Calorie Conscious Cocktails

By Hello Beautiful June 16, 2009 4:30 pm

So its Friday night and you’re feeling alright! The hectic workweek has ended along with its release of the stresses that you’ve been anxiously waiting to toss into a martini glass. You’re looking forward to the men at the bar, the beats on the dance floor, and spilling the latest gossip with your friends. You’re also looking forward to counting the calorie amount that’s in that drink inside your left hand right? No! Most women don’t realize that just because you’re not throwing back beers with Beer Belly Billy in the corner over there that you’re still consuming calories and sugars from your sexy little cocktail drink.

Ladies, don’t fret! No need to feel you’re rewinding your dieting and gym time with a night out on the town anymore. These 5 mix drinks are the direct route to that relaxation buzz as well as the bypass around the belly.

5. The forgotten Mojito drink has only 160 calories and 15 grams of sugar.

4. The classic and classy Cosmopolitan when used with diet cranberry juice or crystal light will have just 150 calories and 20 grams of sugar.

3. The standard Bloody Mary is only 150 calories and 10 grams of sugar, just make sure you’re bartender doesn’t have a heavy hand while holding the vodka bottle.

2. The popular Vodka Diet Cranberry has 140 calories and 10 grams of sugar.

1. A Rum and Diet Coke has 110 calories and 8 grams of sugar.

Why not enjoy a great meal partner with elegance that is well balanced? People enjoy drinking wine to relax and it doesn’t hurt that wine has some healthy effects on the body as well. But just because wine is good for you doesn’t mean its good for avoiding “packing on the pounds.” If hard liquor is not on the schedule for your night your best 4oz glass of wine is White Zinfandel with a humble calorie count of 80.

Oh no! It’s off to the corner pub for happy hour time with the hubby and friends to catch the game. Yes, beer is the enemy to your waistline but if you did your research on what types of beer consist of fewer calories and watch the amount you consume you can be “one of the guys.” You can find the lowest amount of calories in beer with lower alcohol content, kind of a bitter sweet. What’s the point of drinking if you’re not going to feel that buzz? The average 12oz bottle of beer will have 130-160 calories while the average 12oz bottle of light beer will have 95-110 calories. Choose wisely ladies!

Want to learn how to make a Bloody Mary? Check out the video below: