"Ten percent of daily calories can come from alcohol,"

That's not very much. The late Queen Mother (Queen Elizabeth II's mother) drank a 1.75 quart of gin every day and she lived past 100.

While not advocating the consumption of that much booze, 25% (spread out through the day/evening) provides a bit more latitude without having to be a drunkard.

Average recommended caloric intake for adults is what...about 2000?

!0% = 200 or roughly 2 light beers OR a couple of shots OR about 1.5 glasses of red wine.

10% is feasible but 20% more reasonable...one regular 12 oz. beer at lunch and a couple of glasses of wine with dinner. No one's going to accuse you of being an alcoholic for that amount.

Sorry, but the Queen Mum didn't drink 1.75 liters of gin per day -- though, she definitely was a heavy drinker by any standard.

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The Queen Mother drank about 8 cocktails a day...large ones. Pics indicate they were at least doubles.

So to play it safe, let's just say that she was fully capable of polishing off a 4/5 quart of booze daily (about 17 shots).

They say Queen Elizabeth II is also a moderate drinker (7 drinks over the course of a day).

Heavy drinking is more along the lines of Mickey Roarke and Faye Dunnaway in the movie Barfly.

We need a list for cannabis next :)

Pure alcohol is 7 calories per gram. A liquor of 40% alcohol (e.g. most vodkas or gins) are 64 calories per ounce. So a 1.5 oz "shot" of tequila is actually 96 calories, if it's a full shot. Same reason why a "rum and diet" or "vodka and soda water" are also 96 calories.

The calories in other kinds of alcoholic beverages come from sugars (in beers, wines, liqueurs, mixers, etc.).

> We need a list for cannabis next :)

Goes great with a few shots of Jaegermeister + a couple pints of your favorite brew.

Over 250,000+ Deadheads can't be wrong.

"Over 250,000+ Deadheads can't be wrong."

But they're happier without the booze, less hung over as well.

As a person suffering from an eating disorder, any recovering FROM an ED are advised to NOT count calories.

People with diabetes should watch their alcohol intake
Oh, and recovering alcoholics should as well.

Now, everyone OK with the discussion now that all the safety nets have been noted? Sheesh.

@ Talking Cat - ahh yes! thank you for that clarification. @Free Advice! - I was thinking the same thing :)

FYI - Here's what the NRA (Nat Restaurant Association) chefs say are the hottest bevvie trends for 2019:

Nearly 65 percent of respondents indicate that craft, artisan, and locally produced spirits is the number one alcoholic beverage trend on the What's Hot in 2019 Culinary Forecast.

Almost 60 percent of respondents said locally produced spirits, wine, and beer would be among the hottest beverage choices in 2019.

More than 50 percent identified house-brewed beer as a hot trend.

On the non-alcoholic side, 51 percent said craft/house-roasted coffee would simmer over in 2019.

Ditching the booze marketed to you by chefs who are simply guessing and hoping that's what their customers buy because that's where their margins are sky high.
Actually, ditching booze all together is the hottest trend among my younger "Hip" friends.

> hoping that's what their customers buy because that's where their margins are sky high.

Which is why cannabis-infused 'call' vodka is the next big thing. An easy $25.00+ shot and besides, high-end customers are suckers for just about anything new.

Looks kind of like Midori but world's apart.

The cool kids are skipping the booze all together. The ones I know are rock climbers and mountain bikers. I think the booze is counter to getting up and doing real stuff the next day.

The wine and martini geeks will be all over that vodka though. I bet they'll even think they feel the effects, which they won't in such small amounts.
It's like Golschlager (sp)...A novelty that gives them something to slur to each other about.