Ready To Party This Christmas? Then Check Out These 4 Low Calorie Cocktails

As Christmas rapidly approaches you are probably looking forward to a few festive drinks. However, if you are planning to avoid festive weight gain you need to be extra careful. Some cocktails contain over 600 calories per glass which can quick lead to you piling on the holiday pounds. The good news is that today I have 4 low calorie cocktails for you to try. Each cocktail contains no more than 200 calories per glass and can go a long way towards helping you stay lean this Christmas.

1) BLUEBERRY-LIME MARGARITA:

To make the blueberry-lime margarita you will need; 100 millilitres (ml) of blueberry juice, a pinch of salt, 50 grams (g) of crushed ice, 100g of frozen blueberries, 30ml of limeade (you can get this in most supermarkets), 10ml of lime juice, 1 lime wedge, 30ml of sparkling water and 40ml of tequila.

To begin making it place the frozen blueberries, ice, blueberry juice, limeade, lime juice, sparkling water and tequila into a blender and blend until all the ingredients are smooth. Next get a cocktail glass, rub the lime wedge against its rim and then place some salt around the rim. Finally, pour the blended cocktail into the glass and enjoy.

Calories = 125 per glass.

2) LOW CALORIE MAI TAI:

To make this low calorie cocktail you will need; 30ml of almond syrup, 30ml of dark rum, 30ml of lemon juice, 30ml of light rum, 30ml of orange juice and 3 chunks of pineapple.

To begin making it put the almond syrup, lemon juice, light rum and pineapple chunks into a cocktail shaker and shake them well. Next place some ice into a glass and then strain the shaken cocktail over the ice. Finally, pour the dark rum in the top of the glass and enjoy.

Calories = 185 per glass (vs 600+ in a glass of traditional Mai Tai).

3) PEACHES & RUM:

To make peaches & rum you will need; 1 sliced peach, 30g of crushed ice, 5ml of lime juice, 30ml of triple sec,60ml of rum and 90ml of sparkling water.

To begin making it put the rum, triple sec and sliced peach into a blender. Next place some ice into a glass and pour the blended cocktail on top. To finish, add the sparkling water to the top of the glass and enjoy.

Calories = 100 per glass.

4) WHITE SANGRIA:

To make this low calorie cocktail you will need; 60ml of brandy, 375g of chopped cantaloupe melon chunks, 40ml of Cointreau, 12 ice cubes, 190ml of sparkling water, 83ml of sugar and 750ml of white wine.

To begin making it put the cantaloupe melon and sugar in a large pitcher, stir for 30 seconds and then let it stand for 30 minutes. Next get 6 glasses and place 2 ice cubes in each glass. After this place the brandy, Cointreau, sparkling water and white wine into the pitcher and stir for 30 seconds. Finally, pour the cocktail mixture into each glass, spoon in some cantaloupe melon and enjoy.

Calories = 198 per glass.

SUMMARY:

If you want to avoid festive weight gain these low calorie cocktails are a really effective tool. Try them all, see which cocktail you like best and then adopt it as your Christmas drink. This will slash the calories in your drinks over Christmas whilst also enabling you to let your hair down a little.