Choosing Healthy Cocktails |
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Written by foodie pam
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Friday, 22 September 2006 |
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A couple of years ago Husband and I started occasionally drinking cocktails in the evening. We found that we especially enjoy this in the winter, sitting by the fireplace, sipping a cocktail and reading. Now while we try to eat healthy most of the time we didn't really consider that some mixed drinks are better or worse for you than others. After reading the article, The 10 Most Fattening Cocktails by Donna Monday , I was awakened to the magnitude of the problem. Now while we don't drink the specific nearly 800 calorie drinks Donna mentions we do like blender based drinks that certainly have more than a couple hundred calories. Hmmm. Certainly these drinks are not healthy but as with everything in life it’s all a matter of balance. Does this reminder to the number of calories and corresponding fat content of our favorite mixed drinks mean we won't have them? I think not. But it will be something we consider the next time we have a cocktail and that's probably better than saying we'll never have them again because its more realistic. Thanks for the reminder Donna!
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