SHOULD YOU BE DRINKING THAT?

So many people think that alcohol is packed with carbs - not true! Of course there are certain drinks that are carb loaded, but there are also many that you can get away with. Now I'm not promoting drinking or anything, but if you're going to have one make sure you're making the right choice!

Wine 150ml - a small glass

Dry Red and Dry White - about 3,8g of carbs. It's a pretty good choice, whew! Within white wines your Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are a little lower at about 3,2g, and Chenin Blanc a little higher at 5g.

Champagne is nice and low at 2,8g.

Spirits - a shot

Most are carb free! There is a common misconception that they are full of sugar. The sugar breaks down to form ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, which is a zero-carb liquid. 

Whiskey - 0g

Tequila - 0g

Gin -0g

Scotch - 0g

Rum - 0g

Vodka - 0g

Brandy - 0g

Cognac - 0g

Jagermeister - 11g - don't bother.

Beer - 330ml

Beer is bad! At almost 13g of carbs per drink it's a killer

Light beer is good, well actually only Castle Lite. That sits at 2g so very low. Be careful of other light beers - Windhoek is light in alcohol but is about 10g of carbs a beer. You might as well be drinking the real thing.

Cider - 330ml

Another bad one - Savanna Dry is 13g, and Lite is 12g, so pretty much the same. 

Hunters Extreme is a shocker - at 25g per bottle, you're just drinking bread.

Mixers

I'm not even going to bother typing them out they are so terrible - no sodas, no juice, no tonic and no dry lemon! (but just so you know a coke is 39g!)

Now obviously the diet sodas are low carb, but they are so toxic for your body that you should not even go there.

The only fizz that you can expect in a mixer is a soda/sparkling water.

Lastly a few notes:

1. Alcohol is burned before fat in the body, so it can cause a stall in some people

2. Be careful about the food choices you make when under the influence - you can still have that cheese burger without the bun!

3. Be aware of hidden carbs in flavoured spirits

4. Your tolerance for alcohol will be lower after a few weeks of Banting, so slow down a bit.

If you want to check out any other drinks you might find them on Fat Secret.

Enjoy! (Responsibly)