elle simple
11-16-06, 08:22 PM
these sound kinda good to me, might have to try; got any of your own?
Low-Cal, Low-Carb Cocktail Recipes
Drink recipes for dieters
by Sabrina Rojas Weiss
A hangover may be the least of your worries after a night on the town. Your cocktail of choice might be loaded with calories and carbs, making happy hour a lot less happy. Party smart instead with one of our tasty, diet-friendly cocktails.
Not Your Granny's Apple Tea
You don't have to sneak your liquor into mugs, but on a chilly winter evening, you might want to with this low-cal twist on the old-fashioned hot toddy.
6 ounces cinnamon apple spice tea, like Celestial Seasonings
1 ounce dark rum
Sugar substitute to taste
Lemon twist
Brew tea and pour into your favorite mug. Add rum, sugar substitute and lemon twist.
Nutritional info: 73 calories, 0.8 g carbohydrates, 0 g fiber
The Invisible Orange
The screwdrivers of your youth are full of sugar, too filling and so '87. Get a more sophisticated orange flavor with this citrusy highball. Too bad there's not much vitamin C in here to protect you through cold season.
1 1/2 ounce orange-flavored vodka, like Absolut Mandrin, Stoli Ohranj or Smirnoff Orange Twist
1/4 ounce triple sec
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
1/4 ounce simple syrup (made with sugar substitute)*
4 ounces diet tonic water
Slice of orange for garnish
* To make simple syrup: In a small plastic bottle, combine 1 part sugar substitute to 2 parts water and shake until dissolved.
Combine vodka, triple sec, lime juice, simple syrup and tonic water in a highball glass with ice. Add orange slice.
Nutritional info: 129 calories, 2.5 g carbohydrates, 0.1 g fiber
Moscow Pony
Back during World War II, no one in the country was drinking vodka until a clever bartender came up with the Moscow Mule. We traded the Mule's too-sweet ginger beer for ginger tea, which has all of the zing and none of the sugar.
6 ounces iced ginger tea
1 1/2 ounces vodka
1/4 ounce fresh lime juice
Simple syrup (made with sugar substitute)* to taste
Lime wedge for garnish
* To make simple syrup: In a small plastic bottle, combine 1 part sugar substitute to 2 parts water and shake until dissolved.
For the iced tea, you can use store-bought ginger tea bags, bottled unsweetened tea or your own strained-and-chilled brew of black tea with grated ginger and cinnamon. Combine with vodka, juice and simple syrup in a highball glass with ice. Garnish with lime wedge.
Nutritional info: 106 calories, 0.7 g carbohydrates, 0 g fiber
http://diet.ivillage.com/issues/isnacks/0,,78qqxrdq-p,00.html
Low-Cal, Low-Carb Cocktail Recipes
Drink recipes for dieters
by Sabrina Rojas Weiss
A hangover may be the least of your worries after a night on the town. Your cocktail of choice might be loaded with calories and carbs, making happy hour a lot less happy. Party smart instead with one of our tasty, diet-friendly cocktails.
Not Your Granny's Apple Tea
You don't have to sneak your liquor into mugs, but on a chilly winter evening, you might want to with this low-cal twist on the old-fashioned hot toddy.
6 ounces cinnamon apple spice tea, like Celestial Seasonings
1 ounce dark rum
Sugar substitute to taste
Lemon twist
Brew tea and pour into your favorite mug. Add rum, sugar substitute and lemon twist.
Nutritional info: 73 calories, 0.8 g carbohydrates, 0 g fiber
The Invisible Orange
The screwdrivers of your youth are full of sugar, too filling and so '87. Get a more sophisticated orange flavor with this citrusy highball. Too bad there's not much vitamin C in here to protect you through cold season.
1 1/2 ounce orange-flavored vodka, like Absolut Mandrin, Stoli Ohranj or Smirnoff Orange Twist
1/4 ounce triple sec
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
1/4 ounce simple syrup (made with sugar substitute)*
4 ounces diet tonic water
Slice of orange for garnish
* To make simple syrup: In a small plastic bottle, combine 1 part sugar substitute to 2 parts water and shake until dissolved.
Combine vodka, triple sec, lime juice, simple syrup and tonic water in a highball glass with ice. Add orange slice.
Nutritional info: 129 calories, 2.5 g carbohydrates, 0.1 g fiber
Moscow Pony
Back during World War II, no one in the country was drinking vodka until a clever bartender came up with the Moscow Mule. We traded the Mule's too-sweet ginger beer for ginger tea, which has all of the zing and none of the sugar.
6 ounces iced ginger tea
1 1/2 ounces vodka
1/4 ounce fresh lime juice
Simple syrup (made with sugar substitute)* to taste
Lime wedge for garnish
* To make simple syrup: In a small plastic bottle, combine 1 part sugar substitute to 2 parts water and shake until dissolved.
For the iced tea, you can use store-bought ginger tea bags, bottled unsweetened tea or your own strained-and-chilled brew of black tea with grated ginger and cinnamon. Combine with vodka, juice and simple syrup in a highball glass with ice. Garnish with lime wedge.
Nutritional info: 106 calories, 0.7 g carbohydrates, 0 g fiber
http://diet.ivillage.com/issues/isnacks/0,,78qqxrdq-p,00.html