonic with a splash of lime juice.
  • butterfli7o
    butterfli7o Posts: 1,319 Member
    Hard liquor with diet soda or sparkling water. I like Captain and Coke Zero or Diet Coke, or vodka and sparkling lime water.
  • murp4069
    murp4069 Posts: 494 Member
    Vodka soda is my go to.
    I do enjoy a good cocktail (not just a vodka soda - a craft cocktail from a good bartender). To me it's worth the calories for one on occasion.
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    I typically go for Vodka and club soda with a splash of water flavour (I carry it with me) and if I forget it...cranberry juice.

    If no soda diet sprite
  • laur357
    laur357 Posts: 896 Member
    Wine
    Light beer, Guinness (or stouts with lower alcohol content)
    Vodka and diet soda of choice
    Vodka and club soda with fresh citrus, a dash of pomegranate juice, or some muddled berries and basil
    Martinis - gin or vodka and vermouth. dirty or not.
    Bloody Marys
    Micheladas, depending on how they're made
    Bellinis or mimosas if you're just using a little juice or fresh pureed berries with minimal sweetener
  • BHFF
    BHFF Posts: 421 Member
    WATER!
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    BHFF wrote: »
    WATER!

    how is water classified as a cocktail????
  • JenHuedy
    JenHuedy Posts: 611 Member
    Captain Morgan or regular rum and diet coke/pepsi with a a lime is my regular go-to. Sometimes I'll have a gin & soda with lime.
  • Resistive
    Resistive Posts: 212 Member
    Mexican Water, the weight loss incomparable ;-)

    Vodka, soda water and lime juice is the best.

    I have a juicer at home and when I want to make cocktails I just a bunch of fruits and then throw vodka in there for the win!
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    Whiskey and diet or tequila and soda water with lime are my go to drinks.
  • leajas1
    leajas1 Posts: 823 Member
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    Vodka soda with a twist of fresh lime

    +1. In grocery stores they now have something called Truly Spiked and Sparkling (spiked sparkling water). Tastes just like vodka and soda with lime and it also comes in different flavors. 100 cals/bottle.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    I'm not much of a drinker, but I'll usually have a shot of good tequila or a Coors Light. Hubby drinks gin and diet tonic w/ lime.
  • ibamosaserreinas
    ibamosaserreinas Posts: 294 Member
    I love to do a variation of a mule with diet ginger ale, lime, and either vodka or whiskey. (Moscow mule with vodka or the Irish mule with whiskey.)

    Your only calories come from the liquor and a few from the squeeze of lime.
  • hrclark87
    hrclark87 Posts: 2 Member
    vodka soda with lime and a few dashes of bitters for me - the bitters really make a difference if you like them!
  • SezxyStef
    SezxyStef Posts: 15,267 Member
    Resistive wrote: »
    Mexican Water, the weight loss incomparable ;-)

    Vodka, soda water and lime juice is the best.

    I have a juicer at home and when I want to make cocktails I just a bunch of fruits and then throw vodka in there for the win!

    That would be high in calories...all that fruit...
  • queenofpuppies
    queenofpuppies Posts: 189 Member
    order a nice bourbon on the rocks and sip it...add a splash of water and a cherry if you need to
  • FLBeachluvr
    FLBeachluvr Posts: 110 Member
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    Grey goose and Diet Coke

    Ditto!
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
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  • not_my_first_rodeo
    not_my_first_rodeo Posts: 311 Member
    Bourbon, ice, a glass.
  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
    Bartender turned me on to flavored vodka and soda water. About 90 cals per *kitten*, a little flavor, and carbonation. I've stuck with this drink for 3 years now lol
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