Look at my Cincinnati chili dogs I made last night from the spice packet Kristen sent me all the way from Canada. (She’s originally from Ohio.)
Then look at the drinks you probably want to avoid if you’re watching your girlish figure:
* White Russian, made of coffee liqueur, vodka, and cream, it has 863 calories!
* Mudslide, which is basically a White Russian with the addition of Bailey’s Irish Cream and chocolate syrup. No wonder it’s 851 calories.
* Hot Buttered Rum Latte exceeds the recommended daily intake of sugar by 36 grams.
* Chocolate Martini is probably the least evil on the list because “chocolate is healthy.” It’s also 438 calories.
* Admittedly, we had never heard of the Blushin’ Russian, and wonder why not because it has delicious Amaretto in it! Oh yeah, maybe because we’d rather take 404 calories as a Big Mac.
* Mulled Wine is bad?!?! We were crushed, but if you make it yourself and cut back on the sugar, you’ll do better than the usual 356 calories and 40 grams of carbs.
* Eggnog, surprisingly, is lower than the previous half dozen drinks with only 343 calories, but we think it’s evil comes from the fact that you drink at least one every night, everywhere you go, from Thanksgiving to New Year’s.
* Brandy Alexander has 297 calories. Oh well. There goes another luscious creamy drink.
* At 210 calories, Irish Coffee is the slimmest of the cocktails, but let’s not get crazy. It’s still 210 calories that you could down in 20 seconds (you’ll also burn your mouth, but that’s not the point, now is it?)
That info courtesy of Slashfood.
December 30th, 2007 at 11:00 am
OMG! I cannot believe the calorie count in a white russian!
I only drink White Russians when I have had the worst day possible in the entire year. So if you see my drinking white russians, beware, my friend, beware…
December 30th, 2007 at 11:01 am
What’s wrong with just slugging down some MD 20/20? That’s how I rolled when I was living in France.
By the way, tomorrow’s post in Directives is about YOU.
December 30th, 2007 at 11:05 am
You, as in poppy, or you as in me?
December 30th, 2007 at 11:08 am
You as in Poppy. You already get two posts today on Drivel, one pre-show and one post-show. Geez, do you want everything?
December 30th, 2007 at 11:09 am
And I will thank you to capitalize the P in Poppy in your remarks, thank you very much!
December 30th, 2007 at 11:10 am
Abs, stay away from the White Russians and the bad days.
Fab, (cover your ears) SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! So, I should, like, read that blog for once.
December 30th, 2007 at 11:13 am
Hey man, don’t get me wrong. I am thrilled to even get a mention in your blog…. I am not all that popular.
I am still waiting to get snacked. :-)
December 30th, 2007 at 11:15 am
Poppy–Only if you want to. God forbid you have to make an extra click.
Abs–I am going to make you a star, darling!
December 30th, 2007 at 11:40 am
Those chili dogs look really good & messy! And Ripley looks amazing, as usual, in that pic next to the Tortilla chips.
December 30th, 2007 at 11:47 am
now I am sad… and thankful I usually stick to beer or wine. But I do love an Irish coffee every once in awhile
December 30th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
Fab, you know for you I’ll do anything. (And by anything I mean make an extra click. ;)
Sour, they were really tasty despite the messiness (chili dogs are always messy!) and Ripley makes every day brighter.
Amanda, cheer up! At least you were picking the lowest cal bevvie without even knowing!
December 30th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
Damn. I love mulled wine. But I do normally stick to boring old white table wine or prosecco. I do love a white russian once in a while, though.
December 30th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
Moderation, my dear Nina, moderation.
December 30th, 2007 at 2:05 pm
Wow…guess I should be glad I can’t drink! I wonder how bad a vodka cranberry is? I used to dig those. Poor D — he used to love White Russians.
December 30th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
Bearette, I have no idea about the calorie count of drinks, but I’m sure somewhere online says. 64 calories per serving of vodka, and (I’m guessing) 150 calories per serving of cranberry juice, but I don’t think you put an entire serving of juice in.
December 30th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
That is just depressing… if I can’t enjoy a good white Russian now and again, what is the point? Besides only Americans thinking dying is optional…
December 30th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
Maman, moderation! Nothing wrong with the occasional overindulgance.
December 30th, 2007 at 5:51 pm
That’s not terrible, then.
December 31st, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Calories shmalories.
Mmmm. Cincinnati chili dogs! Nothing like cinnamon on your meat! (I am from there, too. Still live here, in fact! I came back. Not sure why… :))
I should send you some Skyline. You could be our taste tester!
January 2nd, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Bearette, way better than most of the drinks listed, that’s for sure!
Sybil, the cinnamon REALLY surprised me! Does Skyline have cinnamon too? I’d be happy to taste test!