Healthy(ish) alcoholic drinks?

Question

Okay, so I know it sounds like a contradiction, but are there any vaguely healthy alcoholic drinks?

I'm going out with friends for my work leaving do in a couple of weeks and they're all planning to buy me drinks. Although I would like to get a little merry, I'm trying to watch my weight and live a healthy lifestyle.

Can anyone suggest some tips and/or drinks that I should stick too? I don't want to seem rude by refusing drinks, but I really don't want to end up adding hundreds of calories over the night or feeling like hell the next day.

Any ideas would be great, thanks.

Answer 1

well.. you could try micholob ultra, its cut down on carbs..which is better than regular beer, umm if you drink vodka and oj, you are going to end up having a ton of sugar.. and alot of calories.. oj has like 150calories per glass!
you could do v8 and vodka..or a red wine..ooh and dont do anything with soda..unless you can get or want to even attempt diet soda..
I am also watching ym weight..so when I know i'm going to go out, I cut back all week, or if i dont do that i'll eat light on the day of..
also if you have one medium sized meal in the afternoon, and then maybe just like afruit for dinner, your stomach wont be so full, and you will get a little tipsy a little quicker..so you wont have to drink much anyways...umm if i find out anymore online i will update my answer for you, but for now this is all i can think of..

good luck.

Answer 2

beer was originally developed as a medicinal drink (the hops are a nerve tonic) by medieval monks. a good traditional beer (these will usually be from small or microbreweries) is full of trace elements and vitamins (though as you notice, calories can be a problem).

if you find a really full-flavoured beer (a scottish ale, or a stout) you can sip it very slowly since the flavour is so full. or order each beer with a large water (preferably a still water, selzer will destroy your sense of taste and make you fart) and use the water as a chaser.

good wines - especially good red wines - have all the same health benefits as a good beer (but the same calorie load as well). but it is much more difficult to find a bar that will serve you a good wine (though it can be done).

spirits were developed for the sole purpose of getting drunk. they are bad for you (no matter how heavily you load them with fruit juices, which in any case are usually mainly sugar), and are best left to junkies.

Answer 3

Well, you could try cutting 200 calories a day from your diet, and then, in theory, you could splurge with 2800 calories at the end of the week.

Strawberry daiquiris and margaritas have fruit in them, so that helps. And you can drink them slow, so they last longer. Also, space out the drinks during the night, and have seltzer water between times. (-: Buy the really expensive kind of seltzer, and they'll feel happy, right?

Have something to eat while you are drinking, too. That will help keep your hangover at bay.

Good luck -- it's really hard to drink and count calories at the same time.

Answer 4

What's the point of a drink without alcohol? BQ: anything with at least 50% alcohol content

Answer 5

My liquor distributor swears that eating raw potatoes before the party begins is the answer. Hangovers are dehydration oriented which includes loss of potassium, the natural muscle relaxer. While at liquor conventions, he and his pals buy a small bag of potatoes and munch on them before, during and after. The calorie intake is well worth the outcome. Good luck.

Answer 6

Red wine is healthy for the heart, it helps in a lot of ways. Failing that, try spirits and juice, like vodka and OJ.

Answer 7

Liquor and water, or carbonated water, thats about it, you can also have liquor and diet coke, but that has calories, Whiskey goes good with all of these concoctions, but a good one like Crown Royal or Buchannans, or you can try drinks with mostly alcohol and like a dash of something, like a martini or long island ice tea for example.

Answer 8

Gin (or vodka) and slimline tonic would be the best order

absolutely NOT beer
wine is also high in calories
fruit juice mixers are high in sugars and calories
if you mix with coke/lemonade make sure it is diet coke/lemonade

Answer 9

just do an extra work out at the gym before hand enjoy your nite dont worry bout how fattening your drink is see it as your treat nite then get back on track day after just one nite it wont make a difference to your weight we all need to treat our self just pace your self if you dont want to feel ill next day either

Answer 10

Wine spritzer..... wine has several health benefits, cut in half with a diet Sprite or diet 7-Up