Benefits of Alcohol - or is it Bad? Recipe
Ingredients
- Beer, 12 oz, 149 calories
- Light Beer, 12 oz, 110 calories
- Red wine, 4 oz, 80 calories
- Dry white wine, 4 oz, 85 calories
- Sweet white wine, 4 oz, 105 calories
- Liquer (vodka, gin, whisky, etc), 1 oz, 65 calories
- Sweet Liquer (Drambuie, Cointreau, Kahlua, etc), 1.5 oz, 188 calories
- Champagne, 4 oz, 84 calories
- Margarita, 4 oz, 168 calories
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 1134g | |
| Calories 623 | |
| Calories from Fat 0 | 0% |
| Total Fat 0.0g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 0.0g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 49mg | 2% |
| Potassium 612mg | 17% |
| Total Carbs 29.73g | 8% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.0g | 0% |
| Sugars 3.89g | 3% |
| Protein 2.7g | 4% |
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