Boozy Christmas

Most of us - even me - like to have the odd drink and Christmas seems to be the booziest time of the year. I am not going to tell you not to drink, and we all know the bad health effects and not to mention the hangovers so I am simply posting a rough guide to show you which drinks pack the most punch when it comes to your waistline.

Whilst I am not into calorie counting, it is a useful tool on this occassion. Below is a lit of drinks and their calorific values. For spirits it is the calories per shot, wine calories per 175ml glass and for beers it is per pint.

Malibu - 47

Captain Morgan - 50

Gordon's G+T - 56

Jose Cuervo Gold Tequila - 56

Smirnoff Red - 56

Jack Daniel's - 57

Glenfiddich - 57

Jameson - 60

Kahlua - 79

Baileys - 84 - Served as a double as standard so really 168!

Jagermeister - 90 - One of my favourites!

Sambuca - 100

Capt Morgan and Coke - 103

Smirnoff Red and Coke - 109

JD and Coke - 110

Vodka Red Bull - 113 - Waaay more if you have the whole can though!

Dom Perignon - 136

Sauvignon Blanc - 177

Cab. Sauvignon - 188

Merlot - 188

Chardonnay - 193

Guinness - 214 - Surprisingly low I think!

Beck's - 230

Newcastle Brown Ale - 230

Strongbow - 237

Budweiser - 242

Bulmers - 242

Foster's - 243

Kronenbourg - 243

Boddington's - 247

Carlsberg Export - 254

Stella - 256

Hoegaarden - 266

Obviously this list is not exhaustive and there are plenty of other drinks and mixers out there but it gives you some ideas. You can make a drink marginally healthier by having fresh lime or lemon squeezed in it for a little extra vitamin C. You can try having less of the mixer, like coke or lemonade as long as you don't then drink more drinks! The old trick of a sneaky glass of water with ice and lemon is a great way to stop yourself getting too drunk, keeping hydrated whilst appearing to have a G+T or similar and to avoid the peer pressure to drink from friends and colleagues!

Stay Strong - Party Hard!

Ben