Low Calorie Alcoholic Drinks

It?s Friday?casual Friday at the office?and you?re eagerly watching the clock make its way to 5 p.m. so you can make it to Happy Hour. But with Happy Hour comes loads of high-calorie, super sweet mixers that turn one drink into 5 and more than a meal?s worth of calories.

[Colorful drinks like these are full of sugar, which means full of calories!]

There are, however, ways to enjoy alcohol without ruining your weight loss efforts and hating yourself in the morning. Keep reading to find out which low calorie alcoholic drinks are right for your Happy Hour!

Low Calorie Alcoholic Drinks #1?Vodka or Gin & Tonic

These two alcoholic drinks have the same amount of calories (64 per 1 ounce), but what you do to them will determine if they remain low calorie alcoholic drinks. Very few people simply take shots all night, which means your low calorie drink will be at least 64 calories. One shot glass is 2 ounces so even if you do shots all night, that?s 128 calories every time you throw your head back.

The best way to turn vodka or gin into low calorie alcoholic drinks is to simply add diet tonic water and a wedge of lemon or lime.

2 oz. vodka or gin (128) + 4 oz. diet tonic (0) + 1 lime wedge & juice (3) = 131 calories!

Low Calorie Alcoholic Drink #2?Wine Spritzers

Diluting your drink may slow down your ability to get drunk, but it will also slow down your ability to pile on the calories. Wine spritzers are easy low calorie alcoholic drinks that only require 2 ingredients. Guys you may feel too manly for them, but ladies know that it?s a great way to have low calorie alcohol and drink it too!

[It'll take longer to finish a bottle of wine by making it a Spritzer!]

Red Wine Spritzer: 5 fl. oz. of Merlot (122) + 2 fl. oz. sparkling water (0) = 122 calories!

Low Calorie Alcoholic Drink #3?Rum & Coke

For those of you who sweat dark alcohol, consider replacing that full calorie cola with a diet alternative to make it a low calorie alcoholic drink. By making the switch to a lower calorie mixer like diet cola you can shrink this alcoholic drink by 48 calories!

Low Calorie Alcoholic Drink #4?Highball

This whiskey drink is a great low calorie alternative to adding soda or juice to your alcoholic drink. Traditionally this drink is made with ginger ale, but you can save 45 calories by requesting diet ginger ale. This is one of the easiest low calorie alcoholic drinks to make; all you have to do is fill a highball glass with ice, 2 ounces whiskey and 4 fluid ounces of diet ginger ale. Mix & drink and you?re ready to go in just 128 calories.

[Ginger Ale is one of the few drinks that doesn't drastically change the taste of low calorie alcoholic drinks when you make the switch to Diet.]

If you enjoy whiskey, a whiskey sour is another low calorie alcoholic drink you can choose?especially when you?re out. It isn?t as easy to make as a Highball, but at 125 calories you can?t afford NOT to give it a whirl.

Creating low calorie alcoholic drinks means being aware of the calorie count of the many different ingredients. The best way to keep your calorie count low on alcoholic drinks is to minimize the ingredients. Drinks with several types of alcohol or sugar mixers will keep your calorie count climbing all evening.

Stick with low calorie mixers like diet tonic or diet soda so the only calories you consume come from the alcohol. When a drink recipe calls for juice, squeeze a half lemon or lime instead of sweetened fruit juices. This will reduce the sugar in your newly created low calorie alcoholic drink.

Finally, keep your calorie count low when you?re out on the time by drinking a glass of water between low calorie alcoholic drinks. The water will fill you up so you don?t feel compelled to drink a dozen cocktails and it?ll keep you hydrated as alcohol has a tendency to dehydrate.

Drinking can be fun and delicious, but one drink shouldn?t be the caloric equivalent of dinner. Low calorie alcoholic drinks are an optional part of a healthy weight loss plan, food isn?t. Read our review of The Diet Solution Program to find low calorie meals to go with those low calorie alcoholic drinks.

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