The 10 Highest & Lowest Calorie Drinks to Watch Out for Over Spring Break - Part 4 - Women Campus
Serving size: 3 oz..
Calories: 150
Ingredients: 1.5 oz.. vodka, ½ oz.. triple sec, ½ oz.. lime juice, ½ oz.. cranberry juice
Cosmos are excellent low-calorie cocktail options. While they vary in size and alcohol content (a 4 oz.. Cosmo might go up to 200 calories, while another with 5 fluid oz.. could go up to 320), these drinks generally stay in the range of drinks that aren't too bad for you. (And might even make you look pretty classy.)
7. Apple Martini
Serving size: 3 oz..
Calories: 148 calories
Ingredients: 1 oz.. each of vodka, sour apple and apple juice
This is another option that is popular with those of us who want to feel like we're part of the "Sex and the City" set. If you're going glam any time during spring break, this apple-green drink is just for you.
8. Mojito
Serving size: 6 oz..
Content: 160 calories
Ingredients: 2.5 oz.. light rum, club soda, 1 tsp. limejuice, 2 tsp. sugar, fresh mint sprigs
Why even bother going out when you can make one of these with your friends, pop in Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, and watch Diego Luna for a couple of hours? Sounds like an amazing night to me!
9. Bloody Mary
Serving size: 10 oz..
Calories: up to 180
Ingredients: 2 oz.. vodka, 8 oz.. tomato juice, dash of Tabasco sauce and black pepper
Bloody Marys are roughly equivalent to the original tomato juice, V8, plus alcohol. Not only are they chock-full of tomatoes, but according to HC branch manager and Emerson student, Nikki Fig, "[since] they're light and somewhat healthy, I don't feel bloated in my bikini. I'm not a big drinker so I can make a virgin one and still feel like I'm a part of the fun!"
10. Jägerbomb
Serving size: 6.2 oz.. (if using an 8.4 oz.. can of Red Bull)
Calories: 200
Ingredients: ½ can Red Bull, 2 oz.. Jägermeister
Bar and club hoppers are sometimes warned against (or completely prohibited from) ordering Jägerbombs because of the mix of caffeine and alcohol. The presence of this drink in American and/or Irish bars in Europe, and on quality shows like "Jersey Shore" already made it difficult to resist; but now that it's made Her Campus's list of 10 lowest-calorie drinks, you'll have your work cut out for you. Good luck and Godspeed.
In case none of the previous drinks pique your interest, here are some other Her Campus favorites:
- "I'm a huge Tom Collins fan! Not your typical drink order, I know, but it tastes just like Sprite!" – Alexa Johnson, HC James Madison University
- "Blue Lagoon and Sex on the Beach!" – Meagan Templeton-Lynch, HC contributing writer, Colorado State
- "Vodka and club soda all the way. Unlike beer, this won't make you bloated if you're in a swim suit!" – Colette Maddock, HC University of Montana
- "When I was in Cancun, my friends and I loved getting Electric Lemonades—lemonade slushies with rum. They're so good, especially when you have been out on the beach all day!" – Ericha Forest, HC branch manager, James Madison University
- "My go-to drink at all times of the year is Captain Morgan's with Diet Coke and an orange wedge. Something about that orange really just takes it to the next level…and it's a great drink for spring break, too." – Joanna Buffum, HC Co-President, Bowdoin
- "White sangria is always my favorite! Someone has a different way of making it everywhere you go, so you never get the same kind. It's a light, sweet, fun drink that is always delicious." – Krista Evans, HC Simmons Co-Founder
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