{"id":191,"date":"2011-01-04T14:33:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-04T19:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/how-to-choose-your-booze\/"},"modified":"2012-03-05T11:25:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-05T16:25:00","slug":"how-to-choose-your-booze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/how-to-choose-your-booze\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose Your Booze"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">First of all, don&#8217;t worry &#8211; the beer below is not really *my* beer, I&#8217;m just posing  next to it for scale.&nbsp; \ud83d\ude42&nbsp; I hope that through this blog entry some of  you can learn to implement healthier drinking habits into your weekly  routine.&nbsp; For those of you who don&#8217;t drink&#8230;skip to &#8220;The Truth About  Carbohydrates&#8221; or another entry that&#8217;s more applicable!<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_lclX_GhJEng\/TSNyR0CvQjI\/AAAAAAAAABs\/jKubEBnDNac\/s320\/choose%2Bbooze.jpg?resize=240%2C320\" width=\"240\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">It starts with the nice weather and a glass of wine on your back porch.&nbsp; Before you know it football season is here and you&#8217;re drinking beer all day long.&nbsp; Then come the holidays, which just wouldn&#8217;t be the same (or in some cases tolerable) without a fully stocked liquor cabinet.&nbsp; The bottom line is that there is always a reason to drink!&nbsp; Since all of this talk about fitness and new year&#8217;s resolutions is probably driving you to drink right now I figure it&#8217;s the right time to examine different types of alcohol and how they can effect your diet.&nbsp; Realistically, there are a lot of us who aren&#8217;t willing to cut these drinks out of our diet completely.&nbsp; However, there are ways to make smarter decisions when we&#8217;re picking our poison.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Alcohol, when consumed in any form, will be processed by your body before fats, proteins, and carbohydrates.&nbsp; This means that drinking any kind of alcohol will slow down our fat burning process and thus our ability to lose weight.&nbsp; While cutting cocktails completely out of your diet would be ideal, I am a strong believer in the power of moderation if and when you do choose to drink.&nbsp; <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Let&#8217;s take a look at calorie comparison first.&nbsp; Below is a list of different kinds of alcohol and where they stand in comparison to one another when contemplating calories.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Regular Beer (one can)&nbsp; ~&nbsp; 150 Calories<\/li>\n<li> Light Beer (one can)&nbsp; ~&nbsp; 100 Calories<\/li>\n<li>Most Liquor (one shot\/no mixer)&nbsp; ~&nbsp; 95 Calories<\/li>\n<li>Dinner Liqueurs (one ounce)&nbsp; ~&nbsp; 190 Calories<\/li>\n<li>Red Wine (one glass\/half cup)&nbsp; ~&nbsp; 80 Calories<\/li>\n<li>Dry White Wine (one glass\/half cup)&nbsp; ~&nbsp; 75 Calories<\/li>\n<li>Sweet White Wine (one glass\/half cup)&nbsp; ~&nbsp; 90 Calories<\/li>\n<li>Wine Cooler (one bottle)&nbsp; ~&nbsp; 150 Calories<\/li>\n<li>Hard Cider (one bottle)&nbsp; ~&nbsp; 200 Calories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Unfortunately, calories are not the only thing we have to consider when choosing a beverage.&nbsp; If you were at all relieved to be on the low end of the calorie spectrum with your drink of choice you may be unpleasantly surprised at how many carbs you&#8217;re taking in.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Beer may be fat free but it can have anywhere from 2 to 20g of carbohydrates in a single can.&nbsp; Light beers are usually lower in carbs, but that&#8217;s not always the case so be sure to check out the nutrition facts.<\/li>\n<li>Most wines range from 0.5 to 8g of carbs.&nbsp; Sweet wines tend to have a higher carb content than dry wines.&nbsp; You can definitely get away with having a glass of wine for under 3g of carbs if you stay away from the sweet stuff.<\/li>\n<li>Many liquors do not have carbs due to the distillation process.&nbsp; However, some liquor such as tequilla and rum can have up to 5g of carbs per ounce.&nbsp; The real concern with hard liquor is the nutrition facts of the mixers you may use to sweeten things up. <\/li>\n<li>Dinner Liqueurs are usually higher in carbs and average around 17g per 1.5oz.<\/li>\n<li>Hard ciders contain around 20g of carbs per bottle and wine coolers sit right around 30g of carbs a piece! <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table align=\"CENTER\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"data-tbl\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\">In conclusion, drinking in moderation is your best bet if you&#8217;re going to drink.&nbsp; Every calorie you drink is a calorie you&#8217;re taking away from breakfast, lunch, or dinner, so don&#8217;t overdo it!&nbsp; Not to mention, drinking daily will slow down your metabolizing process and make it tougher to lose weight.&nbsp; This year try to cut your drinking back a bit by lowering the frequency of which you drink or lowering the amount of which you consume.&nbsp; Wine, light beer, or hard liquor without a sugary or high calorie mixer are far better choices than sweet ciders, wine coolers, and dinner liqueurs.&nbsp; It&#8217;s time to start living by the toasts we propose.&nbsp; Make a change and stay committed.&nbsp; Salud!&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First of all, don&#8217;t worry &#8211; the beer below is not really *my* beer, I&#8217;m just posing next to it for scale.&nbsp; \ud83d\ude42&nbsp; I hope that through this blog entry some of you can learn to implement healthier drinking habits into your weekly routine.&nbsp; For those of you who don&#8217;t drink&#8230;skip to &#8220;The Truth About &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/how-to-choose-your-booze\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;How to Choose Your Booze&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[34,11],"class_list":["post-191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-alcohol","tag-nutrition"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":543,"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191\/revisions\/543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digorg.com\/napfitpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}