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wine.jpgAre You Drinking Your Calories??

Here is a list of popular alcoholic beverages and their caloric food equivalents. See what you really have been consuming on the weekends!!

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Beer:Â

Bud Lite (12 oz.):Â 11 calories = 5 Hershey Kiss

Bud Lite six pack:Â 660 calories = 2 avocados

Miller Lite (12.2 oz.):Â 96 calories = 3 servings of pop corn

Miller Lite six pack:Â 576 calories = 1 large McDonald’s French fries

Corona Lite (12.2 oz.):Â 105 calories = 1 slice American cheese

Guinness (12.2 oz.):Â 126 calories = 1 cup Jell-O

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Wine:

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Chardonnay (5.1 oz.):Â 120 calories = 3 chicken McNuggets

Merlot (5.1 oz.): 119 calories = ½ pkg. of Reese peanut butter cups

Cabernet (5.1 oz.):Â 131 calories = 11 Doritos chips

Champagne: 85 calories = ¾ pancake

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Liquor/Mixed DrinksÂ

Vodka (1 oz.):Â 82 calories = 2 mini Snickers bars

Rum (1 oz.):Â 82 calories = 2 mini Snickers bars

Whiskey (1 oz.):Â 73 calories = 1 candy cane

Tequila (1 oz.):Â 64 calories = 1 Tbsp. Ranch dressing

Gin and tonic:Â 170 calories = 1 Chinese egg roll

Long Island Iced Tea: 130 calories = ¾ cup Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Captain and Coke:Â 184 calories = 3 Oreos

Martini:Â 160 calories = 1 serving chocolate frozen yogurt

Margarita:Â 170 calories = 1 taco

Bloody Mary: 120 calories = ½ cup vanilla ice cream

About the Author

Mary Bigham, the creator of wcdish, is a self-admitted sushi and travel addict. She has a crush on just about every food but refuses to eat American cheese.

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3 Comments So Far

  1. sarahFeb 10, 2007

    figure out what a stoli punch is. eep im nervous!

  2. pnknatFeb 11, 2007

    thanks for the info…..is it sad that when i read the title I was thinking….mmmmm wine and peanut butter cups……hahah

  3. Bob dGFeb 12, 2007

    Better to drink something that gives you pleasure and helps to lubricate the wheels of sociability, than to eat stuff that does nothing more than confirm the idea appetite can be sated with nothing more than grease, sugar and a recognizable brand image.

    And what of those calories? If you consume too many on Saturday, cut back on Sunday.

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