From SCW Ftness

Fitness enthusiasts have adapted to smaller portions eaten slowly and enjoyed completely sans guilt! However, when it comes to our beverage consumption, some of us are far less aware and diligent. Review this list of nine popular beverages that pack a substantial caloric blow: SURPRISE!

• Long Island iced tea (8 oz): 780
• Chocolate martini: (2 oz each vodka, chocolate liqueur, cream, 1/2 oz creme de cacao, chocolate syrup): 438
• White Russian (2 oz vodka, 1.5 oz coffee liqueur, 1.5 oz cream): 425
• Hot chocolate with peppermint schnapps (8 oz): 380
• Pina Colada (6 oz): 378 calories
• Eggnog with rum (8 ounces): 370
• Mai Tai (6 oz) (1.5 oz rum, 1/2 oz cream de along, 1/2 oz triple sec, sour mix, pineapple juice): 350
• Coffee liqueur (3 ounces): 348
• Godiva chocolate liqueur (3 oz): 310

In order to work off just one Long Island iced tea, one would have to run a 6 minute mile for more than 45 minutes. The other option, of course, would be to cut the 700+ calories from your other consumption, i.e. food; which is one third of what most people eat in a day. The other alcoholic drinks on the list are better, but not terrific in terms of calories ingested.

For your reference, here are some drinks with a lighter touch:

• Ultra-light beer (12 oz): 64-95
• Mimosa (4 oz): 75
• Mike’s Hard Lemonade (11 oz): 98
• Light beer (12 oz): 95-136
• Wine spritzer (5 oz): 100
• Rum and Diet Coke (8 oz): 100
• Champagne (5 oz): 106-120
• Bloody Mary (5 oz): 118
• Red wine (5 oz):120
• White wine (5 oz): 120
• Port wine (3 oz):128
• Green apple martini (1 oz each vodka, sour apple, apple juice): 148
• Spiced cider with rum ( 8 oz):150
• Martini (2.5 oz): 160

It is important to also know a few things that equate to a rational caloric balance. Most people burn between 300 & 600 calories an hour during exercise depending on everything from style, intensity, conditioning, gender, weight (both body weight and the equipment used), and health.