Low calorie blended cocktails : Were you aware that workouts and low calorie diets don’t work effectively because of alcohol intake? Yes, experts opine that the frequent and continuous intake of alcohol can not only make you gain weight but also reduce the ability of your body to burn fat for energy and increase your appetite.
Holiday cheer usually makes us forget the calories contained in alcohol. Studies suggest that regular drinking but in moderate amounts can help reduce abdominal fat.
Cocktails for some are a more sophisticated and healthy option than the local cheap beer. Yes, experts are of the opinion that cocktails, when chosen wisely, can help curb the risk of the bulge.
Top 10 Low Calorie Cocktails
Listed below are some 10 low calorie cocktails recommended by experts:
- Vodka Cranberry or Cape Codder: This classic drink barely contains about 65 calories. Apart from the fact that cranberry juice can help flush out alcohol from the body, squeezing some lime wedge in your drink and around the rim of your glass can add more flavor to the drink.
- Light Beer: Ensure that you sip on light beer which contains far lesser calories. Darker color beers are said to contain more calories than lighter ones.
- Laurent-Perrier Ultra Brut Champagne: This drink seems to have about 60 calories in a glass and is one of Kate Moss’s favorite drinks. Experts suggest that it would cost you that much weight even if you decide to take it thrice.
- Mojitos, Done Right: This is a truly refreshing summer cocktail. The drink contains a sophisticated mix of rum and mint leaves. This drink is also considered to be rich in antioxidants contributed by the lime and mint leaves or juices.
- Watermelon Martini: This fruity pink syrup contains a mere 125 calories, say experts. In order to cut down on calories, request for a drink that is made from agave nectar than simple syrup which adds fewer calories to your drink and at the same time sweetens your drink appropriately.
- Margarita, Redux: This frozen cocktail with a salt-rimmed glass contains about 400 calories. A better option to this is margarita on the rocks which contains just 170 calories.
- Diet Tonic Drinks: Experts opine that no matter what base liquor you choose, it is the mixer which contains more calories and sugar. The highest calorie mixer is considered to be the “tonic water”. Replace that with a club soda or diet tonic to remain on the safe and thinner side.
- Maggie McQuade: This cocktail has an interesting mix of vanilla vodka and diet ginger ale.
- Vodka and Diet Red Bull: This is one of the most popular cocktails for a frequent club-goer. Containing just 75 calories, this cocktail can keep you slim and in the groove of things all night.
- White Wine Spritzer: Diluting this drink with water or club soda can fetch you a thin waistline. Experts suggest that sticking to dry wines is a much healthier option than their sweeter counterparts, which contain more calories.
Water is but an essential part of your cocktail drinking through the night. Water should be taken in the beginning and in between to monitor the calorie consumption. Water alone can keep you hydrated instead of cocktails doing the job for you. Most importantly, water prevents a terrible ‘hangover’ the next morning. So say “cheers” to sparkling white water too!!
How to make your cocktails low calorie cocktails?
The sweetened syrups, sweet juices, the amount of alcohol, flavoring mixers and the amount of the whole drink make a difference in low calorie cocktails.
Following these steps might help you to have a low calorie cocktail.
Tips for low calorie cocktails
The calories contained in each and every cocktail might differ from one drink to another. The calorie content increases according to the mixers, size of the drink and sweet syrups.
Here are some tips to drink low calorie cocktails:
- The mixers you add to taste could be low calorie
- Ask the waiter about the ingredients of the drink
- Have water and fresh dry wines alternatively
- Beware of what you drink
- Slash down the snacks which you have in between the drinks
- Be in control so that number of drinks can be reduced
How Cocktails are Prepared and Served:
A Cocktail is a mixed drink of distilled spirits, sugar, water, alcohol and bitters. The ingredients are mixed in a special device called the cocktail shaker. There are two factors which decide the extent to which the ingredients are shaken. They are the desired temperature and mixability of the ingredients. On average, any cocktail requires 5-10 seconds of rigorous shaking to get prepared. There are three types of cocktail shakers namely the Boston shakers, the French shakers and the Cobblar shakers.
The preparation is served in a special type of glass called a cocktail glass. Its shape is a conical bowl with a stem situated on a flat base. the long stem allows the drinker to have a firm hold on the glass without changing the temperature of the preparation. The large bowl shape of the glass allows the fine aroma of reach the nose of the drinker with ease.
