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How to stay healthy during the summer while drinking cocktails

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The summer season is here and we all want to imagine ourselves at the edge of a swimming pool or a rooftop tasting delicious cocktails. But how can we stay healthy between alcohol and heat?

Nutritionist Kimberly Snyder works with celebrities to keep them fit. She advises via an interview with VOGUE, to be selective in choosing our drink. For wine, for example, we can choose an organic or biodynamic bottle, “…to avoid extra sulphates”. For spirits, on the other hand, it is best to avoid pre-mixed beverages because they usually contain refined sugar, preservatives, and color additives. It is therefore best to choose cocktails with fresh ingredients such as lemon juice or crushed berries.

Another option for spirit lovers is to drink them dry on the rocks. A glass of vodka or tequila with ice plus a splash of lemon juice will do the job. Snyder adds that drinks like kombucha make an excellent base for cocktails. This is low sugar, increases antioxidants and contains vitamin B. It is perfect for avoiding hangovers.

 

Fighting dehydration is just as important during the summer

To drink and stay light and hydrated, it is advisable to opt for pineapple, anti-inflammatory fruit, and coconut water, which thanks to its electrolytes helps balance dehydration caused by alcohol.

Selecting low-alcohol drinks is just as useful. Shims cocktails are known to be elegant and low in alcohol as they are prepared with lighter spirits. At the same time, they are refreshing. If you want to know more about them, we recommend reading Shims: low alcohol cocktails.

 

Ketonic Vodka

Nazanin’Naz’ Khanjani, a TV character in New Zealand, has published a new alcoholic drink: Ketonic. This drink is based on vodka and coconut which avoids the feeling of bloating. It literally detoxifies you when you drink. Ketonic contains 2.5 g of sugar and 3.8 g of carbohydrates, so it has no fat or sacrifices in taste.

 

Low Calorie Cocktails

To alternate between light cocktails in calories that will help cool you down, you can opt for these recipes:

Skinny mojito with 50 calories

 

Ingredients:
-60 ml of rum
-7.5 ml agave syrup
-5 mint leaves
-3 lime wedges
-1 club soda

Gin tonic with 55 calories

 

Ingredients:
-60 ml gin
-1 tablespoon lemon juice
-1 teaspoon organic rose water (try the Steenbergs brand).
– Some slices of cucumber
– Tonic water

80-calorie Blueberry Bubbly Mint

 

Ingredients:
-15 ml Cranberry vodka
-15 ml club soda
-A teaspoon of Saint Germain’s liqueur (or agave syrup)
-6 mint leaves
-6 blueberries, fresh (or frozen)
-Ice

 

Don’t drink and drive. Enjoy responsibly.

 

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