Friday, 22 October 2010

How many calories in alcohol?

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Say no to fancy concoctions, which are usually full of sugar and calories, and stick to a glass of wine, a wine spritzer, light beer or a simple mixed drink made with diet soda or club soda. To get a sense of how many calories in alcoho, look at the calories from the chart below.

Drink Calories
Alcohol-free wine (5 ounces) 20 - 30
Beer (12 ounces) 150 - 200
Bloody Mary (5 ounces) 120
Champagne (4 ounces) 88
Tom Collins (8 ounces) 120
Coffee liqueur (3 ounces) 350
Cosmopolitan (4 ounces) 200
Godiva chocolate liqueur (3 ounces) 310
Gin and tonic (7 ounces) 200
Green apple martini (3 ounces) 150
Hot buttered rum (8 ounces) 300
Hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps (8 ounces) 380
Light beer (12 ounces) 100 - 145
Long Island iced tea (8 ounces) 780
Mai tai (4 1/2 ounces) 350
Manhattan 130
Margarita (8 ounces) 280
Martini (2 1/2 ounces) 160
Mimosa (4 ounces) 80
Mojito (8 ounces) 220
Mulled wine (5 ounces) 200
PiƱa colada (6 ounces) 380
Rum and Coke (8 ounces) 185
Rum and Diet Coke (8 ounces) 100
Screwdriver (8 ounces) 190
Spiced cider with rum (8 ounces) 150
Ultra-light beer (12 ounces) 65 - 95
Vodka and tonic (8 ounces) 200
Whiskey Sour (8 ounces) 160
Wine (red or white, 5 ounces) 120
Wine spritzer (5 ounces) 100
White Russian (5 ounces) 425


Note: calorie counts of ingredients vary somewhat depending on the proportions of the ingredients used.


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