vendredi 30 janvier 2015
Weight loss:Calories in alcohol
Did you know a standard glass of wine contains as many calories as a small chocolate and a pint of lager has as many calories as a packet of crisps?
The problem is, most of us just don’t
think of alcohol as being calorific.
So, while we might go easy on the
single cream when eating desserts, we
wouldn’t think twice about knocking
back a couple of pints. In fact, the
calorie content of two pints is similar to
that of a full glass of single cream.
With this in mind, it’s easy to
understand how excess alcohol intake
can easily contribute to gaining weight.
Two large glasses of white wine,
totalling 360kcal, will provide a woman
with nearly a fifth of her daily calorie
allowance.
A beer-drinker knocking back just five
pints a week would add a whopping
44,200kcal over a year, equivalent to
221 doughnuts.
Alcohol contains lots of calories –
seven calories a gram in fact, almost as
many as a gram of fat. And, of course,
additional calories can be present in
added mixer drinks.
Many drinkers add to their liquid
calorie count by having snacks, such
as crisps, nuts or pork scratchings, with
their tipple, not to mention a hangover-induced fry-up the morning after, which
can add an extra 450kcal.
Tips to avoid weight gain
• Stick to your daily recommended
units. Men shouldn’t regularly drink
more than 3-4 units of alcohol a day.
Women should not regularly drink more
than 2-3 units a day. As a guide, a pint
of lager and a 250ml glass of wine both
contain 3 units of alcohol.
• Alternate an alcoholic drink with a
diet soft drink or water – this will help
to prevent you becoming dehydrated.
• Choose drinks with a lower ABV
(alcohol by volume) instead of your
usual tipple. There’s an increasing range
of lower alcohol choices available and
most also have fewer calories.
• Don’t drink on an empty stomach,
as this can lead to snacking. If you do
snack while drinking, avoid high-calorie
snacks such as crisps, pork scratchings
chips. Try lighter options such as
pretzels, plain popcorn or oven-baked
crisps.
• Drinking in rounds can mean you end
up drinking more than you intended.
Opt out and drink at your own pace.
• Try cutting down with a friend,
as you’ll be more likely to stick to it
with moral support.
• Eat a healthier dinner before you start
drinking. Order or cook before you start
drinking so you’re not tempted to go
for the less healthy options.
• Avoid ‘binge drinking’. Drinking a
large amount of alcohol over a short
period of time may be significantly
worse for your health than frequently
drinking small quantities.
How calorific is your tipple?
• A pint of 5% strength beer = a packet of McCoys salted crisps
(170kcal)
• A standard glass (175ml) of 12%
wine = one Cadbury Heroes
miniature bar (126kcal)
• A double measure (50ml) of
17.5% fortified wine = one Asda
bourbon biscuit (65kcal)
• A glass (50ml) of (17%) cream
liqueur = a Milky Way bar (118kcal)
• A standard bottle (330ml) of
5% alcopop = three Lees teacakes
(237kcal)
Drink swaps
• SWAP a pina colada FOR a mojito
and save 326kcal
• SWAP a pint of lager FOR lager
shandy and save 100kcal
• SWAP double rum & coke FOR
single vodka, lime & soda and save
107kcal
• SWAP a large glass of white wine
FOR a white wine spritzer with
soda and save 35kcal
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