Diet Alcohol??

Question

I'm going on holiday at the end of Jan and need to lose a few pounds so I am on a bit of a diet, but I have a Christmas night out with the girls planned for Saturday. What alcohol can I drink that is nice but low in calories and won't do my diet too much harm???

Answer 1

Any spirit with a low cal mixer - malibu, vodka, with say.... a diet coke. Im losing weight and I have vodka and slim line bitter lemmons as they taste like smirnoff ices,

Answer 2

As a general rule, alcohol which is dry will contain less calories for the same alcoholic effect. Sugar is fermented into alcohol, and so any sweet tasting alcoholic drink also has sugar present.

Pure spirits mixed with low calorie mixers (gin, vodka, whisky, rum etc)

Dry wine, and dry sparkling wines. Perhaps try a dry wine with fizzy water to make it last longer for the same alcoholic effect.

Lagers and beers are pretty much dry as well. (i.e. most of the sugar has been converted into alcohol) There may be some protein in your beer, so you can get some extra calories from that.

The thing about alcohol, is that it can destroy some essential vitamins and minerals stored in your body. When you diet, and go out drinking these minerals and vitamins get depleted. This can cause all sorts of problems which are common with people who have vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

Make sure you eat well the next day if you drink too much.

Answer 3

My favourite is vodka, with soda water and a twist of fresh lime.
However the lowest calorie spirits are gin with slimline tonic or southern comfort with diet lemonade at just 46 a glass.

If you want a low calorie cocktail, try a cosmopolitan made with cranberry juice or a diet coke long island ice-tea.
Champagne is better than wine at 73 calories vs 119 for wine.

Answer 4

I actually just Googled "calorie content in alcoholic beverages" to find that out myself!! It looks like you're best off sticking with white wine, including champagne (100 calories per 4 oz. serving) and light beer (100 calories per 12 oz. bottle). STAY AWAY from margaritas, pina coladas, and daiquiris as they are all over 400 calories per serving!!! Oh, also, a shot of tequila is only 70 calories. Pretty good. Happy New Year!!!

Answer 5

Bacardi and Diet Cola has no calories, if the bar you are going to has Sugar Free Red Bull, you can mix it with Vodka. It's not the best choice, but it's WAY better than regular. Lots of bars around Boston have Sugar Free now and I love it, because I think it tastes better too. But the vodka is still crappy for the diet. . . .I heard before that gin is supposed to be low in carbs, but I am not sure what you'd have to mix it with. . .And of course, light beer, like Michelob Ultra is always an option.

Answer 6

White spirits like vodka and gin with low cal mixers such as diet coke and slim line tonic.

Steer clear of alco pops, things like baileys and corkeys and larger which are all packed with empty calories.

Answer 7

Sugar-free Bacardi Breezers are quite nice or clear spirits (eg. gin or vodka) with slimline tonic, soda-water and lime or diet mixers. Good luck and have a great holiday x

Answer 8

Diet alcoholic drinks are wrong on every level, if you want to drink then just do it, sod the diet,it's 1 night out! just stay off the baileys!!!!!!!

Answer 9

Vodka and sprite zero with a lemon! Low calories and low in sugar.

Answer 10

Marstons LOW C, good strength and low calories. It is a pale ale but very nice