Quick Guide: Alcoholic Drinks

Alcoholic drinks can significantly increase your caloric intake in one shot or just a few sips. They are typically just as high in calories as sugar-laden sodas. This guide will help you understand the approximate caloric content of selected alcoholic drinks.

200 Calories or Less

• beer (12 oz.)
• rum (2 oz.) and Coke (5 oz.)
• Tom Collins (1.5 oz. gin, mix, and 2 oz. club soda)
• hot buttered rum (6 oz.)
• margarita cocktail (3 oz.)
• whiskey sour (2 oz. mix and 1.5 oz. whiskey)

150 Calories or Less

• martini (2 oz. gin and .5 oz. vermouth)
• bloody Mary (6 oz.)
• brandy (2 oz.)
• most light beers (e.g., Bud Light (12 oz.)
• daiquiri cocktail (2 oz.)

100 Calories or Less

• red wine (4 oz.)
• white wine (4 oz.)
• sangria (4 oz.)
• champagne (4 oz.)
• gin (1.5 oz.)
• rum (1.5 oz.)
• vodka (1.5 oz.)
• whisky (1.5 oz.)

To find the calorie count of many different foods and beverages, visit About.com's Calorie Count, where you can also track your caloric intake, calculate your calorie needs, and talk with other people who want to lose weight, too!