Is there really such thing as a healthy alcoholic drink? While no one considers alcohol to be healthy, there are some ways to get your vitamins and minerals while drinking an alcoholic beverage. Here are a few drinks that have some nutritional value.
Healthy Alcoholic Drinks: Red wine – Good wine, especially good red wine, has a lot of health benefits (due to its antioxidant properties), but it is also high in calories. Look for low calorie wines and stick with one glass a day.
Healthy Alcoholic Drinks: Screwdriver (vodka and orange juice) – Orange juice has a ton of Vitamin C but it also has a ton of sugar. There are about 150 calories per glass of OJ. But at least you will be getting an essential vitamin.
Healthy Alcoholic Drinks: Strawberry daiquiri or margarita – If there is real fruit in it, you will be getting some of your daily fruit intake. Make the margarita lighter for a little healthier drink: less tequila and more ice.
Healthy Alcoholic Drinks: V8 and vodka – V8 juice consists of mostly tomato juice and some fruit juices. Tomato juice is healthy because of its high content of lycopenes, Vitamins A, C, K, and the mineral potassium.
Healthy Alcoholic Drinks: Low calorie alcoholic drinks – While it may not necessarily be healthy, low-calorie beer will help prevent the beer gut (or, at least, slow it down). Look for a beer that advertises low carbohydrates. You can also try low calorie wines and low-calorie liquors.
More alcoholic drinks for your health: Visit WomensHealth.com to find recipes for the ‘best drinks for your health’. The website provides five drink recipes that will boost your immunity, bust stress, and more. All five recipes involve the same syrupy concoction, which is mixed with your different liquors and spices.
Healthy Tip: Anything mixed with fruit juice is bound to provide more health benefits than mixing your alcohol with soda. Besides, drinking it with soda will only encourage bloating due to all the carbonation.
Doctors recommend that men keep it to two drinks and that women have only one drink per day. The standard drink size is five ounces of wine, 12 ounces of beer, and 1.5 ounces of spirits. Many studies have been done that suggest alcohol in moderation can have some health benefits. However, there are probably not enough benefits for you to start drinking if you don’t care to do so.
Source: WebMD