We all know one of the quickest ways to lose weight is to cut down on alcohol because it is often packed with hidden sugars. You might be surprised to learn exactly how much is in our alcoholic drinks.
Guidelines suggest men shouldn’t consume more than eight teaspoons (32g) of sugar a day or women six teaspoons (24g) a day.
Luckily, as Prosecco lovers we are quaffing one of the lowerer sugar content drinks, with a quarter of a teaspoon of sugar per glass.
Here’s a league table of sugar content (figure shown is the number of teaspoons):
Pint of Guinness or stout - 5
Pint of premium lager - 3.5
568ml bottle of Magners pear cider - 8.5
Pint of Strongbow dry cider - 3.5
175ml glass of mulled wine - 11
175ml glass of medium sweet wine - 2.5
Vodka and Red Bull - 7
Gin and tonic - 5.5
Vodka and Coca Cola - 6.5
Sambuca shot - 4
Amaretto shot - 4
50ml glass of Baileys - 2.5
50ml glass of Port - 3
50ml glass of sweet sherry - 2
Smirnoff Ice - 7.5
Barcardi Breezer - 5.25
Interesting reading, and a good reason to stick to the sparkles!
Guidelines suggest men shouldn’t consume more than eight teaspoons (32g) of sugar a day or women six teaspoons (24g) a day.
Luckily, as Prosecco lovers we are quaffing one of the lowerer sugar content drinks, with a quarter of a teaspoon of sugar per glass.
Here’s a league table of sugar content (figure shown is the number of teaspoons):
Pint of Guinness or stout - 5
Pint of premium lager - 3.5
568ml bottle of Magners pear cider - 8.5
Pint of Strongbow dry cider - 3.5
175ml glass of mulled wine - 11
175ml glass of medium sweet wine - 2.5
Vodka and Red Bull - 7
Gin and tonic - 5.5
Vodka and Coca Cola - 6.5
Sambuca shot - 4
Amaretto shot - 4
50ml glass of Baileys - 2.5
50ml glass of Port - 3
50ml glass of sweet sherry - 2
Smirnoff Ice - 7.5
Barcardi Breezer - 5.25
Interesting reading, and a good reason to stick to the sparkles!
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