Worried About The Calories In Wine?
They say a glass a day is good for you, but should you be worried about the
calories in wine? Well, if you're thinking about adding a glass a day, you'll have
to compensate for the added calories or risk developing a larger middle. Since the calories
in wine are moderate, that should only be a matter of adding a bit of exercise or taking a
couple of less bites of dessert.
That probably depends on your own personal habits and preference. If you have 1 drink a day
and are hell bent on continuing to do so, perhaps making sure that drink is red wine will be more
beneficial to your health. If you don't drink at all, starting now hardly seems worth it.
Did you know that not all wines have the same caloric value? For example, a 4 oz glass of ruby port
has a whopping 185 calories while a white zinfandel has only 80. Most wines have about 100 calories per
4 oz serving. Here's a list of some of the more popular ones:
Calories in Wine
White Zinfandel . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sauvignon Blanc . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Chablis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Caubernet Sauvignon. . . . . . . . . 90
Chardonnay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Reisling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Merlot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Champagne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Chianti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Sangria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Madeira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Port (white) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Port (ruby) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
To combat the calories in wine for an average 100 calorie glass one has a couple of options.
The first is to exercise more. To burn off 100 calories, you could cycle for 10 minutes, walk for
15 minutes, dance for 20 minutes or garden for 30 minutes. The other option is to eat less -
you could switch to low fat mayo or use mustard instead, go with one less slice of cheese on your sandwich,
switch to low fat dressing or skip the morning donut which would elimate a lot more than 100 calories!
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