Drinks

PINA COLADA

* 1 oz Bacardi light rum
* 1 oz Bacardi dark rum
* 2 oz sugar-free cream of coconut
* 1 oz sugar-free pineapple syrup (instead of pineapple juice)
* Pineapple wedge

Combine the first four ingredients in a blender with ice and blend
until smooth. Pour into a hurricane or wine glass and serve with a
straw. Garnish with a wedge of pineapple (tiny umbrellas not required).

Courtesy of Dr. Douglas J. Markham, author of Low-Carb Cocktails

142 calories

2 g carbs

BLOODY MARY

* Juice of six limes
* 1 tbsp celery seeds
* 3 tbsp prepared
  horseradish
* 1 1/2 cups pepper vodka, like
  Stoli Pertsovka, chilled
* 2 quarts tomato juice
* 2 tbsp hot sauce
* 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
* Salt and pepper
* Celery or cucumber slices

Combine the lime juice, celery
seeds, and horseradish in a
pitcher. Smash the mixture with
the end of a wooden spoon. Add
vodka, tomato juice, hot sauce,
and Worcestershire sauce; season
with salt and pepper; then
stir. Garnish with celery or cucumber
slice and serve over ice.

Courtesy of Food Network chef Tyler Florence

217 calories

17 g carbs

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BULL'S EYE

* 1/2 cup Cruzan Light Rum
* 1/2 cup orange juice
  (although it can be hard
  to find, the red juice from
  blood oranges is ideal)
* 1/2 cup peach nectar
* 1/2 cup Perrier

Add the rum, orange juice, peach
nectar, and Perrier to a pitcher
and stir together until well
blended. Divide the mixture
equally between two highball
glasses, each filled to the rim
with ice. Serve immediately.

Recipe designed exclusively for Men's Fitness by Ted Allen, food and drink expert and co-star of Bravo TV's Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

192 calories

31g carbs

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WILD BERRY MOJITO

* 12-14 fresh mint leaves
* 1 oz simple syrup *
* Fresh blackberries,
  blueberries, or raspberries
* Juice of one lime
* 1 oz Cruzan Light Rum
* Club soda

Using the end of a wooden
spoon, smash the mint, simple
syrup, wild berries, and lime
juice together in the bottom of
a highball. Fill glass with crushed
ice, add rum, and stir until the
ice begins to melt. Top with club
soda. * To make simple syrup,
bring an equal amount of
water and artificial sweetener
to a boil, stir, and allow to cool.

Courtesy of Tony Abou-Ganim, author of The Modern Mixologist

97 calories

8g carbs

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SANGRIA

* 2 cups red wine
* 2 cups club soda
* 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
* 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
* 1/2 cup Splenda
* 1/4 cup Diet Tang or favorite
  Crystal Light fruit drink
* 1 lemon, sliced into circles
* 1 lime, sliced into circles

Mix the ingredients together in
a large punch bowl. Refrigerate
until ready to serve. Pour into
glasses over ice.

Recipe courtesy of George Stella, Host of Low Carb and Lovin' It on Food Network

93 calories

5g carbs

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FROZEN MANDRIN
MARGARITA

* 2 parts Absolut Mandrin
* 1 part triple sec
* 1 part sweet 'n' sour mix
* Splash of orange juice
* Splash of lime juice

Pour all ingredients over ice
in blender. Blend until smooth.
Pour into margarita glass.
"Margaritas make the perfect summer drink,"
says Noah Tepperberg, co-owner of the Strategic
Group and some of the country's hottest
nightclubs. "They take you to a place that's
warm and tropical.', Toast the sunset with
Noah's classic 'Rita recipe, or try his Afternoon
Delight--"It's light and refreshing with
no bitter aftertaste." To make, mix two parts
Diet 7-Up, one part Absolut Apeach, and a
splash of orange juice. Serve over ice.

219 calories

14g carbs

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