Holiday drinks: Good cheer, but watch the calories
Whether it's hot buttered rum or spiced apple cider, find out how many calories are in your holiday drink favorites.
For many, seasonal celebrations aren't complete without festive holiday drinks — mulled red wine, homemade hot cocoa, chilled champagne or creamy eggnog. Though these holiday drinks are often part of festivities and time-honored traditions, they do add extra calories to what likely is a calorie-laden menu.
If you're serving up a bit of holiday cheer this year, keep in mind these calorie counts.
| Holiday drinks | Calories |
|---|---|
| Champagne punch, 4 ounces (oz.) or 118 milliliters (mL) | 74 |
| Champagne, 4 oz. (118 mL) | 99 |
| Creme de menthe liqueur, 1.5 oz. (44 mL) | 159 |
| Eggnog, alcoholic, 8 oz. (237 mL) | 394 |
| Eggnog, nonalcoholic, 8 oz. (237 mL) | 343 |
| Fruit smoothie, made with fruit and yogurt, 12 oz. (355 mL) | 298 |
| Hot buttered rum, 8 oz. (237 mL | 292 |
| Hot cocoa (homemade), made with whole milk, 8 oz. (237 mL) | 190 |
| Irish cream liqueur, 4 oz. (118 mL) | 407 |
| Margarita, frozen, 8 oz. (237 mL) | 181 |
| Martini, 3 oz. (89 mL) | 197 |
| Mulled red wine, 5 oz. (148 mL) | 125 |
| Sangria, 8 oz. (237 mL) | 176 |
| Scotch on the rocks, 1.5 oz. (44 mL) | 105 |
| Sparkling grape juice, 8 oz. (237 mL) | 150 |
| Spiced apple cider, 8 oz. (237 mL) | 117 |
| Whiskey sour, 3 oz. (89 mL) | 123 |
| Wine spritzer, 5 oz. (148 mL) | 72 |
| Wine, nonalcoholic, 5 oz. (148 mL) | 9 |
| Wine, red, 5 oz. (148 mL) | 125 |
| Wine, white, 5 oz. (148 mL) | 121 |
Sources: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, 2007; USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies, 2.0., 2006. Actual calories may vary by brand or recipe.
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