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Ok, this is a silly one.
So I used to drink low alcohol drinks as I liked the taste and drive too regularly to get much alcohol in my system, but those are off the menu because they are empty carbs.
However, I'm off on a cruise in July and so don't have to worry about driving and was thinking, carbs make the numbers go up, but alcohol can make them go down.
So is there a "happy medium" where the carbs are offset by the alcohol so I can have a little tipple?
I realise we all react differently to carbs and alcohol so this is a "how long is a piece of string" sort of question but I was curious as to people's experiences.
Of course, as I never drink normally I'm what can be described as "a cheap date", so going for the hard stuff is probably pushing it unless watered down with a generous mixer.
So I used to drink low alcohol drinks as I liked the taste and drive too regularly to get much alcohol in my system, but those are off the menu because they are empty carbs.
However, I'm off on a cruise in July and so don't have to worry about driving and was thinking, carbs make the numbers go up, but alcohol can make them go down.
So is there a "happy medium" where the carbs are offset by the alcohol so I can have a little tipple?
I realise we all react differently to carbs and alcohol so this is a "how long is a piece of string" sort of question but I was curious as to people's experiences.
Of course, as I never drink normally I'm what can be described as "a cheap date", so going for the hard stuff is probably pushing it unless watered down with a generous mixer.