Low calorie alcoholic beverages you can enjoy this festive season

Low calorie alcoholic beverages you can enjoy this festive season 

Parties, as we know, involve toasts, company, and lots of fun... but alcohol is also well known that it is not an ally of our shape. For this reason, we recommend some low-calorie alcoholic drinks that will not be a threat to you, allowing you to enjoy the festive season. 

A mini guide on alcoholic beverages to avoid 

It is possible not to give up the pleasure of drinking and making a toast for the festive season by choosing low-calorie drinks and cocktails and moderating, if not totally eliminating, the consumption of more elaborate and sugary ones. For example, it would be preferable to ban alcohol composed of "fatty" ingredients, such as the Piña colada, a long drink based on coconut cream, pineapple juice and alcohol for a total of 650 calories, or like the Mojito, a good 500 calories per glass as purely sugar-based, like the Margarita. The Long Island, the Moscow mule and the Bloody Mary are also rich in calories. 

Low calories alcoholic beverage: best choices 

Here are the least caloric alcoholic drinks and suitable for a more carefree consumption: 

The dearest wine 

White wine, red wine, prosecco are the least harmful spirits, because they also contain many antioxidants that are good for health. A glass of red wine contains about 100/150 calories, while a shot of sake contains 1 tbsp of alcohol and has about 54 kcal. We find differences in the nutritional values ​​of white wine and red wine, referring to a glass: overall, red is preferable to white as it has higher quantities of vitamins and minerals. However, white wine is less caloric. Finally, you can opt for alcohol-free wine, that is a wine normally vinified from which alcohol is removed through a particular osmotic process. Furthermore, if you want to treat yourself well, know that sparkling wine and brut champagne are low in calories, and have only 89 calories for glass.     

Beer  

Beer, if with a light alcohol content, it is even less caloric than wine, in fact a small lager reaches just 80 kcal per glass. If a glass of red wine at 12% contain around 83 calories, the same quantity of a lager beer is at 5% contains around 43, while light beers with an alcohol content of around 4% contain around 32. The beers non-alcoholic instead contain about 20-25 calories per glass. 

Vodka soda and Gin Tonic 

A glass of these drinks, both having a single spirit base, contains about 65 calories. The rest is tonic water, soda, and essences. To make the cocktail slightly healthier, you can also choose a zero or low-calorie tonic. 

Whisky  

The prestigious Harvard University showed that whiskey reduces the risk of heart disease and contains no fat, and almost no carbohydrates or sugar. So much so that, if taken in moderate amounts, it could even protect against type 2 diabetes. With only 105 calories per serving, whiskey is among the least caloric and tastiest drinks. 

Tequila  

Tequila is one of the least caloric spirits available on the market and is also known for its beneficial properties. In tequila, in fact, the natural sugar present in the spirit is not digestible, and therefore drinking it does not increase blood sugar levels. Additionally, the low calories in tequila help lower cholesterol and can lead to weight loss. A shot of tequila contains about 90 kcal. 

Rum 

The drink most loved by pirates from all over the world, is based on molasses and other by-products of sugar cane, but although it is not the lowest calorie drink, it is still considered very beneficial for health because it reduces anxiety, nervousness, and insomnia. A shot of rum contains about 88 calories. 

Hard Setlzers  

Hard Seltzers, the new ready-to-drink trend which, after having depopulated in the USA, is also conquering Europe. They are usually compared to beers, due to their similar alcohol content, but, they are alcoholic sparkling waters, generally flavored with fruit fragrances. They are strongly aromatic drinks generally with a slight alcohol content (from 3% to 5%). Compared to beer, however, these drinks are lower in calories and a 12 fl. oz (about 354ml) with an alcohol content of 5% contains only about 100 calories (against about 140 kcal for a beer with the same alcohol content). There are also light versions that are even less caloric such as those proposed by Served, a brand of seltzer (4% alcohol content) in which the singer Ellie Goulding has also invested, available in two flavors and containing 57 calories per glass. 

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