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Wine vs Vodka

  • 07-05-2012 6:09pm
    #1
    NinjaK
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 963 ✭✭✭


    I workout and im trying to lose a bit of weight so im thinking of cutting out my beer intake. Im just wondering which would you think is the better drink for losing some weight and for bodybuilding? I know neither is 'good' but I like to enjoy my fri/sat nights so I want to drink something.
    btw vodka with a mixer, like juice or coke or something


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  • #2
    KingK
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭KingK


    Vodka and a juice of some sort is far better than a glass of wine


  • #3
    banquet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 119 ✭✭banquet


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=57902740&postcount=10


  • #4
    NinjaK
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 963 ✭✭✭NinjaK


    KingK wrote: »
    Vodka and a juice of some sort is far better than a glass of wine
    Why do you say that? Don't they say wine is good for you?


  • #5
    MagicMirror
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25 ✭MagicMirror


    NinjaK wrote: »
    KingK wrote: »
    Vodka and a juice of some sort is far better than a glass of wine
    Why do you say that? Don't they say wine is good for you?
    Wine=lots and lots of calories
    Vodka=substantially less
    [diet mixer, not juice]


  • #6
    UL_heart_throb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 372 ✭✭UL_heart_throb


    banquet wrote: »
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=57902740&postcount=10

    jesus christ that is some post.
    NinjaK wrote: »
    Why do you say that? Don't they say wine is good for you?

    one glass of red wine a day (small glass) is supposed to be good for your heart due to antioxidants. The research/evidence on this is shaky at best.

    Anything more than 21 units a week is fairly well accepted as being contrary to good health (for a male). 5 pints of guinness is about 12 units. A bottle of 13% white wine is about 8 units.

    Anyway, as the epic rubadub post implies, your drinking behaviour needs to be taken into account. But generally speaking vodka and diet soda is probably the less calorific drink in the bar per unit alcohol.


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  • #7
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,062 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    KingK wrote: »
    Vodka and a juice of some sort is far better than a glass of wine
    I really doubt that it is tbh.

    Bottle of wine = 525 calories (source = here
    The data says its 70.5g of alcohol. Dry white wine is probably the best choice.

    So the equivilent amount in vodka would be about 493 calories (here). Which is 6 to 7 vodka depending on which it is.


    Vodka alone is slightly less. But adding juice its actually a worse choice, certainly not "far better".
    MagicMirror wrote: »
    Wine=lots and lots of calories
    Vodka=substantially less
    [diet mixer, not juice]

    Not really. From he numbers above wine isn't lots and lots of calories.
    Vodka and a diet mixer is a little less. But certainly not substantially so. Both are mroe or less equal really. For reference an equal amount of beer would be c.650 calories.


    OP, take your pick between a dry white wine or vodka with a diet mixer.


  • #8
    NinjaK
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 963 ✭✭✭NinjaK


    when ye say diet mixer do ye mean something like coke zero?


  • #9
    Hanley
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 21,981 ✭✭✭✭Hanley


    NinjaK wrote: »
    when ye say diet mixer do ye mean something like coke zero?

    He does!


  • #10
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,062 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Coke Zero, Diet coke, Pepsi Max*, Sprite Zero etc

    *Pepsi were really years ahead of Coca-Cola in terms of diet/sugar free marketing


  • #11
    colman1212
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭colman1212


    Vodka, Soda water & lime. Awesome.... Although it does look a bit gay when all your mates are drinking pints.


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  • #12
    madma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,773 ✭✭✭madma


    im on the same buzz as you op for the next while

    i found a great mixer which i use alot now

    mi-wadi. i use the blackcurrant, no added sugar and according to the label on the back theres nothing in it. i mix the mi-wadi with water and have plenty of ice aswel.


  • #13
    opinion guy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,001 ✭✭✭✭opinion guy


    banquet wrote: »
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=57902740&postcount=10

    He's put WAAAAYYYYYY too much thought into that:eek:


  • #14
    BOHtox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,314 ✭✭✭BOHtox


    What about vodka and a mixer when compared to beer or cider?


  • #15
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,062 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    BOHtox wrote: »
    What about vodka and a mixer when compared to beer or cider?
    In the post above, wine vrs vodka and diet mixer vrs Beer
    Mellor wrote: »
    I really doubt that it is tbh.

    Bottle of wine = 525 calories
    So the equivilent amount in vodka would be about 493 calories .
    ...For reference an equal amount of beer would be c.650 calories.


    Cider would be higher again and the type of beer would cause some variance.


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