Super Bowl = Not diet friendly

FitKate
FitKate Posts: 169 Member
edited November 9 in Food and Nutrition
Ok I'm going to a super bowl party this weekend and I'm having a hard time finding a low calorie drink option. Does anyone know any low calorie beers or mix drinks that wont be hard on the hips and I wont have to spend the whole day working out to recover. I'm not that picky when it comes to mix drinks but I'm not a big fan of some beers.

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  • RunChinni
    RunChinni Posts: 149 Member
    Vodka with diet tonic and a lemon wedge... 60 cals...
  • usafbeach
    usafbeach Posts: 147 Member
    Any alcoholic drink is going to be empty calories, every gram of alcohol = 7 calories. Your best bet to keep calorie counts low is to go for low alcoholic strength drinks. MGD64 has, unsurprisingly, 64 calories and to my knowledge is the lowest calorie beer on the market. For mixed drinks, most of your common 80 proof drinks have about 65 calories per ounce plus a mixer (so go with diet).

    On the other hand, it's a party. Live a little. :-)
  • Ruchell
    Ruchell Posts: 236 Member
    My go-to drink is Malibu rum and diet coke. Still tastes tropical and sweet and it's only about 80 cals for 1oz of the alcohol. I make it last longer by pouring a tall glass or drinking a water in between each cocktail i have.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    who says you have to drink alcohol? if you like ginger try making ginger beer. if you have to drink alcohol, i'd go with the liquor options and use seltzer as a mix. vodka, seltzer and muddled limes is good. so is a good gin like hendrick's with tonic.
  • Meggles63
    Meggles63 Posts: 916 Member
    I just gotta pimp my new favorite drink...cherry vodka and diet sprite! Or cherry vodka and coke zero! Serious cherry taste!
  • PeaceLoveVeggies
    PeaceLoveVeggies Posts: 673 Member
    who says you have to drink alcohol?

    This. Psh I'm gonna be drinking water ALL day lol
  • ashnm88
    ashnm88 Posts: 748
    Don't need alcohol to have a good time :)
  • FitKate
    FitKate Posts: 169 Member
    I think it will be best if I say away from beer this weekend. But football and beer just go together :) I love guiness, blue moon honeymoon, strongbow and MGD. :( I think i'll try a vodka and diet cranberry juice. Or make it with MIO which is 0 calories and the only calories I'm getting is from the alcohol. Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

    What is the lowest calorie hard liquior?
  • allison_joan
    allison_joan Posts: 115
    - Light beers (anything with the world light after it has about 110 calories per bottle)
    - MGD64 has 64 calories per bottle
    - Bud Select has 55 caloires per bottle but also have a much lower alcohol content so you may actually end up drinking more
    - liquor (usually about 65 calories a shot) with a diet, 0 calorie mixer

    I drink captain and monster absolutely zero (i use lots of ice and measure out one shot and fill the rest with monster). This is about 65 calories a drink and I LOVE the taste. I also like the energy drink with it because it doesn't leave me so tired throughout the day (however, some people don't like to mix energy drink & alcohol) Also, remember it is only ONE day, have fun!
  • FitKate
    FitKate Posts: 169 Member
    Don't need alcohol to have a good time :)

    I know this but I just finished breast feeding and haven't had a drink in a year and half. I think I should be aloud at least one drink.
  • FitKate
    FitKate Posts: 169 Member
    I just gotta pimp my new favorite drink...cherry vodka and diet sprite! Or cherry vodka and coke zero! Serious cherry taste!


    This sounds YUMM!
  • Sp1nGoddess
    Sp1nGoddess Posts: 1,134 Member
    Vodka with diet tonic and a lemon wedge... 60 cals...

    This! But I'm going to stick with light beer and drink SLOW.
  • evansproudmama
    evansproudmama Posts: 493 Member
    Any alcoholic drink is going to be empty calories, every gram of alcohol = 7 calories. Your best bet to keep calorie counts low is to go for low alcoholic strength drinks. MGD64 has, unsurprisingly, 64 calories and to my knowledge is the lowest calorie beer on the market. For mixed drinks, most of your common 80 proof drinks have about 65 calories per ounce plus a mixer (so go with diet).

    On the other hand, it's a party. Live a little. :-)

    Budweiser has Bud 55 which has 55 calories and 2 carbs, MGD 64 is better so id go with that though. Normally I do Diet Vodka or Diet Whiskey just enjoy yourself one day wont kill ya
  • vbaker74
    vbaker74 Posts: 1
    Clear is almost always lower in calories. I unfortunately enjoy Guinness and Smithwicks beer which are about 300 calories per pint. It is a party and you can always have 1 splurge item a couple times a week. I really like malibu coconut rum with a diet strawberry limeade from Sonic. The sonic drink is under 20 calories the rum is around 55 calories per ounce. Good Luck!
  • amjolst
    amjolst Posts: 22
    I usually drink Malibu rum with Diet Coke; however, I'm headed to my boss's house this weekend, and am definitely making sugar-free Jell-O shots. :drinker:
  • amjolst
    amjolst Posts: 22
    I just gotta pimp my new favorite drink...cherry vodka and diet sprite! Or cherry vodka and coke zero! Serious cherry taste!


    This sounds YUMM!

    Both of those are incredibly delicious!
  • bag4498
    bag4498 Posts: 14 Member
    skinny girl margarita or make your own margarita with lime juice.
  • FitKate
    FitKate Posts: 169 Member
    skinny girl margarita or make your own margarita with lime juice.

    Its funny you posted this! I just went out and discovered the skinny girl line of drinks. I ended up getting the skinny girl white cranberry cosmo. I bought the ocean spray diet cranberry pomegrante juice to mix with it! The whole cocktail is only 105 calories! Yummy!
  • estrellas98
    estrellas98 Posts: 5
    This may be a little late, but I got this from a girl at work: make up a pitcher of Crystal Light Lemonade and mix it with a shot of Patron Silver (69 cal/oz/livestrong.com). She calls them "Skinny-Ritas." :)
  • iliketopaint
    iliketopaint Posts: 16
    Diet Tonic and Gin with a wedge of lime is delicious! It helps me to bring or order a glass of dry red wine.... its still delicious, has some actually decent health benefits, and I drink a glass of wine WAY slower than a blue moon.
  • FitKate
    FitKate Posts: 169 Member
    Thank you to everyone who posted. Your all awesome. I can't wait for the party this weekend. For once I'm not dreading a party because I'm going to blow all my hard work. I can go prepared!
  • FitKate
    FitKate Posts: 169 Member
    This may be a little late, but I got this from a girl at work: make up a pitcher of Crystal Light Lemonade and mix it with a shot of Patron Silver (69 cal/oz/livestrong.com). She calls them "Skinny-Ritas." :)

    This is a good Idea! I might still do this with the Diet Cranberry juice I bought. I don't plan on drinking a ton this day but a slight buzz can't hurt once in awhile :)
  • kstep88
    kstep88 Posts: 403 Member
    Any alcoholic drink is going to be empty calories, every gram of alcohol = 7 calories. Your best bet to keep calorie counts low is to go for low alcoholic strength drinks. MGD64 has, unsurprisingly, 64 calories and to my knowledge is the lowest calorie beer on the market. For mixed drinks, most of your common 80 proof drinks have about 65 calories per ounce plus a mixer (so go with diet).

    On the other hand, it's a party. Live a little. :-)


    Actually, Budweiser makes a 55 calorie beer :) I found it like 2 weeks ago. Add a small lime wedge and it's pretty good, It's no Dos Equis Lager..but it does the trick.
  • kstep88
    kstep88 Posts: 403 Member
    This may be a little late, but I got this from a girl at work: make up a pitcher of Crystal Light Lemonade and mix it with a shot of Patron Silver (69 cal/oz/livestrong.com). She calls them "Skinny-Ritas." :)

    This is a good Idea! I might still do this with the Diet Cranberry juice I bought. I don't plan on drinking a ton this day but a slight buzz can't hurt once in awhile :)


    Crystal light is always great when adding in the hard stuff.

    I love making a piture of the lemonade crystal light with vodka (however much you want/require) and about half a cup frozen blueberries. SO GOOD and the blueberries keep it cold and make it look pretty.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Move to Australia - then you don't have any Super Bowl problems :)
    Grand final day in September might be a issue though....

    If I want to have a few drinks, I usually have pure blonde (because it's lower call not because it's low carb) and alternate between beer and unflavored soda water - the soda is great because it's fizzy and with some ice and a slice of lemon it looks like an alcoholic drink so other people don't make a fuss!
  • CuteAndCurvy83
    CuteAndCurvy83 Posts: 570 Member
    IMO One drink and some pigging out one day won't hurt (unless it will throw you off track)
  • aweightymatter
    aweightymatter Posts: 222
    Vodka with soda water and a lime! :) I don't see diet tonic as often as I see plain ol' soda water though.

    Considering there is a specific form of entertainment -- the game! -- I've never found this or any specific events to be big temptations for drinking too much. But that's just me. I tend to drink more when I'm out for a long time but bored.
  • FitKate
    FitKate Posts: 169 Member
    Crystal light is always great when adding in the hard stuff.

    I love making a piture of the lemonade crystal light with vodka (however much you want/require) and about half a cup frozen blueberries. SO GOOD and the blueberries keep it cold and make it look pretty.

    I love using frozen fruit like Ice! Great Idea.
  • spngebobmyhero
    spngebobmyhero Posts: 823 Member
    This link has a list of the calories of many types of liquor:
    http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2S3z62/cdn2.mademan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/get-drunk-not-fat2.jpg

    As for me: I love vanilla vodka and seltzer with a lime. I think its around 100cals
  • Krushchev
    Krushchev Posts: 178 Member
    This may be a little late, but I got this from a girl at work: make up a pitcher of Crystal Light Lemonade and mix it with a shot of Patron Silver (69 cal/oz/livestrong.com). She calls them "Skinny-Ritas." :)

    This, but with that Lime Margarita flavor the Wal-Mart brand makes. Dangerous!

    Also, Tangueray Rangpur + diet sprite + frozen fruit instead of ice = epic debauchery.
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