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If you want to keep your figure to fit perfectly in a beautiful bathing suit and enjoy the weather in summer, is it necessary to abandon totally the cocktails and other alcoholic beverages? Not if you drink cleverly choosing options that provide the fewest calories (but still eating in moderation).
1) Sangria
The liquor from Spain is another drink often prepared in the summer. Made with red wine, port wine (or vodka or white rum), fruit juice, fresh fruit (including citrus) and soda water, sangria contains antioxidants and nutrients healthy (thanks to fresh fruit).
A glass of sangria and provides about 80 calories, but some restaurants and bars that are detonated by adding more caloric sweeteners. If calories are problematic for you, consider making your own sangria. At least you can replace fruit juices rich in sugar by more fresh fruit. If you do not worship especially see huge pieces of orange floating in your drink, try a wine spritzer (wine mixed with sparkling water like Perrier). Warning: Alcohol abuse is dangerous for health.
2) Bloody Mary
This cocktail is not so bad for health on several levels. Not only the tomato juice is full of lycopene, but also spices can speed up your metabolism. Enjoy it with a stalk of celery and you have almost a salad in a glass with vodka though, so consume in moderation. Warning: Alcohol abuse is dangerous for health.
3) Cape Codd (a variant of Cosmopolitan)
This cocktail is made with 10 oz of vodka, a glass of cranberry juice and a piece of lemon. The Cape Codd was often chosen in the summer. You can lighten it by preparing it with cranberry juice is low in calories and no sugar added. Better yet, replace half of cranberry juice in soda water or you will get a soft drink and light in calories. Warning: Alcohol abuse is dangerous for health.
What alcoholic drinks should you avoid? The Long Island Iced Teas, margaritas prepared at the restaurant (which contain a lot of sour mix), the Pina Coladas provide respectively 780, 750 and 650 calories. Alcohol abuse is dangerous for health, consume alcoholic beverages (even those less calorie suggested above) in moderation. In the late summer days, long and hot, remember that the calories provided by alcohol are empty calories. Drink in moderation so as not to harm your health and your line.