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Alcohol Alternatives — Lower-Calorie Drink Swaps to Help You Lose Weight Without Losing Your Social Life

CalDropHealthy Alternatives

What to Drink
Instead of Alcohol

Still enjoy the ritual. Save hundreds of calories.

Lime & Diet Tonic2 kcal

Lime & Diet Tonic

Feels Like A Gin & Tonic

Crisp, refreshing and bitter, all the ritual without the alcohol.

Soda Water & Fresh Berries8 kcal

Soda Water & Fresh Berries

Feels Like A Vodka Soda

Fresh berries add subtle flavour while keeping calories incredibly low.

Blood Orange Sparkling Water9 kcal

Blood Orange Sparkling Water

Feels Like An Aperol Spritz

Bright citrus flavor with refreshing bubbles and almost no calories.

Diet Cucumber Mint Tonic4 kcal

Diet Cucumber Mint Tonic

Feels Like A Gin Cocktail

Clean, botanical and refreshing with a sophisticated finish.

Pineapple Kombucha24 kcal

Pineapple Kombucha

Feels Like A Rum Cocktail

Naturally fizzy with tropical flavor and gut-friendly cultures.

Cherry Coke Zero & Lime1 kcal

Cherry Coke Zero & Lime

Feels Like A Rum & Coke

Sweet, fizzy and refreshing with virtually no calories.

Lemon Sparkling Water3 kcal

Lemon Sparkling Water

Feels Like A Vodka Lemonade

Light, crisp and citrusy with refreshing bubbles and virtually no calories.

Hibiscus Iced Tea5 kcal

Hibiscus Iced Tea

Feels Like A Cosmopolitan

Floral, lightly tart and beautifully refreshing with almost no calories.

All alternatives are non-alcoholic and much lower in calories.

Popular Drinks.
Smarter Swaps.

Same experience. Way fewer calories.

Gin & Tonic

Gin & Tonic

1 standard serve

180 kcal

2.1 units alcohol

YOU SAVE178kcal
Lime & Diet Tonic

Lime & Diet Tonic

1 glass

2 kcal

0 units alcohol

Aperol Spritz

Aperol Spritz

1 standard serve

160 kcal

1.6 units alcohol

YOU SAVE151kcal
Blood Orange Sparkling Water

Blood Orange Sparkling Water

1 glass

9 kcal

0 units alcohol

Rum & Coke

Rum & Coke

1 standard serve

185 kcal

1.8 units alcohol

YOU SAVE184kcal
Cherry Coke Zero & Lime

Cherry Coke Zero & Lime

1 glass

1 kcal

0 units alcohol

Vodka Soda

Vodka Soda

1 standard serve

130 kcal

1.4 units alcohol

YOU SAVE122kcal
Soda Water & Fresh Berries

Soda Water & Fresh Berries

1 glass

8 kcal

0 units alcohol

Piña Colada

Piña Colada

1 standard serve

320 kcal

2.6 units alcohol

YOU SAVE296kcal
Pineapple Kombucha

Pineapple Kombucha

1 glass

24 kcal

0 units alcohol

Large Glass of Red Wine (250 ml)

Large Glass of Red Wine (250 ml)

1 large glass

210 kcal

3.1 units alcohol

YOU SAVE200kcal
Sparkling Grape & Hibiscus Tea

Sparkling Grape & Hibiscus Tea

1 glass

10 kcal

0 units alcohol

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about alcohol swaps, calories and healthier drinking.

Swap one drink
every Friday.

Imagine the difference in
just one year.

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Calories Saved

That's over 2.4 pounds of body fat.*

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Alcohol-Free Drinks

One healthier swap every Friday.

£0

Money Saved

Based on replacing one pub drink every week.

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Units of Alcohol Avoided

Drink less. Feel better. Live healthier.

*Based on swapping one typical UK pub alcoholic drink every Friday for one of the lower-calorie alternatives shown on this page. Savings are illustrative and actual values will vary depending on drink choice and serving size.