If you're attending or hosting a Halloween party this year, the chances are that you'll be drinking alcohol. While alcohol definitely has social benefits and is fun to drink, it also contains a lot of calories, with some alcoholic cocktails containing more calories than a meal. The good news is that if you make your own, you can slash a lot of these calories and still maintain the same great taste. In this article I'm going to be listing 4 Healthy Halloween Cocktails that you can make and drink at any Halloween parties you host or attend. All four are super simple to prepare, have a spooky … [Read more...]
5 Low Calorie Cocktails To Make For A BBQ
In my last post I discussed how you can cut the calories in your alcohol when you attend or host barbecues, by drinking light beer instead of regular beer. However, I understand that not everyone's a fan of beer, so today I'm going to be providing you with some alternatives to light beer and listing 5 Low Calorie Cocktails that you can make before attending or hosting your next barbecue. As you probably know, cocktails are a perfect summer drink and are an excellent way to stay cool, hydrated and refreshed at a barbecue on a hot day. Unfortunately, most traditional cocktails are loaded with … [Read more...]
6 Light Beers To Try At BBQs
Over the last few weeks I've been covering how to eat healthy at barbecues and helping you on your way with a selection of healthy meat, healthy fish, healthy vegetable and healthy condiment recipes. In the next couple of posts, I'm going to be taking the focus off food and instead looking at how to cut the calories in the alcoholic drinks you consume at barbecues. As you probably know, alcoholic drinks aren't the best thing for your waistline. However, if you enjoy drinking alcohol, going all summer without drinking any isn't going to be much fun, especially when almost every barbecue you … [Read more...]
3 Low Calorie Beers You Can Try This Christmas & New Year
Beer is probably the last thing you would expect to be promoted on a fitness website. It is high in calories, low in nutritional value and does very little for your health. However, that does not change the fact that a lot of people (myself included) enjoy drinking beer. This is especially true over Christmas. Unfortunately, all this extra beer can quickly lead to festive weight gain. Most cans of premium lager contain over 200 calories which means that just 5 cans can take you over the 1,000 calorie mark. When you combine this with all the treats and 3 course Christmas dinners that are on … [Read more...]
10 Low Calorie Cocktails You Can Enjoy This Christmas & New Year
Alcohol is definitely not a healthy choice. It contains 7 calories per gram and has no nutritional value. However, most people (even those who try and lead a healthy lifestyle) do consume alcohol and their intake often increases over Christmas. Therefore, an effective strategy over the festive period is to look for alcoholic drinks that are low in calories. Straight spirits are the absolute lowest calorie alcoholic drinks available. They contain no sugars, no carbohydrates and no fats. All their calories come from alcohol. However, unless you are a hardened drinker you probably do not want … [Read more...]
5 Smart New Years Eve Drink Substitutes
With New Years Eve celebrations going on up and down the country you are likely to be drinking quite a bit of alcohol tonight. Unfortunately, at 7 calories per gram alcohol is one of the most calorie rich food groups out there. Drinking just 4 double Jack Daniels and Cokes, 4 pints of Stella or 5 standard 275 millilitre (ml) bottles of WKD can add over 1,000 calories to your daily consumption. Fortunately, if you make some smart drink substitutions you can minimise the amount of extra calories you consume. That is why today I am going to list 5 calorie saving New Years Eve drink … [Read more...]
5 Low Calorie Alcoholic Drinks To Consume This Christmas & New Year
When it comes to Christmas and New Year, low calorie alcoholic drinks can do wonders for your waistline. After all, alcohol is not the healthiest of drink choices. It contains 7 calories per gram making it the most calorie rich food group behind dietary fats (which contain 9 calories per gram). It also contains no vitamins or minerals, hence the reason the calories in alcohol are often referred to as “empty calories”. However, the reality is that most people (even those who lead a relatively healthy lifestyle) enjoy alcohol to some degree. With the Christmas holidays now in full swing and … [Read more...]