Alcohol and secret calories...

Don't get us wrong, we love a drink as much as the next blogger

Whenever we are researching a new diet to trial, we are always waiting for it to read, 'yes! drinking allowed!' Which long term, would make diets a lot easier to stick to...

and just in case you're wondering, no diet (that we've found) says drinking is ok

Bacardi rum, 30ml 70 cals

Vodka, (Smirnoff) 30ml 74 cals

Cider, 200mls 75 cals 

Light Beer, 2.2% 375ml 94 cals

Red wine, 200ml 133 cals 

White wine, dry 200ml 135 cals
Bloody Mary 140 cals

Champagne, brut, 200ml 170 cals
A Mojito, 180 cals 

White wine, sweet 200ml 189 cals
A Martini, (straight up) 200cals
Gin and Tonic, 200 cals
A Cosmo, 213 cals

A standard vodka cruiser or other alcopop drink, 237cals
A Martini, (with olives) 250 cals
Vodka and Cranberry, 200 cals
Rum and Coke, 240 cals
Expresso Martini, 430 cals

It seems that there are a lot of 'secret' calories in alcohol that many of us don't count -

Enjoy a good espresso martini!

..Everything in moderation, including moderation 

http://www.completefitness.com.au/articles/nutrition/alcoholweightloss.php

http://www.livestrong.com
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5006857_many-calories-martini_.html
http://www.travellady.com/Issues/Issue69/spirits.htm