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These top healthy low calorie alcoholic drinks deliver on flavor! You don’t have to give anything up with these tasty cocktails.

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Looking to lighten up your drinks? Alcoholic drinks can average 250 calories per cocktail (or more!). One way to reduce calories when it comes to cocktails: drink in moderation. Drink one cocktail per sitting, and you don’t have to worry about calories!

The other rule with cocktails: liquor contributes the most calories. Use less alcohol, and you’ll have less calories! To see how fast calories can add up, here’s a list of calories in alcohol:

  • Calories in Prosecco: 19 per ounce, 57 per 3-ounce drink
  • Calories in wine: 23 per ounce, 69 per 3-ounce drink
  • Calories in vodka: 64 per ounce, 192 per 3-ounce drink
  • Calories in rum: 65 per ounce, 195 per 3-ounce drink
  • Calories in tequila: 69 per ounce, 207 per 3-ounce drink
  • Calories in whiskey: 71 per ounce, 213 per 3-ounce drink
  • Calories in gin: 74 per ounce, 222 per 3-ounce drink

Which are the best healthy cocktails to choose? Here’s our list of top low calorie alcoholic drinks with less than 150 calories! These drinks have no flavor trade-offs, but use 0 calorie mixers or clever tricks to deliver massive results. Ready to get started?

And now…healthy low calorie alcoholic drinks to try!

More low calorie drinks: mocktails!

The alcohol is by far the top contributor to calories in cocktails. So for healthy alcoholic drinks, why not consider dropping the alcohol altogether? These delicious mocktails are just as delicious as their liquor-based counterparts:

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We’re Alex & Sonja Overhiser: cookbook authors, busy parents, & a real life couple who cooks together! We started the A Couple Cooks food blog in 2010 to share simple, seasonal recipes, healthy meal planning tips, and the joy of cooking. All recipes are written & photographed by us (and tested on our two kids!).

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