Ossie-Sharon 4 years ago | Hi, jackie1951. Since you’re on the keto plan, I’ll give you the keto-friendly summary. You absolutely can still enjoy alcoholic beverages on a keto diet. However, you need to learn which types are keto-friendly and how many grams of carbohydrate there are in your beverage of choice. Low-Carb / Keto-Friendly Hard Liquor Clear liquors with about 40% alcohol (80 proof) are lowest in carbohydrate and therefore considered keto friendly – but anything that tastes sweet or is called a “liqueur” is not. Acceptable keto liquor includes: • Vodka • Tequila • Gin • Whiskey • Rum • Scotch • Brandy • Cognac One serving is 1.5 ounces / 45 ml (“jigger” or “shot”) and yields about 100 calories. Low-Carb / Keto-Friendly Mixers and Chasers • Flavored or “steeped” water (you can also make these yourself) • Seltzer water • Diet flavored seltzer water • Diet tonic or other flavored bubbly water • Diet syrups • Fresh lemon or lime juice Low-Carb / Keto-Friendly Wine Below are a few low-carbohydrate wines. Dry wines are lowest in carbohydrates, though some semi-sweets are low-moderate. Calories and carbohydrate amounts may differ depending on production factors, but an average is provided here. Red Wines (5 fl oz / 140 ml serving) • Cabernet Sauvignon: 120 calories, 3.8 grams carbohydrate • Pinot Noir: 121 calories, 3.4 grams carbohydrate • Merlot: 120 calories, 3.7 grams carbohydrate • Syrah/Shiraz: 122 calories, 3.8 grams carbohydrate • Chianti: 125 calories, 4.0 grams carbohydrate White Wines (5 fl oz / 140 ml serving) • Pinot Grigio: 122 calories, 3.2 grams carbohydrate • Sauvignon Blanc: 122 calories, 2.7 grams carbohydrate • Chardonnay: 118 calories, 3.7 grams carbohydrate • Riesling or Rosé: 118 calories, 5.5 grams carbohydrate • Champagne: 121 calories, 3.8 grams carbohydrate Low-Carb / Keto-Friendly Beer Light Beers (12 fl oz / 340 ml serving) • Amstel Light: 95 calories, 5 grams carbohydrate • Bud Light: 110 calories, 6.6 grams carbohydrate • Bud Select: 99 calories, 3.1 grams carbohydrate • Bud Select 55: 55 calories, 1.9 grams carbohydrate • Coors Light: 102 calories, 5 grams carbohydrate • MGD 64: 64 calories, 2.4 grams carbohydrate • Michelob Ultra: 95 calories, 2.6 grams carbohydrate • Michelob Ultra Amber: 114 calories, 3.7 grams carbohydrate • Miller Lite: 96 calories, 3.2 grams carbohydrate • Natural Light: 95 calories, 3.2 grams carbohydrate • Rolling Rock Green Light: 92 calories, 2.4 grams carbohydrate What To Limit or Avoid Sugar is hidden in many beverages, including alcoholic ones. Even something seemingly innocent like a gin and tonic can have over 30 g of grams carbohydrates, as regular tonic water is very high in sugar. If the bartender adds artificial lime juice and simple syrup, your drink could contain over 50 g of sugar in one glass. Avoid the following popular drinks and mixers, and select the alternatives listed in this guide. Sweet Wines • Moscato • Port • Dessert or Sweet Wines • Sangria • Vermouth Sugary Mixers • Triple Sec • Whiskey sour mix • Blue curaçao • Sugary syrups • Grenadine • Margarita mixes • Flavored alcohol (coconut rum, fruit-flavored and other schnapps, sweet martinis, Irish cream such as Bailey’s, etc.) • Liqueurs (Campari, Chambourd, Galliano, Jaegermeister, etc.) • Juices (cranberry, orange, pineapple, tomato, etc.) • Fruit add-ins (cherries, berries, pineapples, oranges, etc.) • Syrups (fudge, whipped cream, fruit-flavored syrups, sweet creams, coconut cream) Wine Coolers & Alcopops Wine coolers and alcopops have the same amount of sugar as regular sodas – about 32 grams per 12 fl oz serving – and therefore should be avoided when going keto. |
jackie1951 4 years ago | Can you have a drink? If yes what kind? |