I, like most people look forward to Friday night drinks,
with quite a sizable amount of enthusiasm i should add however it has never
crossed my mind how many calories I was actually consuming whilst out having a
few cheeky reds.
I never associated alcohol with excess calories, so when
my boyfriend passed me an article out of the Financial Review informing me that
1 glass of wine equals 1 Timtam I was flabbergasted...... NO WAY!
So began my journey of discovering just how many Timtams
are in my drink.
The below table is a small list of my favourite (and my
friend’s favourite) drinks. It lists the drink’s equivalent in the number of
TimTams and calories per average serve/glass/bottle.
Have a quick look through the table, multiple how many
drinks you have on an average night out by your favourite drink (example:
G&T x 4 = 440. Equates to 4.5 timtams) and viola! That’s your drink-TimTam
equivalent intake.
If your favourite drink is not covered in the list, here are some simple rules to help you figure it out.
1 shot of spirits = 1 Timtam
200mls or short glass of soft drink = 3/4 of a TimTam
Milk based cocktails = half a packet of TimTams
Beers = approximately 1-2 TimTams
|
Drink
|
Number of TimTams
|
Total calories
|
|
SPIRITS
|
|
|
|
White Rum & coke
|
1
|
120
|
|
Bundy Rum & coke (dark rum)
|
2 and a half
|
248
|
|
Gin & tonic
|
1
|
110
|
|
Vodka cranberry
|
1 and a half
|
170
|
|
Vodka redbull
|
2
|
213
|
|
Bourbon & coke
|
1
|
120
|
|
Scotch & coke
|
1
|
120
|
|
Whisky & ginger ale
|
1 and a half
|
160
|
|
Chambord & lemonade
|
2
|
195
|
|
Jager bombs (1/2 can red bull)
|
1 and a half
|
159
|
|
Soho & lemonade
|
2
|
195
|
|
Tequila shot
|
1
|
97
|
|
|
|
|
|
RED WINE
|
|
|
|
Medium glass (160ml)
|
1
|
106
|
|
Small glass (120ml)
|
1
|
82
|
|
|
|
|
|
WHITE WINE
|
|
|
|
Medium glass (160ml) DRY
|
1
|
112
|
|
Small glass (120ml) DRY
|
1
|
84
|
|
Medium glass (160ml) SWEET
|
1 and a half
|
157
|
|
Small glass (120ml) SWEET
|
1
|
118
|
|
|
|
|
|
BEERS
|
|
|
|
Corona, Asahi, Stella, Heineken
|
1 and a half
|
139
|
|
James Squire golden ale
|
1 and a half
|
138
|
|
Pure Blonde low carb
|
1
|
107
|
|
XXXX summer lager
|
1
|
99
|
|
Coopers original pale ale
|
1 and a half
|
131
|
|
Hoegaarden
|
1 and a half
|
143
|
|
VB original
|
1 and a half
|
143
|
|
Guiness Draught
|
1 and a half
|
158
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cider
|
|
|
|
Montieths apple cider
|
1 and a half
|
132
|
|
Bulmers apple cider
|
1 and a half
|
135
|
|
Bulmers pear cider
|
1 and a half
|
149
|
|
Pipsqueak cider
|
1 and a half
|
135
|
|
Rekorderlig strawberry & lime
|
2
|
208
|
|
|
|
|
|
COCKTAILS
|
|
|
|
Apple Martini
|
1 and a half
|
160
|
|
Vodka based Martini
|
2
|
210
|
|
Gin based Martini
|
2 and a half
|
265
|
|
Long Island Tea
|
2 and a half
|
276
|
|
Mojito
|
1 and a half
|
149
|
|
Margarita
|
2 and a half
|
371
|
|
Bloody Mary
|
1
|
125
|
|
Pina Colada
|
2 and a half
|
245
|
|
Tequila Sunrise
|
2 and a half
|
230
|
|
White Russian
|
5 and a half
|
567
|
|
|
|
|
|
CHAMPAGNE
|
|
|
|
Medium glass 160ml
|
1
|
113
|
|
Small glass (120ml)
|
1
|
85
|
1 TimTam = 98 calories
*number of TimTams have been rounded to the nearest whole
or half biscuit
Alcohol is enjoyable and in moderation and for those over
50 it has health benefits (only applies to red wine, sorry all you sauvignon
blanc lovers). For the rest of us, in moderation and within the guidelines alcohol
is not harmful to health however for those of us who drink beyond moderation,
there are health risk and HUGE calorie gains.
So the next time you decide 1 more round won’t
hurt.....just visualize how many TimTams you’ve already had....
Tips to lighten your calorie intake
-Choose drinks with lower alcohol content, such as light
beers and wines with a lower percentage of alcohol, less alcohol equals less
calories.
- Limit your consumption of dessert wines or dry wines as
they contain more calories
- Substitute tonic and soft drink mixes with soda water
- Request diet soft drinks to cut calorie intake
- When ordering lemon lime mixed drinks, request for freshly
squeezed lime and not lime cordial, in fact avoid any drinks where the
bartender adds cordial!
- Alternate between an alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink
throughout the night
