When it comes to the Atkins diet or any other low-carb diet, having a few drinks can completely ruin your diet and knock you completely out of ketosis. Beer, wine, and basically any regular cocktail are all loaded with carbohydrates and sugars. When giving up carbohydrates you have to give up so many of the foods and drinks you already love, you shouldn’t have to give up your cocktails too! There are ways of getting around your diet to have a few drinks without spoiling all your weeks of hard work and dieting.
Hard liquors such as Gin, Rum, Vodka, Tequila, and Whiskey all have zero carbohydrates. Also, you may already be aware of the fact that nearly all diet sodas, including diet tonic water, have no carbohydrates. This makes for a few no carb drinks, but that still doesn’t leave you with too many options. However, there are websites where you can purchase zero carb mixers and flavored syrups anywhere between $5-10. With mixers from www.bajabob.com or syrups from www.davincigourmet.com there is an endless list of cocktails that you can come up with, without ruining your diet! Just be sure that you pay attention to the different mixers at Baja Bob’s, because not all of them have zero carbohydrates. You may also want to mix the DaVinci Gourmet syrups with water, before mixing into your drinks. Here are just a few ideas that you can try at home.
Rum & Coke (You can get this one anywhere)
Rum
Diet Coke
Margaritas
Tequila (be sure to check the label, cheaper brands may contain sugar)
Baja Bob Original Margarita Mix (This comes in different flavors like mango and strawberry)
You can either pour over ice for a “margarita on the rocks” or blend with ice to make a frozen margarita
Long Island Iced Tea (This one’s sure to knock you off your feet after only 1 or 2)
Gin
Rum
Tequila
Vodka
Diet Coke
Baja Bob Loco Lemon Sweet & Sour Mix
Ebola
Tequila
Vodka
Rum
Gin
Whisky
DaVinci Gourmet Sugar Free Pineapple Syrup
Apple Martini (Sweet & Simple)
Vodka
Baja Bob Sour Apple Martini Mix
Mojito
Rum
Baja Bob Havana Cabana Mojito Mix (This has a mint & lime taste to it)
Soda Water
Peach Tequila
Tequila
DaVinci Gourmet Sugar Free Peach Syrup
DaVinci Gourmet Sugar Free Pineapple Syrup
Hurricane (This one is one of my personal favorites!)
Vodka
Gin
Rum
Baja Bob Tropical Trouble Hurricane Mix
Vodka & Lime
Vodka
DaVinci Gourmet Sugar Free Lime Syrup
You can try these and many other combinations of drinks! A great place to get drink recipes www.webtender.com, however, you will need to substitute many different ingredients to maintain your no-to-low carb diet, but with the Baja Bob mixers & DaVinci Gourmet syrups along with a little creativity you can come up with great new drinks without feeling guilty!
http://www.shapefit.com/alcohol-calories.html
