"Healthy" Alcoholic drink recipes??

Question

I like to get my drink on every now and then but I hate getting all the calories/carbs from beer/wine/spirits? I usually drink mix with club or diet soda to minimize the sugar..Anyone have any good drinks?

Answer 1

Diet soda will give you cancer. Aspartame is the culprit.

Answer 2

Bloody Mary .... the tomato juice is good for you, and so is the celery stick:)   You can even switch to Virgin Marys (also known as Bloody Shame) later in the night (without vodka), and they'll look exactly the same, and no one will know you aren't drinking liquor anymore........

Answer 3

Bud Select- No carbs and like 4 calories (not for sure exactly!)...tastes exactly the same.

Hard liquor:stick to vodka-not flavored. Dark liquor is not good for the health nuts. Stay away from soda!!!!! When I go out it's cran/vodka's...pineapple juice and vodka which is fantastic (and cheap)...or Cesar's/Bloody Mary's as already mentioned.

Keep in mind the higher the alcohol content the higher the calories.

Answer 4

BLOODY MARY : Tomato juice, celery, pepper, salt and vodka

Answer 5

Vodka and water with a twist of lime. I know it sounds weird, but it is really refreshing. Also, you don't feel so dehydrated the next day.

Answer 6

Just have fun!

Answer 7

I got these from Hungrygirl.com emails...Check out her website for a bunch more.

Orange Creamsicle Martini

PER SERVING (entire recipe, 1 martini): 109 calories, 0g fat, 69mg sodium, 2.5g carbs, 0g fiber, 0.5g sugars, 0g protein -- POINTS® value 2*

This low-calorie cocktail tastes EXACTLY like those sherbet 'n ice cream bars you used to eat as a kid... Mmmmmmmm!

Ingredients:

4 oz. diet orange soda, room temperature

1.5 oz. orange-flavored vodka (like Smirnoff Twist of Orange)


1.5 oz. Torani Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup

1 tbsp. Cool Whip Free

Directions:

Place all ingredients in a martini shaker, but DO NOT shake (or the carbonated soda will explode!). Mix thoroughly with a spoon until mixture is mostly lump-free. Add about 1 cup ice (crushed, if you've got it), and stir until mixture is cold. Then place the strainer on top and pour into a large martini glass. Enjoy!

MAKES 1 SERVING  







Mounds Bar Martinis

PER SERVING (half of recipe, 1 martini): 112 calories, 0g fat, 80mg sodium, 2.5g carbs, 0.5g fiber, 1.5g sugars, 1g protein -- POINTS® value 2*

Creamy... chocolatey... coconut-y and deeeeeeeelicious. This recipe will rock your world!

Ingredients:

3 oz. vodka (80 proof)

1 packet Diet Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa Mix (the 25-calorie one)

2 oz. Torani Sugar Free Coc onut Syrup

2 tbsp. Fat Free Reddi-wip

Directions:

Fill a martini shaker halfway with ice (preferably crushed). Combine cocoa mix with 2 oz. hot water, and mix well. Then add 2 oz. cold water, and pour the mixture into the martini shaker. Add the vodka, syrup and Reddi-wip, and cover the top of the shaker. Shake for about a minute, or until the liquid is cold. Then strain into 2 martini glasses. Enjoy!

MAKES 2 SERVINGS  







Kickin' Key Lime Pie Martini

PER SERVING (entire recipe, 1 martini): 129 calories, 0g fat, 21mg sodium, 7g carbs, 0g fiber, 4g sugars, 0g protein -- POINTS® value 3*

This one tastes even better than a slice of key lime pie! Don't believe us? TRY IT!!!

Ingredients:

1.5 oz. lime-flavored vodka (like Finlandia Lime or Smirnoff Twist of Lime)

1 oz. Torani Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup

2 tbsp. pineapple juice

1 tbsp. lime juice

1 tbsp. Cool Whip Free

Directions:

Place all ingredients in a martini shaker with 1 cup ice (crushed ice works best). Cover the top of the shaker, and shake thoroughly. Strain into a martini glass and enjoy!

MAKES 1 SERVING