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Drinks on Us: Low-Calorie Cocktails
Pina Colada Cooler
When FITNESS learned that Americans drink about 20 percent of their total calories on average, we immediately thought of one sinister culprit that tends to lurk near social gatherings: the cocktail. We tapped the experts -- top mixologists and dietitians - and with a few tweaks to basic drink recipes and some creative interpretations of high-calorie favorites, we believe we've found a few recipes that'll let you imbibe on occasion and maintain a trim waistline. Read on for drink recipes that go down easy.
Pina Colada Cooler
Registered dietitian Carolyn O'Neil can't understand why a pina colada was ever paired with a bathing suit. "It is one of the most caloric drinks you can imagine consuming," she tells us. An 8-ounce pina colada can pack in 640 calories -- over 100 calories more than a Quarter Pounder with Cheese. O'Neill slimmed down this dangerously delicious drink for us -- phew! -- and the results are just as refreshing as the original.
1 1/2 ounces coconut-flavored rum
3 ounces pineapple juice
4 ounces sparkling water
1 tablespoon of Coco Lopez Cream of Coconut Lite (found in the drink mixers section of many supermarkets)
Pour ingredients over ice and stir.
Calories: 165
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11/14/2012 04:07:19 PM Report AbuseThe math on this recipe is wrong. 1.5 oz coconut rum = 153cal. 3 oz pineapple = 45cal. 1 tbsp. lite coconut cream = 55cal. Pina Colada Cooler + 253 calories
12/28/2011 10:26:37 AM Report AbuseI found some voli spirits at my local Sams. They make awesome recipes for low calorie cocktails! http://bit.ly/uYIz9o
11/2/2011 04:41:29 PM Report Abusethese are so great! for my after work cocktail I try to make it even healthier by using my favorite light vodka, Voli Vodka! They have some great recipes on their website: http://bit.ly/t04x6v my favorite is the Lyte Martini- classic and you can feel great about drinking it!
11/2/2011 04:34:27 PM Report Abuse@ckaren67: I might be late now too, but... they're selling Voli at Sam's Club now! And they just recently added it to Weight Watchers' list of things you can drink, so excited!
10/25/2011 10:17:24 PM Report AbuseI know this is a little late but did anyone see the clip on the Today Show of Kathie Lee and Hoda drinking that new electrolyte low calorie vodka called Voli? I went to their website after and some of cocktails look yummy but I can't find it in my area, do you know where it is available?
1/20/2011 07:16:21 PM Report AbuseGlad to see the substitutions being used in this article. Another great page I found on this topic is: http://hubpages.com/hub/Low-Calorie-Alcoholic-Drinks
9/23/2010 04:36:06 PM Report AbuseI'll give it a try.
12/31/2009 09:05:54 PM Report AbuseGreat substitutions! It is hard to give up a cocktail when dieting.
12/31/2009 07:55:20 PM Report Abuse