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Counting the Calories

Beer is one of the least calorific alcoholic drinks......

Beer 4.5% ABV

Half pint

110 cals

Gin and Tonic

25ml gin/180ml tonic

121 cals

Sparkling wine

125ml

131 cals

Cola/soft drink

Half pint

136 cals

Table wine

175ml

175 cals

Sweet wine/Vermouth

125ml

200 cals

Bacardi Breezer

330ml

220 cals

Milk Shake

125ml

284 cals

Beer is packed with many of the nutrients the body needs for a healthy diet. In the old days it gained the accolade 'liquid bread'. We know that cereals are good for us, beer is made from cereals, but we often fail to make the healthy connection. Unlike other alcoholic drinks it is chock full of vitamins and minerals. A litre of beer will supply 10% of your daily protein needs, wine has none. It has absolutely no cholesterol or fat and has useful quantities of soluble fibre. It has no more calories than a serving of wine, and a lot less than milk or apple juice. Alcohol itself has been shown to benefit our heart and circulation systems. Polyphenols in beer are as effective at scavenging harmful cancer inducing free radicals as those in red wine.
In moderation, beer does not make you fat and its constituents are proven to help make a balanced diet. This message echoes the 1930's campaign with the strapline 'Beer is good for you'.

Fat and Cholesterol Free
Containing zero fat and zero cholesterol, beer has a healthy role to play in everyday diet......

Product

Fat (g/kg)

Cholesterol (g/kg)

eggs

Tuna fish

155

0.45

Eggs

112

5.82

Sardines

51.8

0.52

Milk

3.2

0.08

Orange juice

2.3

0

Beer

0

0