Authors: Lisa Lillien
Hungry Girl (66 page)
CHEW ON THIS:
Americans spend about $10 billion annually at coffee outlets, according to the Specialty Coffee Association of America. |
Oops! You ordered a large blended coffee frappé and slurped it down while running errands. That frozen faux pas cost you about 550 calories and 20 grams of fat! To burn that off you'd have to: |
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Hand wash your car in the heat for nearly 3 hours
Times based on estimates for a 150-pound woman.
happy hour
cocktails
time to toss back some guilt-free sips.
Alcohol has lots of calories. That's not exactly a secret. The key to making guilt-free cocktails is figuring out what low-cal stuff to mix
with
that alcohol. That's where HG comes in! This chapter features some amazingly delicious drinks—and they each have no more than 175 calories (in fact, most have closer to 100). Keep in mind, any of these can be made without alcohol, and if you drink 'em that way (virgin style), you'll be saving close to 100 calories a drink. Cheers!
PER SERVING (entire recipe): 115 calories, 0g fat, 55mg sodium, 2g carbs, 0g fiber, 0.5g sugars, 0g protein |
This recipe is so awesome, you'll be able to fool
everyone
into thinking they're drinking a super-high-calorie margarita. If you don't like your drinks super-sweet, feel free to use just half of the lemonade drink mix.
Ingredients6 ounces diet lemon-lime soda
1½ ounces tequila
1 packet (two 5-calorie servings) sugar-free powdered lemonade drink mix
2 tablespoons lime juice
5 to 8 ice cubes
or
1 cup crushed ice
Optional: lime wedge (for garnish)
DirectionsStir all ingredients together, except for the ice.
For a frozen drink, place mixture in a blender with the ice and blend until smooth. Or simply pour mixture over ice and enjoy. If you like, serve with a lime wedge.
MAKES 1 SERVING
For a pic of this recipe, see the photo insert.
PER SERVING (entire recipe): 158 calories, 0.5g fat, 185mg sodium, 11g carbs, 1g fiber, 7g sugars, 3g protein |
Ingredients