Beer, wine and liquor calories can really add up!! Mixed drinks provide little to no nutritional value - only calories. Alcohol is not an essential nutrient, Even if you mix it with an orange juice or cranberry juice, you are more likely to end up flushing those, (if any), nutrients out of your body before absorbing them.
The reason you gain weight from alcohol is that you don't compensate by eating LESS later. You still eat the same amount, regardless of whether you had the drink.
Here are the calorie equivalents of some of your favorite cocktails in food terms.
12-ounce Beer (150) = 3-1/2 ounces Roasted skinless chicken breast (142)
6 ounces White Wine (120) = 4 cups light Microwave Popcorn (120)
12 ounce Bartles and Jaymes Berry Wine cooler (210) = 4 - 5 pieces of Sushi with Veggies/Fish
(200)
Rum and Diet Coke (133) = 1 cup Vegetarian Chili
Rum and Coke (182) = 3 medium whole-wheat Pancakes ( 180)
Martini/1 olive (184) = 1 slice Chees Pizza (183)
1.5 ounce shot Tequila/Vodka = 1 ounce store bought Guacamole Dip (108)
Gin and Tonic (178) = 1-1/2 ounces baked Tortilla Chips with 2 Tbsps Salsa (177)
5 ounces Bailey's Irish Cream (468) = 3.5 ounce lean Beef Sirloin Steak (201), 1 baked Potato
(220), with 1 Tbsp fat-free sour cream (15), Green salad
(25) with 1 Tbsp fat-free Italian Dressing (6),
TOTAL 467
Cosmopolitan (151) = 1 soy Veggie Burger (140)
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