Cheat's Chicken Paella
Great option to get 3-4 serves veg in and vary the carbs based on needs
Thanks CSIRO Gut Health cookbook. Though why do my pictures never look as good as yours?
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Low carb beer:
Food and beverage companies are particularly astute at jumping or initiating trends. One such trend is the increase in low-carb beer products and consumption in recent years. The idea being that reducing the carbohydrate in beer is seen as a healthier choice. Is it really making that much difference? One study showed that people who drink low carb beer usually drink more of it. Thinking back to my prior post on the energy in alcohol: you are just taking in more alcohol energy by drinking more. Because the predominant source of energy in a drink (excluding mixers) is the alcohol content.
The other misconception is that beer is full of sugar or carbohydrate. That simply isn’t the case. Beer only contains ~2.7g carbohydrate per 100mL (stouts = more). Looking this time at equal serving sizes (for easier comparison of carbohydrate content); we see the following:
375mL mid strength beer (3.5% ABV), 450kJ, ~7.5g carbohydrate, ~10g alcohol
375mL low carb mid (3.5% ABV), 375kJ, ~2.6g carbohydrate, ~10g alcohol
375mL heavy beer (5% ABV), 560kJ, ~10g carbohydrate, ~15g alcohol
375mL heavy low carb (4.6% ABV), 470kJ, ~2.6g carbohydrate, ~14g alcohol
While you do cut out some carbohydrate and energy with a lower carb beer, your better bet is going with a lower alcohol beer or simply drinking less of them.
As I’ve said previously: I enjoy beer too. My tip is to choose the beer you like and drink it in moderation.
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Carbohydrate in beer references were taken from:
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Mixers and alcohol
In yesterday’s post I discussed the energy content from alcohol in different beverages. But what about the mixers we have with them?
Absolutely any sweetened mixer (excluding artificially sweetened, soda water or unflavoured mineral water) will add more energy to an alcoholic drink. As a comparison to the alcohol energy I discussed yesterday; to obtain the same amount of energy from a sweetened mixer (290kJ or 70kcal) we would need the following serves:
Red Bull or Juice: 150mL
Coca-cola: 170mL
Ginger ale (dry)/Most flavoured mineral waters: 180mL
Tonic water: 200mL
As you can see these aren’t large serve sizes, so quickly add up if we are having alcohol and a sweetened mixer together. Thus, for those people choosing spirits and a mixer, your energy intake may be double that of a wine drinker (if consuming the same standard 10g of alcohol). Something to consider if you are keeping an eye on energy and sugar intake. As each serve above contains ~19g of sugar. Other options are using soda water, mineral water with a little fruit juice or artificially sweetened beverages.
More for beer lovers in the next post
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What is the best alcoholic drink?
Around this time of year someone always asks me what alcoholic drink they should have at Christmas. While it is absolutely a loaded question, my usually answer is: what ever you enjoy (in moderation). Delving deeper; what most are usually asking is: what drink has the lowest energy (kilojoules/calories)?
While whatever additions (mixers etc) play a role, the energye energy contained in alcohol itself plays a large role it its calorific value. Every gram of alcohol has ~29kJ or ~7kcal. One standard drink in Australia has 10g of alcohol (equals 290kJ or 70kcal energy). As a reference, you would find 10g of alcohol (on average) in:
105mL white wine/champagne
90mL red wine
375mL mid strength beer (3.5% (ABV)
250mL heavy beer (5% ABV)
30mL spirit (40% ABV)
But yes some mixers do play a role. Some drinks have additional energy and what about low-carb beer? Stay tuned
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