Girls night out: Low cal cocktails fit the bill

Over the holidays, showers, book clubs and girls night out take on special festivity. If you're hunting for some low calorie ideas for cocktails, take a look at these from Voli Light Vodka.

CosLOWpolitan

1 ½ oz Voli Lyte Vodka

1 oz fresh lime juice

1 oz Cranberry Juice

Glass: Martini

Garnish: Sugar / Orange peel

Method: Shake and strain

Approx. Calories: 82

LIME LYTE

1 ½ oz Voli Lyte

2 oz Club Soda

2 Lime Wedges

Glass: Rocks

Garnish: Lime

Method: Serve over ice

Squeeze and drop limes into drink and stir

Approx. Calories: 74

ESPRESSO CRÈME SODA

1 1/2 oz Voli Espresso Vanilla

Top with club soda

Glass: Rocks

Garnish: Espresso Beans

Method: Build over ice and stir

Approx. Calories: 81

FALL AFFAIR

2 oz Voli Orange Vanilla

1/2 oz Lemon Juice

1 oz of Apple Cider

2 Dash or Bitters

Dash of Cinnamon

Glass: Martini

Garnish: Dash of Cinnamon

Method: Add all ingredients.

Shake and Strain

Approx. Calories: 127

HOT & DIRTY MARTINI

2 1/2 oz Voli Lyte

1/2 oz Olive Juice

Dash of Tabasco Sauce

Glass: Martini

Garnish: Olives

Shake and Strain

Approx. Calories: 123

  PINK PUSSY CAT

1 oz. Voli Lemon

½ oz. Chambord

Dash Mole Bitters

Champagne

Glass: Champagne Flute

Garnish: Blueberry

                                                                                 

Shake well and stain

Approx. Calories: 110

Low-calorie entertaining for the holidays: Cocktails

If you're looking for light, low calorie ways to entertain over the holidays, the dilemma of what to serve for drinks come to mind. 

The folks at Voli Light Vodkas, which has about 1/3 fewer calories than other vodkas, sent along these recipes for cocktails that fit the bill and are elegant to boost!

RASPBERRY GODDESS

1 1/z oz Voli Raspberry Cocoa

2 oz Cranberry Juice

Lime Squeeze

Glass: Martini

Garnish: Raspberry/Blackberry

Method: Shake and strain

Approx. Calories: 110

VOLI GREEN GARDEN

1 ½ oz Voli Original

Cut green pepper

1 oz Lime Juice

1 Stevia packet

Handful of Basil

Glass: Martini

Garnish: Basil on top

Salt and Pepper rim

Method: Shake and strain

Approx. Calories: 100

SHAKERATO SHOT

1 ½ oz Voli Espresso Vanilla

½ packet Sweetener

Glass: Shot / Martini

Garnish: 3 Espresso Beans

Method: Shake well and strain

Approx. Calories: 85

Dazzling low calorie cocktails for your 4th of July party

Thanks to the fun and agreeable folks at Voli Light Vodka here are recipes to make you feel oh-so-cool and look oh-so-skinny. All the drinks are made from the world's first low calorie fruit and fusion-flavored vodka. 

ALSO READ: Cool, low-calorie dishes for the 4th of July

Voli Light Vodkas are on average 25 to 40 percent lower in calories than leading brands and the natural ingredients achieve the perfect balance of natural fruit flavors and vodka distilled from superior French wheat and pure spring water.

Voli is available for purchase at Beverage and More locations nationwide and retails for $19.99.

SUMMERTIME SEDUCTION

1 1/2 oz Voli Lyte

2 oz Lemonade

1 oz strawberry puree or 2 fresh strawberries

1/2 oz Agave Nectar

In a mixing tin, add ice, Voli Lyte, Lemonade, strawberry, agave and shake

Strain into a martini glass and top with Prosecco

Garnish: Strawberry

ALL AMERICAN LIME LYTE

1 1/2 oz Voli Lyte

2 oz Club Soda

2 lime wedges

Serve over ice. Squeeze and drop limes into drink and stir

Glass: rocks

Garnish: Lime

Approx Calories: 75

SUN TAN

1 1/2 Voli Orange Vanilla

2 oz Lemonade

1/2 oz Agave Nectar

1/2 oz Pineapple Juice

In a Mixing tin, Add ice, Voli Orange Vanilla

Lemonade, Agave Nectar, Pinapple Juice

Shake Strain into a rocks glass

Garnish: Orange Twist

Approx Calories: 144 Calories

ORANGE VANILLA DREAM

Voli Orange Vanilla

Splash of club soda

Approx Calories: 81

SKINNY PINK LEMONADE

Voli Lemon

Fresh Lemon Juice

Splash of Cranberry Juice

Shake and top with club soda

Approx Calories: 95

Low cal margarita is a good way to start those fitness resolutions

The good PR folks at Casa Noble sent out a press release touting this Skinny Margarita as a  low calorie option for the new year.  Makes sense to me.

According to Casa Noble, a margarita made with a mix (or one of those pre-bottled drinks) comes in around 327 calories.  This one has less than 190 calories.  So if you are preparing for a New Years Day marathon at your house, consider offering this mixology as an alternative:

Skinny Margarita
2 oz Casa Noble Crystal
1 oz fresh lime juice (or the juice of 1 whole lime)
¾ oz La Sierra agave nectar (or other organic agave nectar)

Method: Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake, strain and serve up or on the rocks. Garnish with a lime wheel.
 
For more information on Casa Noble, visit www.casanobletequila.com