July 2005

ALCOHOLIC AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

NAME	AMOUNT	CALORIES
* Club soda	12 oz	0
* Diet seltzer	12 oz	0
* Diet pop	12 oz	0
* Sparkling water	12 oz	0
* Regular seltzer	12 oz	120
* Tonic water	12 oz	125
* Non-alcoholic beer	12 oz	70-90
Ultra lite beer	12 oz	85-95
Lite beer	12 oz	100-110
Regular beer	12 oz	150
Imports/Microbeers (heavy)	12 oz	200
Table wine (red/rose/zins)	6 oz	175-225(750/bottle)
Dessert sweet wine	6 oz	270
Wine cooler	12 oz	215
Champagne	6 oz	150
Sangria	6 oz	120
80-proof gin, rum, vodka, tequila, whiskey, bourbon (house)	1.5 oz	100
100-proof gin, rum, vodka, tequila, whiskey, bourbon (top shelf)	1.5 oz	125
Liqueurs	1.5 oz	150
Bloody Mary	5 oz	125
Bourbon & Soda	4 oz	105
Daiquiri	6 oz	335
Kahlua & Cream (White Russian)	3 oz	285
Kahlua & Vodka (Black Russian)	3 oz	225
Manhattan	3 oz	200
Margarita	6 oz	335
Martini	3 oz	185
Mudslide	3 oz	285
Pina Colada	6 oz	350
Tequila Sunrise	6 oz	205
Whiskey Sour	4 oz	165
Egg nog	6 oz	240

*Virgin versions of the above cocktails- subtract 100-125 calories

*Non-alcoholic choices

I count these as extra calories or splurge calories.

While I am on the topic of alcohol, I have a wonderful book to recommend By Anne Fletcher MS, RD, called Sober For Good- New Solutions for Drinking Problems-Advice from Those Who Have Succeeded.

Get sober without AA. You can quit on your own. You do not have to call yourself an alcoholic. You may not have to quit altogether.

ISBN 0-395-91201-6 (2001) Houghton Mifflin Company

-- If you are considering a change in your drinking habits, there is no better place to start. -- A Thomas Horvath PhD past president American Psychological Association, Division of Addictions.

-- A must read for anyone concerned about their own or someone who has a drinking problem, as well as for health-care professional. -- Barbara McCrady PhD, clinical director, Center for Alcohol Studies, Rutgers University.

This is the same author who interviewed the people who lost weight and maintained it. Her book Thin For Life is about the masters who succeeded. This book, Sober For Good is about the masters who have figured out how to handle alcohol.

In my mind, this great read is very non-threatening and safe. It is for anyone who has ever struggled not to drink, coped with someone who has a drinking problem, or secretly wondered, -- Do I drink too much? --

Here is an example of questions the masters asked themselves.

Consider:

1. Would life work better for me sober?
2. Is my drinking pattern compatible with my values?
3. What might I lost if I keep drinking?
4. What do I want in life that alcohol keeps me from having?
5. What might I get back if I give up drinking?

There is another list of about 30 questions to get your mind going. Let me know if you are interested and I will post them next month. I do not want to get preachy or anything on you. My husband was a Budweiser rep for 11 years! It is part of our life too! Just gotta work it in.

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