Empty calories...think before you drink!

As much as it saddens me to say it (as I too like to indulge in a cocktail or two) they are wasted calories and if you are trying to lose weight consuming alcohol is downright silly. As it turns out, ounce for ounce, beer turns out to have the fewest calories (13 for regular, 9 for light), followed by wine (25) and liquor (64 to 82). But when you consider how much you're typically served of each, you may be better off ordering a cocktail. That's because a drink containing a jigger of alcohol, mixed with water, seltzer or diet soda, will have no more than 124 calories—roughly 25 calories less than a 6-ounce glass of wine or a 12-ounce bottle of beer. (Light beer, with only 103 calories per bottle, is also a good choice.) If you like your drinks mixed with regular soda or juice, however, beware: You could slurp down 300 or more calories. Yikes! I have also read that a margarita can have upwards of 700 calories. Happy Cinco da Mayo:-)