Low-Calorie Drinks for St. Patty’s Day

Sadly adding green dye to your beer doesn’t make it any healthier.

But don’t worry – you’re in luck! We’ve put together a list of some deliciously festive and low calorie drink options you can make this St. Patrick’s Day:

You’ll feel lucky when you realize this drink will only set you back 90 calories!

Lucky Mojito (90 Calories)

Ingredients

• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. water
• 1 pinch fresh ginger
• 3 medium basil leaves
• 3 mint leaves
• Juice of half a lime
• 1 oz. white rum (or vodka)
• Club Soda

Preparation

• In the bottom of a Collins (or mixing glass) muddle sugar, water, herbs and lime juice
• Add rum (or vodka, if you prefer) and stir
• Top with crushed ice and club soda
• Garnish with a lime wheel

Who needs a four-leaf clover when you have one of these!?

Shamrock Martini (148 Calories)

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Midori melon liqueur
• 1 oz. melon vodka
• 1 oz. club soda
• Twist of lime

Preparation

• Place martini glass in freezer to chill
• Pour vodka, liqueur and club soda into a martini shaker halfway filled with ice
• Stir until well chilled (shaking a martini with club soda is not advisable)
• Pour into chilled glass and add lime garnish

Enjoy this 150 calories drink at your next fiesta!

Green Sangria (115 Calories)

Ingredients

• 1 bottle of Pinot Grigio
• 1 oz. Midori melon liqueur
• ½ Green Apple (cored and sliced)
• ½ lime (sliced)
• ¼ English cucumber (sliced)
• 10 mint leaves
• ½ kiwi (peeled and sliced)
• Club Soda (or diet lemon-lime soda or diet ginger ale)

Preparation

• Peel, core and slice your fruit as needed
• Combine all ingredients, except soda, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and no more than 8 hours
• Spoon some of the fruit into a wine glass before pouring the wine
• Top-off with a splash of soda to taste

(yields 6 servings)