7 Beach-Body Friendly Cocktails + 3 Bonus Skinny Cocktail ...
7 Beach-Body Friendly Cocktails + 3 Bonus Skinny Cocktail Recipes!
If you want to look svelte at the pool (and who doesn't?) here are the cliff notes for choosing the best alcoholic beverages or lightening up some of your favorite options. Choose these in moderation and follow our strategies for your free days for enjoying alcohol so that you can look and feel your best--and have fun!
1. Wine. 120 calories in 5 oz.
To Keep it Beach Body Friendly: Avoid ultra-big wine glasses that you'll find at many wine bars and restaurants--or at least be aware that you're drinking from one. They're twice the size of traditional wine glasses and a heavy-handed bartender can instantly double your calories and set you back 250 calories or more. Whenever possible, stick to a 5-ounce glass of wine to keep portions in check.
An even better wine option? Prosecco wine--it's just 100 calories for 5 ounces.
2. Beer is nearly always available at any venue and ranges from 65-200 calories
per 12 ounces. To Keep it Beach-Body Friendly: Go for light beers and low-carb options--they're typically only about 100 calories.
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3. Gin and Tonic = 100 calories for an ounce of gin and 3 ounces of tonic.
Keep in mind, it's this portion size that keeps the calories in check. To Keep it Beach-Body Friendly: Make sure your gin and tonic is only one serving. If it comes in a large glass assume you're getting at least two servings. One ounce of gin is 65 calories, so just two ounces of gin is 130 calories. Add the 3 oz. tonic and suddenly your "small," 5-ounce drink is 160 calories. It's easy to end up with 3 or 4 ounces of gin in your glass--which is 260 calories in just one-half cup. You can request extra rocks which will help to ensure that there is less room for the gin and tonic. (Wanna save more calories? Go for the diet tonic and save an additional 30 calories per 3 ounces.)
4. Vodka with Diet Sprite: 70 calories per 8.5oz
To Keep it Beach Body Friendly: Stick to one ounce of vodka. Make the rest diet soda. Just like gin, the serving size can do you in or make it a great choice for your waistline. Hello beach hottie!
5. Diet cranberry juice and vodka: 70 calories per 8.5oz
To Keep it Beach Body Friendly: Treat this drink just as you would any vodka mixed drink. Just as we advised with the vodka and diet Sprite, stick to just one ounce of vodka and use a calorie-free mixer like soda water or diet soda.
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6. Wine Spritzer. 48 calories for an 8-ounce spritzer made with 2 ounces wine, 6 ounces club soda.
To Keep it Beach Body Friendly: By making a spritzer, you're thinning out the calorie-dense alcohol, so you're already ahead in the beach body game. The flatbelly secret is to stick to 5 ounces and make yours extra bubbly by adding a little extra seltzer to make less room for calorie-dense wine.
Employ this strategy if you are being served wine in a large glass:
o Fill part of the glass with seltzer and then add the wine.
7. Lightened Up Pina Colada: An eight-ounce pina colada can set you back
650 calories thanks to the calorie-loaded rum, coconut cream and pineapple juice. Just two ounces of rum have 130 calories while two ounces of coconut cream have a whopping 190 calories and 20 grams of fat. To Make it Beach Body Friendly: The slim down secret for this drink is to ditch the coconut cream and get the coconut flavor elsewhere. Here's a delish, slimmed down version.
1 1/2 ounces coconut-flavored rum
2 ounces pineapple juice
2 ounces sparkling water
2 ounces coconut water
Pour ingredients over ice and stir.
Calories: 140--a 510 calorie savings!
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Strawberry Daiquiri Done Right!
Your typical frozen daiquiri made with strawberry schnapps, rum, sugar, lime and strawberries will set you back more than 220 calories. And if you use a pre-made mix or fruit juice the calories can skyrocket even more. Not ours! It's got 140 calories--and 2 grams of fiber thanks to the strawberries! To Make it Beach Body Friendly: The secret to keeping this light is to avoid premade mixes and to use the sugar free strawberry drink mix instead of juice--the mix is ultra-low in calories and adds a lot of sweetness without all the sugar in the traditional daiquiri. Also, thawing the strawberries before blending sweetens it too. Our clients love the whipped topping as the finishing touch.
Lightened Up Strawberry Daiquiri Ingredients:
1 teaspoon sugar free strawberry powdered drink mix 1.5 ounces rum 1/2 cup frozen strawberries, slightly thawed 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon fat free whipped topping, optional 1 cup crushed ice
Directions:
Add powdered drink mix into 4 ounces of cold water and stir until completely dissolved. Pour all ingredients in blender and blend until slushy.
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Margaritas Made Light & Right!
Margaritas rank amongst the worst drink offenders setting you back as much as 850 calories. So start the calorie-saving celebration now since ours will save you 630 calories. It's got just 120 calories--and it's a frozen slushy and festive variety!
To Make it Beach Body Friendly: Avoid the calorie-and-sugar-loaded margarita mix. Choose sugar-free mixers or diet tonic.
Margarita Lightened Up:
Ingredients: 1 ounce frozen diet lemonade or orangeade concentrate 1.5 ounces tequila 2 tablespoons diet sprite or diet orange soda 1/2 cup crushed ice cubes, more if needed Squeeze of lime Lime slices for glass rim Salt for rim of glass.
Directions:
Combine first three ingredients and blend in blender. Then add ice cubes and blend until slushy. Rub lime slices on rim of glass and dip rim in kosher salt. Ole!
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