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We all know that alcohol is not good for anyone following a weight-loss diet - alcohol is full of empty calories. If you are drinking most days it's also not doing a lot for your health.

A woman drinking 2 large (250ml) glasses of wine or more most days, or for a man - 2 pints of strong lager or more, could be risking their health. That's around 380 kcals for the wine and anything from 360kcal to 700kcal for premier lager, and think how much quicker you could achieve your diet goal if you dropped those empty calories!

How to reduce alcohol consumption - Health Tips for Drinkers

Calorie counter for low calorie and low alcoholic drinks

Low Calorie and low Alcohol Drinks	kcals		kcals
Low Alcohol Cider (0.5%ABV)	16	per 100ml	53	per 330ml
Low Calorie Cider (4.5%ABV)	28	per 100ml	95	per 330ml
Alcohol Free Lager (0.05%ABV)	19	per 100ml	63	per 330ml
Low Calorie Lager (4.3%ABV)	28	per 100ml	95	per 330ml
Alcohol Free wine, red (0.03%ABV)	26	per 100ml	32.5	per 125ml glass
Alcohol Free wine, white (0.04%ABV)	28	per 100ml	35	per 125ml glass
Low Calorie Wine, white, Spanish (9%ABV)	40	per 100ml	50	per 125ml glass
Sparkling Alcohol Free Wine (0.05%ABV)	20	per 100ml	25	per 125ml glass
Non-alcoholic: contains no alcohol at all (0.0%) Alcohol-free:  contains 0.05% alcohol or less De-alcoholised:  contains 0.5% alcohol or less Low-alcohol: contains more than 0.5% but no more than 1.2%		How many calories in Wine ?

Find low calorie and non alcoholic drinks to help you lose weight and reduce your alcohol

There are lots of different drink choices these days, and nobody needs feel hard done by if they need to choose an alternative to alcoholic drinks, as there are some delicious options to booze.

Let's start with water - O.K it doesn't have a huge appeal as a drink generally, but chill water right down, pour into a tall glass with lots of ice and a slice of lemon, or lime, and it's a refreshing drink. It really is the best thing for quenching a thirst and if you drink the recommended amount per day of 1 1/2 to 2 litres you'll notice a sparkle in your eye and your skin plumping up. Water is also good for concentration - dehydration fuddles your brain and water is calorie free! Try drinking sparkling water, as it feels more like a proper drink when you are out and trying to cut down on alcohol.

Fruit Juice Calories			Fizzy/Carbonated Drink Calories
	(unsweetened per 100ml)			per 100ml	per 330ml serving
Apple	46 kcal		Apple	39	129
Cranberry	46 kcal		Apple Diet/low calorie	4.5	13.5
Grape	46 kcal		Bitter Lemon	33.9	112
Grapefruit	33 kcal		Cola	43	142
Lemon	10 kcal		Cola Diet/low calorie	1	3.3
Lime	10 kcal		Ginger Ale	35	115.5
Orange	37 kcal		Ginger Ale Diet/low calorie	1	3.3
Pomegranate	60 kcal		Grape, red/white,sparkling	49	161
Tomato	16 kcal		Lemon Drink	47	155
			Lemonade	22	72.5
			Lemonade Diet/low calorie	1.4	4.6
			Orange/Pineapple	40	132
			Orange/Pineapple Diet	3.3	11
			Orangeade	47	141
			Orangeade Diet/low calorie	2	6.5
			Shandy	22	72.5
			Shandy Diet/low calorie	2	6.6
			Tonic water	35	105
			Tonic water, Diet/low calorie	2	6.6

Low Calorie Cocktails

When you are drinking cocktails the mixer can make a big difference to the calories. If you choose a Diet Tonic or Soda and add just a splash of fresh juice it will cut the calories down. For example, you can save around 100 calories in a gin / vodka and tonic if you choose diet tonic and it still tastes pretty good! A rum and coke can easily be reduced in calories by opting for diet coke, you can drop even more calories if you choose tomato juice - a la Bloody Mary. Try our tasty recipes for low calorie cocktails:

Low Calorie Bloody Mary140kcal (serves 1)
Tomato juice has less sugar than other fruit juices, so it's less calories and it's good for you - lots of vitamins and minerals. It's around 140 calories for a Bloody Mary with one measure of vodka, a dash of Tabasco sauce, tbsp lemon juice, dash of Worcester sauce and 150ml/5fl oz of tomato juice, salt and freshly ground pepper to taste - enjoy! Or drop even more calories with a Virgin Mary:

Even Lower Calorie Virgin Mary 30kcal (serves 2)
287 mls/1/2 pint tomato juice
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp Worcester sauce
dash Tabasco sauce
ice cubes
pepper to taste
pinch celery salt (optional)

Blend ingredients and add celery stick as garnish and stirrer.

Bucks Fizz

Use tall champagne flutes and put about 50ml of the dryest champagne you can find, and top up with around 100ml of freshly squeezed orange juice - it's enough booze to give the drink a kick and full of vitamins too!

Try topping up half a glass of wine with ice-cold soda water - it will hydrate you and help combat any headaches in the morning and cut the calories by half.

Replace the tonic and try vodka with calorie- free soda water, and add just a dash of lime(or for lower cals just add a slice of lime). Or mix vodka with a low calorie cranberry juice and top up with soda water.