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Welcome to the start of Spring Break and a well-deserved rest from classes! While Spring Break has the connotation of being a week-long party, it doesn’t mean that you should completely abandon your health in the process of having fun. Research shows that 80% of adults do not know the nutrition content of the alcoholic beverages they are drinking – yikes! If we are being honest, they probably would rather not know and just ask for another round. Nutrition labels aren’t required on alcoholic beverages, so it’s not like the information is just readily available.

While Spring has just sprung, many of you may have some warm-weather fitness goals that alcoholic beverages can be hurting. Check out the nutrition information on some of your favorite boozy beverages:

Calories, Carbohydrates, Sugars, Proteins, Fats

  1. White Wine: 120 calories, 0 grams carb, 0 grams protein, 0 grams fat
  2. Red Wine: (~5 oz) 102 calories, 5 grams carb, 0 grams protein, 0 grams fat
  3. Moscato: 160 calories, 20 grams carb (17 grams sugar), 0 grams protein, 0 grams fat
  4. Light Beer: 102 calories, 5 grams carb, 0 grams protein, 0 grams fat
  5. IPAs: (~12 oz bottle) 175 calories, 14.1 grams carb, 1.6 grams protein, 0 grams fat
  6. Wheat Beers: 165 calories, 16 grams carb, 2 grams protein
  7. Lagers: 128 calories, 10 grams carb, 1.4 grams protein, 0 grams fat
  8. Stout Beer: 170 calories, 6 grams carb, 0 grams protein, 0 grams fat
  9. Ciders: 210 calories, 30 grams carb (24 grams sugar), 0 grams protein, 0 grams fat
  10. Martini: 70 calories, 17 grams carb (17 grams sugar), 0 grams protein, 0 grams fat
  11. Mojito: 242 calories, 40 grams carb, 0 grams protein, 0 grams fat
  12. Margarita: (~12 oz) 174 calories, 19 grams carb (17 grams sugar), 0 grams protein, 0 grams fat
  13.  Bourbon Old Fashioned: 100 calories, 0 grams carb (15 grams sugar), 0 grams protein, 0 grams fat
  14. Moscow Mule: 120 calories, 15 grams carb (13 grams sugar), 0 grams protein, 0 grams fat
  15. Gin and Tonic: (~6 oz) 143 calories, 14 grams carb (13 grams sugar), 0 grams protein, 0 grams fat

 

Want to cut some calories? Make wine spritzers and add a splash of soda water to your wine, add ice to make drinks seem more plentiful, opt for soda water instead of tonic and sugary beverages, pass on the mixed beverages with added flavors and syrups, choose lighter beers, or experiment with adding real fruit to drinks or making some low-sugar mocktails!

 

Article written by GUADS members Breanna and Kate with contributions from shape.com