Advice
Dietitian Juliette Kellow reveals the healthy way to drink and be merry.
Ah, so you couldn't resist. Now the deed is done, resist a fry-up or a bag of chips – if you're hungover, these recipes will get you back on your feet much quicker than a lard feast.
On a detox? That means no wine with dinner, no beer down the pub, and no spirits on pain of death. These juices, smoothies, and chocolate recipes should take your mind off the demon drink.
Amaretto is Italy's best-selling liqueur and rightly so, we say. And it's best served with fairy lights around the glass...
Limoncello isn't just a shot drunken revellers knock back post-midnight when the wine and vodka has run out, it's a gorgeous lemon-infused libation which goes well in long drinks, cocktails, and with – or in – puds.
This firewater is actually a powerful 'digestivo' that complements bitter chocolate and coffee.
Know your units
Government guidelines state that women should drink no more than 14 units of alcohol per week, and men no more than 21. How much you drink may surprise you.
0.5 UNIT
25ml Schnapps, Malibu
1 UNIT
25ml single measure of spirits (e.g. whisky, gin, vodka, rum, brandy, tequila, Pernod, Cognac, Drambuie, Grand Marnier)
50ml sweet, medium, or dry sherry (e.g. Croft, Harveys Bristol Cream)
50ml Port
50ml Cinzano, Dubonnet, advocaat, Martini
50ml Baileys, Kahlua
50ml Tia Maria, amaretto
1.5 UNITS
35ml large single measure of spirits
50ml Pimm's
125ml champagne
125ml small glass of wine (12% ABV)
275ml bottle of alcopop (e.g. Smirnoff Ice, Wkd, Barcardi Breezer, Reef)
2 UNITS
175ml standard glass of wine (12% ABV)
1 pint (568ml) ordinary strength lager, beer, bitter, ale, or cider (e.g. Boddingtons, Tetley's, Carling, Carlsberg, Foster's Woodpecker)
2.5 UNITS
1 pint (568ml) Guinness, Caffreys, Magners
3 UNITS
250ml large glass of wine (12% ABV)
1 pint (568ml) strong lager or cider (e.g. Stella Artois, Budweiser, Heineken, Grolsch, Dry Blackthorn, Strongbow
3.5 UNITS
1 pint (568ml) Scrumpy Jack
N.B. This should not be used as a guide to calculate alcohol units for driving. If you're planning to drive, remain teetotal.
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