15 Healthiest Alcoholic Drinks
#15 Vodka Soda
A Gizmodo.com pick for one of the "Nine Healthiest Alcoholic Drinks," a vodka soda is very low in calories and ideal for those who want to keep drinking while on a diet.
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Vodka Soda
A Gizmodo.com pick for one of the "Nine Healthiest Alcoholic Drinks," a vodka soda is very low in calories and ideal for those who want to keep drinking while on a diet.
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Wine
Those Europeans with their glass a day know what their talking about: A glass of wine--red in particular--packs in antioxidants, as well as potassium and magnesium, and can help reduce blood clots and bad cholesterol.
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Bloody Mary
Gizmodo.com's pick for "healthiest" cocktail, this brunch-hangover staple is packed with blood-pressure-lowering veggies and disease-fighting horseradish.
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Fizzy Lemonade
A perfect summer sipper, FitDay.com suggests mixing tequila, vodka, and diet lemon-lime soda for a refreshing cocktail that won't kill your diet.
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Gin & Tonic
Your G&T is already super low in calories--around 100 per 4 ounces--and gin fills you up, not leaving you craving greasy munchies after a couple cocktails.
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Mimosa
Any champagne cocktail isn't going to be low in calories simply because bubbly packs in the sugar. But it also has lots of antioxidants which, along with all the goodness you get from the orange juice, can still make for a vitamin-packed drink.
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Martini
James Bond's signature drink can be incredibly caloric or quite healthy. Just lay off the added flavored mixers or go easy on the extra-cheesy stuffed olives.
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Whiskey
Forget whether or not you like the flavor: This spirit is extremely low in calories and, unlike most other alcohols, it won't leave you feeling hungry.
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Bellini
This might not be the most low-cal cocktail on the list. But champagne packs in antioxidants, and there's plenty of goodness--vitamins A, B and C for starters--in the peach juice mixer.
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Mojito
The trick to keeping this sweet girls-night-out drink from being too caloric? Switch out sugary syrup for honey, and get a kick of vitamins from the added lime.
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Manhattan
This hoitty-toitty cocktail is chocked full of healthy properties: Both bourbon and vermouth have a very low calorie count, and added bitters are good for digestion and "can help an upset stomach."
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Sangria
Again, not the lowest in calories. But a recipe with less sugar--or no extra sugar at all--and more fruit, you'll have a cocktail full of vitamins and antioxidants.
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Michelada
Dubbed "the world's best hangover cure" by Gizmodo.com, this spicy sipper is backed with all sorts of health benefits. Hot sauce helps boost your metabolism, Worcestishire sauce is full of antioxidants, and a twist of lime gives you vitamin C and immune-boosters.
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Guinness
This thick-headed beer is actually quite low in calories--128 calories per 12 ounces--despite it's heavy demeanor. Plus, a 2003 University of Wisconsin study tells us that drinking Guinness can help reduce blood clots.
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On-The-Rocks
No matter what liquor you fancy, your number-1 best bet when it comes to hard alcohol is to skip the mixers all together and drink it straight on the rocks. Mixers pack in the bulk of the calories and sugar, and end up taking up most of your drink anyways. Taste issues? Order a flavor-infused liquor.
