Best alcohol to accompany a diet?

[srebbe64]

It's that time of the year when I go on my annual diet! I do, however, enjoy the odd glass of something. As such, what is the least fattening three units a day - anyone know?

[Luke.]

Vodka with a diet mixer. Zero carbs.

[okgo]

Surley nearly any spirit with a diet mixer?

[Kit80]

Luke. said:

Vodka with a diet mixer. Zero carbs.

Although I think Champagne is also very low calories hence why the celebs drink it. Gin I think is on a par with Vodka as well.

[T89 Callan]

Can't you get that Low Carb beer now? I think it's called Low-C or something.

[grumbledoak]

Stay away from beer, lager, or cider, they have far more calories than you'd guess. I doubt there is much really (in dietary terms) between wine and spirits.

[Luke.]

grumbledoak said:

Stay away from beer, lager, or cider, they have far more calories than you'd guess. I doubt there is much really (in dietary terms) between wine and spirits.

Think there's about 600-700 calories in a bottle of wine, and 50 in a 25ml shot of vodka. Though all depends how big your measures are I suppose

[Kit80]

You can buy weight watchers wine which I tried once, but lorks-a-lordy it was vile.

[Justayellowbadge]

Vodka Soda.

There's a reason so many landlords drink it.

[13th]

If on a diet nothing alcoholic is best........ not preaching, I enjoy a drink (those that know me will LOL at that understatement) but keep to clear drinks, I can't touch any spirits but Vodka, so can't comment on the others but vodka is (IMO) ok but most mixers aren't so white wine, a decent Pinot or if you are flush then a good champers chilled to icy (IMO) is the tops but go for something other than the brands, Moet ditto Cristal eugh (IMO I may have no taste buds)....... if you want to go middle of the road for a really tasty champers I would recommend Jacquart, not pricy but very enjoyable and better than a Cava. If you want a guzzling Cava then Calamino does it for me......

but what do I know

[grumbledoak]

Luke. said:

Think there's about 600-700 calories in a bottle of wine, and 50 in a 25ml shot of vodka. Though all depends how big your measures are I suppose

Assuming your numbers are right, I can drink two bottles and a bit of wine for every bottle of vodka you drink?

Bargain.

[okgo]

How many pints in a bottle of wine?

As a lager is about 300 cals..

[Wadeski]

Alcohol IS calories...by the time your body is done with it. Cutting down on units full stop will help a diet. but yeah, spirits + diet mixer has lower calories than "full fat" mixers. It just tastes like crap.

[calibrax]

Drink until you throw up... that way, no calories, and you'll even save calories on the stuff you ate before you got drunk!

Seriously though... probably best to avoid alcohol altogether if you can...

[mybrainhurts]

You need to get the missus to sign up with this lot....

[sleep envy]

okgo said:

How many pints in a bottle of wine?

750ml in a bottle of wine and a pint is 568ml

so about 1 and 1/3

OP - vodka (decent bottle) and a squeeze of lime

[Kermit power]

There's some definite delusion going on here with regards to Vodka!

A single 25ml measure of Vodka contains 55 calories. Given that nobody actually serves themselves single 25ml measures at home, you're talking at least 110-150 calories per drink.

So if you have a couple of Vodka & sodas of an evening, you're consuming at least 10% of your daily recommended calorie intake in those two drinks.

[sleep envy]

it has been pointed out to me that if you diet using the weightwatchers points system you are allowed 30 points a day

btw, one measure of scotch is one point and that there are 30 measures in a bottle of scotch

HTH

[Justayellowbadge]

Kermit power said:

There's some definite delusion going on here with regards to Vodka!

A single 25ml measure of Vodka contains 55 calories. Given that nobody actually serves themselves single 25ml measures at home, you're talking at least 110-150 calories per drink.

So if you have a couple of Vodka & sodas of an evening, you're consuming at least 10% of your daily recommended calorie intake in those two drinks.

However, if you drank the same amount of alcohol through a beer based delivery system, you'd consume 500 calories.

[13th]

Or you could drink a vodka that doesn't need a mixer!

www.dqvodka.com


Is it too early yet! ?