Worst cocktail:
Gin and tonic (8 ounces)
240 calories
22 g sugars
Drink this instead:
Champagne
100 calories
5 g sugars
Before your raise your glass to good health, consider your own. The sad truth is that light-tasting tonic water contains as much sugar as two glazed doughnuts, making it nothing more than a glorified soda. Champagne is just as bubbly but contains only one-fourth of the sugar and half the calories.
Are you tired of wine spritzers but know better than to go for the eggnog? Raise your glass filled with one of one of these lower-calorie beverages instead.