‘Tis the season to eat, drink and be merry! Although consuming calorie-laden cocktails can be anything but merry for our waistlines.
That said, you’re not about to sip your way through the festivities clutching a boring glass of H2O. Instead, simply arm yourself with a little caloric know-how. “Keep your calories—and your buzz—under control by choosing drinks that use club soda as mixers and that are free of added sugars, syrups or cream-based mixers (think Piña Coladas or Mudslides),” advises Keri Glassman, R.D., author of “Slim, Calm, Sexy Diet: 365 Proven Food Strategies for Mind/Body Bliss.” “And do the Holiday Hydrate—have a glass of water or club soda in between cocktails to help prevent a hangover and avoid getting too tipsy.”
Ready to belly up to the bar without derailing your diet? Try these five, easy-to-make holiday cocktails—all under 155 calories. We’ll drink to that!
1White Cherry Sparkling Prosecco
by Skinnygirl Cocktails
Ingredients:
1 part Skinnygirl™ White Cherry Vodka
1 part Skinnygirl™ Prosecco
4 parts cranberry juice
Ice
Directions:
Combine vodka, cranberry juice and ice in a martini glass. Top with Prosecco and enjoy!
Makes 1 serving
122 calories per serving
2Berry Merry Mistletoe
by Skinnygirl Cocktails
Ingredients:
4 parts cran-raspberry juice
2 parts Skinnygirl™ Bare Naked Vodka
¼ part fresh lime juice
Raspberries (for garnish)
Rosemary sprigs (for garnish)
Edible green with a red stem, such as a beet leaf (for garnish)
Directions:
In a shaker filled with ice, shake together juice and vodka. Add lime juice. Serve on the rocks. Garnish with raspberries, fresh rosemary sprigs and a beet leaf.
Makes 1 serving
152 calories per serving
3Tea Time Toddy
by Keri Glassman, R.D.
Ingredients:
1 bag herbal cinnamon tea
1 ounce whiskey
Boiling water
Drizzle of honey, about 1 teaspoon
Lemon wedge
Cinnamon stick to garnish
Directions:
Place tea bag in mug and add whiskey. Pour boiling water to fill mug. Add honey, lemon wedge and cinnamon stick. Let steep for 5 minutes. Serve.
Makes 1 serving
91 calories per serving
4Smirnoff Sorbet Holiday Glitz
by Smirnoff
Ingredients:
1.5 ounces Smirnoff Sorbet Light Lemon
2 ounces diet ginger ale
1 ounce cranberry juice
Directions:
Add first two ingredients in a highball glass over ice. Squeeze in lime and stir.
Makes 1 serving
92 calories per serving
5Cranberry Lime Punch
by Keri Glassman, R.D.
Ingredients:
3 ounces dry red wine (Pinot Noir)
2 ounces club soda
Splash of cranberry juice (unsweetened, not cocktail), about 1 tablespoon
Splash of lime juice, about 1 teaspoon
Frozen cranberries to garnish, about 1 tablespoon
Lime wedge to garnish
Directions:
Combine all liquid ingredients in a punch glass over ice. Garnish with frozen cranberries in the glass and a lime wedge on the rim.
Makes 1 serving
95 calories per serving
