The holiday season is full of cheer as well as cheerful spirits in the form of delicious cocktails and scrumptious platters of finger food. It’s tough to remain strong and avoid all the good things that seem to come towards you wherever you go. You can stay strong and still enjoy yourself, by mixing cocktails which have very few calories. These drinks will not mess up with your workout gains either. You don’t have to feel guilty about ruining your entire year’s hard work if you party healthily. Check out these 6 cocktails which will help you maintain your fitness levels even in party season:
Hot Toddy
Whiskey drinkers would love this cocktail. You can make this not only for parties but also after a workout, as it has some really healthy ingredients, such as Chrysanthemum tea which helps to control high blood pressure and hypertension.
What you need
Lemon -1/2 oz
Honey Syrup (2:1) – 1/2 oz
Yamazaki 12 Japanese Whisky – 1.5 oz
Chrysanthemum Tea (Hot) – 3 oz
Angostura Bitters – a dash
Mix all of these and garnish with lemon peel and cloves.
Slim Sangria
This cocktail will supply you with fiber, carbs, minerals, essential vitamins. It has red wine which is an anti-oxidant and has been proved to inhibit fat cell development and delay the growth of fat cells.
What you need
5 ounces Red wine – 5 oz
Half of a small orange
Half an apple
1/4th lime, cut into small slices
1/4th sliced lemon
Mix all the ingredients together to get a tasteful cocktail you’ll enjoy with a clear conscience.
Americano with a twist
A small addition to the regular recipe of the Americano makes it refreshing, low calorie and tipsy-proof.
What you need
Campari – 1 ½ oz
Sweet Vermouth – 1 ½ oz
Soda water and orange
Mix the Vermouth and Campari with soda water and garnish with orange to give a nice twist to the cocktail.
Strong Siberian
This cousin of the much loved White Russian is so full of carrot juice that it may be passed off as a little boozy juice cleanse. Carrots are full of vitamin A, as well as vitamins D, E, C and K. It has minerals like calcium, potassium, and magnesium too, making this cocktail quite healthy.
What you need
Mamont Vodka – 2 oz
Raki – ½ oz
Carrot juice – 4 oz
One large cube of ice
In a shaker filled with ¾ths ice, shake carrot juice, Raki, and vodka. Strain this over one large ice cube in a beautiful glass and garnish with some orange zest.
Blue Mamontauk
This is a cocktail for those who love the taste of rejuvenating coconut water. Blue Mamontauk replenishes lost electrolytes coconut water is one of the main ingredients. It has fewer calories and will hydrate your body too.
What you need
Mamont vodka 2 oz
Coconut water, preferably Thai – 3 oz
Sweet coconut milk – 3 oz
Blue Butterfly Pea Extract – 3 drops
Orange slice as garnish
Mix all of these together and enjoy the fresh taste of vodka and coconut.
Mammoth beet
As the name suggests, this cocktail has beet, along with egg white and lemon juice. It’s packed with protein with citrus hints and is considered to be one of the best post-workout cocktails.
What you need
Mamont vodka – 2 oz
A dash of Dry Vermouth
An egg white
1 tablespoon of Beet Juice
½ an oz lemon juice
Dill sprig
First, boil the beets, cool the juice and set it aside. Then, chill your coupe glass with water and ice and take it out when the glass becomes frosty. Spray inside the chilled coupe glass with Dry Vermouth, then in a Boston Shaker, shake the lemon juice and egg white for about 15 seconds. Add the ice to fill up to 3/4th of the glass. Add the cooled beet juice and vodka and shake again. Then strain the contents of the shaker into the coupe glass and garnish with a dill sprig.
Since you are only human, you are bound to give in to temptation, in the form of drinking high calorie, low in nutrition cocktails. But these low-calorie cocktails will help you stay in shape even during the party season, especially if you drink no more than two.