[dberdine]

Hi All~

I have a girlie night this weekend and usually drink white wine. I have saved some flex points for this event but was wondering what others do when wanting to imbibe?

[schmoopie]

I just save up the points and drink. Although, I do try to have a glass of water for every drink I have.

[mauvaisroux]

I do the same thing as Schmoopie. Another thing to try is to have mix your wine with club soda to create a Wine spritzer - it saves on calories.

[dberdine]

i shall try both and let you know how it goes on monday!

thanks ladies

[Kelly_S]

Personally if it is 'bar' wine that is ok to do with but if you are drinking a good wine don't kill it adding seltzer.

Wine served at a bar or restaurant is usually about 8 oz and that is 3-4 points depending on the wine.

Here is a list I have in my W/W file:

Top 5 worst drinks:
1. Margarita in a pint glass (2 oz. tequila, 2 oz. margarita/sour mix, 1 oz. triple sec, lime juice, 1 tsp. sugar) - 550 calories (11)
2. Mudslide (1.5 oz. coffee liqueur, 1.5 oz. Irish cream, 1.5 oz. vodka) - 417 calories (8.5)
3. Long Island Ice Tea (1 oz. vodka, gin, rum, tequila, and triple sec, 2 oz. sour mix, splash of cola) - 380 calories (8)
4. White Russian (1.5 oz. vodka, 1.5 oz. coffee liqueur, 1.5 oz. cream) - 320 calories (6.5)
5. Piña Colada (1.5 oz. rum, 1.5 oz. coconut cream, 3 oz. pineapple juice) - 293 calories (6)

Top 5 best drinks:
1. Rum and Diet Coke (1 oz. rum) - 65 calories (1.5)
Tip: Use diet sodas as mixers, such as gin and diet tonic, diet 7Up and Seagrams 7, diet ginger ale and Jack Daniels, and so on.
2. Vodka and Soda (1 oz. vodka) - 65 calories (1.5)
Tip: Try this with flavored vodka, such as raspberry, vanilla, or mandarin.
3. White Wine Spritzer (4 oz. white wine topped with club soda) - 80 calories (2)
4. Bloody Mary (1 oz. vodka, 4 oz. tomato juice, dash of Tabasco and pepper) - 90 calories (2)
5. Light Beer - 100 calories (2)

Brands of Light Beer
Beck's Light Beer (105 cal) 2.5
Bud Light (102 cal/6.1 g carbs) 2.5
Beck's Premier Light (64 cal/3.9 g carbs) 1.5
Michelob Ultra (95 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/2.5 g carbs) 2
Meister Brau Light, 1 can or bottle (12 fl oz), 2
Miller Genuine Draft Light, 1 can or bottle (12 fl oz), 2
Miller High Life Light, 1 can or bottle (12 fl oz), 2
Miller Light (89 cal/2.9 g carbs) 2
Milwaukee's Best Light, 1 can or bottle (12 fl oz), 2
Brands of Regular Beer
Beck's Non-Alcoholic (90 cal) 2
Beck's Dark Beer (150 cal) 3
Beck's Oktoberfest (140 cal) 3
Beck's Original (292 cal) 6
Budweiser, 1 can or bottle (12 fl oz), 3
Budweiser Tequiza, 1 can or bottle (12 fl oz), 3
Magnum, 1 can or bottle (12 fl oz), 3
Meister Brau, 1 can or bottle (12 fl oz), 3
Michelob Amber Bock, 1 can or bottle (12 fl oz), 3
Miller High Life Ice, 1 can or bottle (12 fl oz), 3
Miller Icehouse, 1 can or bottle (12 fl oz), 3
Milwaukee's Best, 1 can or bottle (12 fl oz), 3
Milwaukee's Best Ice, 1 can or bottle (12 fl oz), 3
Red Dog, 1 can or bottle (12 fl oz), 3
Liqueur
Bacardi Breeze Light (1.5 fl oz) (48 cal/1.5 g carbs) 1
Brandy, 1 1/2 fl oz, 2
Coffee Liqueur, 1 1/2 fl oz, 3.5
Cognac, 1, 1/2 fl oz, 2
Creme de Menthe, 1 1/2 fl oz, 4
Gin, 1 jigger, 1 1/2 fl oz, 2
Liqueurs, any type, 1 jigger, 1 1/2 fl oz, 3
Rum, 1 jigger, 1 1/2 fl oz, 2
Scotch, 1 jigger, 1 1/2 fl oz, 2
Tequila, 1 jigger, 1 1/2 fl oz, 2
Tropico Liqueur, Bacardi, 1 fl oz (36 cal/0.1 g fat/3 g carbs) 1
Vodka, 1 jigger, 1 1/2 fl oz, 2
Whiskey, 1 jigger, 1 1/2 fl oz, 2
Mixed Drinks; Other Drinks
Amaretto Ston Sour [1/2 c Orange Juice, 1 - 1/2 c Sweet & Sour Mix, 2 - 1 shot Amaretto, 2] 5
Bacardi Silver (12 oz) (225 cal) 4.5
Bacardi Silver Raz (12 oz) (225 cal) 4.5
Bacardi Silver O3 (12 oz) (225 cal) 4.5
Bacardi Silver Limon (12 oz) (225 cal) 4.5
Black Russian, 1, 3 fl oz, 6
Bloody Mary, 1, 5 fl oz, 3
Brandy Alexander, 1, 3 fl oz, 8
Champagne, 1 small glass, 4 fl oz, 2
Coffee w/Cream Liqueur, 1 1/2 fl oz, 4
Daiquiri, 1, 3 fl oz, 3
Doc Otis' Hard Lemonade (258 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber) 5.5
Gimlet, 1, 2 1/2 oz, 3
Gin & Tonic, 1, 6 fl oz, 4
Gin Gimlet, 1, 2 1/2 oz, 3
Gin Ricky, 4 oz, 3
Henry's Hard Lemonade (12 oz) (315 cal) 6.5
Highball, 1, 6 fl oz, 3
Jack Daniel's Hard Cola (12 oz) (232 cal) 5
Manhatten, 1, 2 fl oz, 3
Margarita (4 oz) (197 cal/24 g carbs) 4
Martini, 1, 2 fl oz, 3
Mike's Hard Lemonade (240 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber) 5
Mike's Hard Lemonade (lemon & cranberry), 11.2 oz (220 cal/1.3 g fat/0 g fiber) 5
Mike's Hard Iced Tea, 11.2 oz (177 cal/0.9 g fat/0 g fiber) 4
Mike's Light Lemon Lime (11.2 fl oz) (76 cal/0 g fat/1 g carbs) 2
Pina Colada, homemade, 1, 6 fl oz, 6
Planter's Punch, 3 1/2 oz, 3.5
Sherry, dry or sweet, 3 fl oz, 2
Singapore Sling, 1, 6 fl oz, 4
Screwdriver, 1, 6 fl oz, 4
Skyy Blue (235 cal) 5
Skyy Sport Malt Beverage, Cranberry (160 cal/15 g carbs) 3.5
Smirnoff Ice (12 fl oz) (253 cal/38 g carbs) 5.5
Smirnoff Ice Triple Black (12 fl oz) (253 cal/38 g carbs) 5.5
Smirnoff Twisted V Green Apple (12 oz) (256 cal/38 g carbs) 5.5
Smirnoff Twisted V Raspberry (12 oz) (255 cal/39 g carbs) 5.5
Smirnoff Twisted V Mandarin Orange (12 oz) (243 cal/34 g carbs) 5
Tequila Sunrise, 5 1/2 oz, 4
Tom Collins, 1, 6 fl oz, 3
Vodka, gimlet, 1, 2 1/2 fl oz, 3
Whiskey Sour, 1, 3 fl oz, 3
Zima, 12 oz bottle, [185 calories] 4
Wine
Dessert, dry, 2 fl oz, 2
Dessert, sweet, 2 fl oz, 2
Light, 1 small glass or 1/2 cup, 4 fl oz, 1
Non-alcoholic, 1 small glass or 1/2 cup, 4 fl oz, 1
Regular, dry, 1 small glass or 1/2 cup, 4 fl oz, 2
Wine Cooler, 1, 8 fl oz, 3
Wine Spritzer, 1, 8 fl oz, 2
Woodchuck Cider
Amber (12 oz) (198 cal/0 g fat/21 carbs) 4
Dark & Dry (12 oz) (177 cal/0 g fat/16 carbs) 4
Granny Smith (12 oz) (160 cal/0 g fat/11 carbs) 3.5
Pear (12 oz) (150 cal/0 g fat/18 carbs) 3
Brands of Wine
Arbor Mist, 8 oz
Exotic Fruits, White Zinfandel (170 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/22 g carbs) 3.5
Strawberry, White Zinfandel (160 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/20 g carbs) 3.5
Blackberry, Merlot (160 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/21 g carbs) 3.5
Peach, Chardonnay (150 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber/17 g carbs) 3.5
Ernest & Julio Gallo, 4 oz
Cabernet Sauvignon 2
Chardonnay 2
Hearty Burgundy 2
Malvasia Chardonnay 2
Sauvignon Blanc 2
White Grenache 2
White Zinfandel 2
Gossamer Bay, 4 oz
Cabernet Sauvignon (Italy '96) 2
Chardonnay ('97) 2
Merlot (Italy '96) 2
Pinot Grigio ('97) 2
Sauvignon Blanc ('97) 2
White Zinfandel ('98) 2
Zinfandel ('96) 2
Wine, cooking
Regina Burgundy, 2 tbsp, 30 mil, 1
Regina Sauterne, 2 tbsp, 30 mil, 0
Regina Sherry, 2 tbsp, 30 mil, 1
Mixers
Daiquiri mix, 1/2 cup, 4 fl oz, 3
Margarita mix, 1/2 cup, 4 fl oz, 3
Margarita Mix - Baja Bob (0 cal/0 g fat/0 g fiber) 0
Pina Colada mix, 1/2 cup, 4 fl oz, 4
Sweet and Sour mix, 1/2 cup, 4 fl oz, 2
Whiskey Sour Mix (not prepared), 0.6 oz, 1 pkg, 1.5
Mixer Brands
Canada Dry
Collins mixer, 8 fl oz, 2
Diet lime tonic, 8 fl oz, 0
Diet tonic water, 8 fl oz, 0
Lime tonic, 8 fl oz, 2
Sour mixer, 8 fl oz, 2
Tonic water, 8 fl oz, 2
Classic
Bloody Mary, 6 fl oz, 0
Grenadine, 1 fl oz, 2
Margarita, 4 fl oz, 2
Pina Colada, 4 fl oz, 5
Strawberry Daiquiri, 4 fl oz, 5
Whiskey Sour, 4 fl oz, 1
Cott
Diet tonic water, 8 fl oz, 0
Tonic water, 8 fl oz, 2
Del Monte
Snap-e-tom tomato and chile cocktail, 6 fl oz, 0
Harry & David
Bloody Mary mix, 8 fl oz, 0
Lime Margarita mix, 8 fl oz, 2
Schweppes
Bitter lemon, 8 fl oz, 2
Collins mixer, 8 fl oz, 2
Cranberry tonic, 8 fl oz, 2
Diet tonic water, 8 fl oz, 0
Tonic water, 8 fl oz, 2

[chicagoposter]

the only thing you have to remember is that the calories are usually from the alcohol, and for example, friday night i had about 4 rum and diet cokes. well, i couldn't really count each one as 1.5 pts. because he poured more than 1 oz. in each drink.