Earthly Eating

Pure alcohol, whether it’s in beer, wine or liquor, contains seven calories per gram. And we have all heard the usual advice: Enjoy antioxidant-rich red wine; skip the fat-laden spiked eggnog. But not all drinks are created equally good. Here’s a guide to still drink healthy without calling the calorie police.

• Choose a Bloody Mary over a Sex On The Beach: Why? Bloody Mary vodka mixture gets a thumbs up because of the tomato juice, which packs vitamin A, C and B6, and have only one-third the calories of orange or pineapple juice. Also it contains only 120 calories for a regular five ounce cocktail. The Sex on the Beach contains calorie-rich booze like schnapps and rum, but sometimes fat-and cholesterol-laden heavy cream. Count on a minimum of 300 calories for a four-ounce cocktail and likely more if more additions are put in the drink itself.

• Choose Tom Collins over The Margarita: Why? Tom Collins has gin, club soda, lemon juice and a pinch of sugar which equals only 120 calories for the half pint ( 8 oz.) serving. The ally for such drinks is sparkling water, which you can add to the drink for taste. Make a tall glass and sip slowly. The margarita on the other hand is often delivered in supersized portions with three drinks without of alcohol, mainly tequila, some of the 12-ounce drinks served at restaurants tally more than 700 calories. And don’t eat the worm, it’s just gross and contains zero nutritional value.

• Choose Mojito over Maitai: Why? A mojito is made with run, mint and a lot of lime juice and fizzy water. It’s a simple drink that’s not loaded with syrups. Even an eight-ounce glass have only 210 calories. The maitai includes two types of run ( light and dark) and curacao liqueur, plus orgeat syrup (almonds, sugar, and orange-flower water). A four-and-a-half ounce drink has more than 300 calories, with the only hint of anything good coming from the squeeze of lime that is added at the end.

• Choose Guinness Draught over Molson XXX: Why? The stout variety not the extra stout of the classic, dark Irish brew (Guinness Draught) packs only 125 calories bor 12 ounces. That’s barely more than pale, flavorless 100-calories light beers. Despite the name Guinness Draught is available in bottles and cans, which include a little widget that bangs around inside and adds taplike fizz when the container is opened. With Molson XXX at 7.3 precent alcohol, a 12-ounce bottle packs 213 calories. With weak, bland malts and hops, it’s little more than a condut for delivering a buzz, like Colt 45, say pass.

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Earthly Eating Recipe- Count Down To Christmas Recipe Of Sweets

Orange Squares
Serves: 24

40 vanilla wafers, finely crushed (about 1 1/2 cups)
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
2 cups cold milk
2 pkg. (4-serving size each) vanilla flavor instant pudding & pie filling
1 tub (8 pz.) whipped topping, thawed, divided
2 cups orange sherbert, softened

Line a 13×0-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over the sides of the pan. Mix wafer crumbs and butter. Press firmly onto the bottom of prepared pan; set asdie until ready to use.

Add milk to dry pudding mixes in a meidum bowl. Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended. Gently stir in half of the whipped topping. Spoon evenly over crust. Refrigerate 10 minutes. Add remaining whipped topping to sherbert; stir with a wire whisk until well blended. Spoon evenly over pudding layer; cover.

Freeze at least 3 hours or overnight. Use foil handles to remove dessert from pan before cutting into squares to serve. Store leftover dessert in the freezer.

Happy Eating!