Alcoholic drinks are infamous for the calories they inject to the body. Often enough, a person associating with alcoholic drinks can be identified with their looks – there’s a certain kind of fattiness that grows over time. However, an interesting point to note is that not all alcohol-rich drinks are equally calories-rich. Some drinks are quite moderate in their calories content. Vodka happens to be such drink.
Calories in alcoholic drinks
As obvious from the earlier discussion, calories in alcoholic drinks vary significantly. It varies with the type of the drink as well as the brand. As an example, white wine has slightly less calories compared to red wine. A bottle of regular beer contains 150 calories. A glass of wine will typically have 120-130 calories. Vodka and whiskey are among the least calorie drinks with just around 100 calories per shot. Mixing it with diet tonic water, which has no calorie, will ensure that you don’t cross the target calorie intake boundary.
Watch out on drink’s ingredients
While vodka is clearly one of the lowest calorie choices of drinks, ingredients added to drinks could make a large difference in the net calorific value of the drink you consume.
Low calorie drink recipes
Having understood the great calorie-saving attribute of vodka, it is interesting to analyze some vodka recipes that are low in terms of calorie while wonderful in flavor.
Cranberry vodka – 5-6 ounces of cranberry juice with 1-2 ounces of vodka. One could mix fresh squeezed lime with this to suit their taste.
Hibiscus tea with vodka – about 4 cups of water, 2 ounces of dried and sweetened hibiscus flowers, a tablespoon of fresh lime juice, 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice and appropriate quantities of ice mixed with one cup of vodka. The drink is loved by a number of connoisseurs all over the world
Vodka Slush – an intriguing fact about this vodka is that it is made with jarred baby food such as plums, apricot or plums. Alternatively, squeezable fruit puree can be used to prepare this vodka also. 1.5 ounces of vodka is to be mixed to 1.5 ounces of the fruit puree. This can be supplemented by lemon juice and possibly sprite or 7-up to taste. Mixing some ice cubes and blending for about 10-15 seconds
There are a number of low-calorie recipes for vodka available. And if you do not prefer any add-on then vodka happens to be one of the best choices among the lot of the available options of alcohols when it comes to having enjoyable drinks with the least possible fear of accumulating alcoholic fat deposits on your body.
