Patient Information
V Krawec/Mar12
review Mar14
Alcohol and Weight
Many of us are unaware of the amount of calories contained in our favourite
alcoholic drinks. The table below shows the average equivalent calories of everyday
foods to help you to see how drinking may affect your weight.
Drink
Equivalent in food
Pint of Bitter (182 calories)
1 croissant
Pint of Guinness (210 calories)
1 portion of oven chips
Pint of Lager (227calories)
1 standard chocolate bar
Pint of dry cider
for example strongbow (205 calories)
1 jacket potato
Pint of Vintage cider 7 slices of bread
for example sheppys, westons
(574 calories)
175ml (small glass) wine (140 calories)
5 ryvita crispbreads
250ml wine (large glass) (170 calories)
1 packet milk chocolate buttons
Bottle of wine (600 calories)
½ large frozen pizza
35ml spirit for example whisky(78 calories)
1 digestive biscuit
25ml spirit such as vodka, gin
or rum plus non diet mixer (150 calories)
3 chip choc cookies
50ml amaretto (194 calories)
2 sausages
50ml baileys (160 calories)
1 packet of crisps
Alcopop such as Bacardi breezer 2 scoops of ice cream
(180 calories)
The other consideration is that often when drinking alcohol it increases our
temptation to eat snacks, particularly those high in fat and therefore calories.
This leaflet can be supplied in large print, on audio cassette or can be translated.
For more details contact the Communications Department on 01823 342462.
Musgrove Park Hospital is part of Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust