Is Drinking Wine Bad?

I have this wine that I have gotten hooked to over the weekend and it is by Beringer and it is the white zinfadel.....Is that bad calorie wise?

I'm only 14, but I know that wine does have some benefits to your body, but it has ALOT of sugar in it and I've heard that only a glass or so is how much you should have.

You may not want to take alcoholic beverage advice from me, but I know what you mean about liking wine. It's not like I'm getting drunk off of it or anything, but when I went to my dad's vineyard during the summer, I got hooked on this apricot wine that my stepmom bought and she finally let me have my own glass after an entire week of being there. Before that I would just take sips from her glass (my dad doesn't drink).

Ya, so to answer your question, don't have too much, but you can have about a glass a week and not feel too bad about it....

What do actually legal drinkers think? lol

I'm not legal either, but as far as health benefits go, it's all about the red wine, not the white. But hey - I'm sure the occasional glass doesn't hurt.

It should say the calorie content on the back of the bottle, I drink about 3 bottles on the weekend easily, I just make it work around my calories, I don't stick to the 1200 rule too strictly on the weekend anyway. I've not seen it effect my weight loss too much, more in the drunken munchies rather than the drink its self

I have yet to find a wine with any nutritional info on the bottle.  I do know that white is lower in calories than red, though.  

There is a formula to figure out the calories in wine.  Calories in wine come only from alcohol.  So the amount of calories in a bottle of wine will depend on its alcohol percentage. 

If you remember your basic chemistry, you use this simple formula of 1.6 x % alcohol x oz of liquid to determine the calories.

An average bottle of wine 750ml or 25.36oz and 12% alcohol has about 486 calories - which is average.  If you don't want to do all that math, just consider a bottle of wine (750mls) as 500 calories.

White Zinfandel is filled with sugar. It's by far the worst wine choice you could make. Your body slows down weight loss when you drink because it has to deal with the alcohol before it can go back to losing weight mode. Someone else can explain this better than I can.

Like anything else, a little in moderation won't kill you. Drinking an entire bottle is binge drinking.

Spirochete is right.  The body considers alcohol as a poison.  Once it encounters alcohol it will convert it to acetate which is a form of carbohydrate.  It will use this acetate for energy until it burns it off - it won't burn stored fat until the acetate is mostly gone.  Depending on how much you drink, that could take up to 24 hours.  However, it all depends on how much you drink and of course other things as well.  And yes, white zin is not the best choice.  I would go for a more expensive, good tasting wine and just have a glass or glass and a half and enjoy the taste.  Learn something about wine, you could get a book, or do it on the internet.  I also recommend going to wine tastings - many liqour stores have them on the weekends and just try different things and learn about the grapes and the different regions - Spain, France, South America, New Zeland, California etc etc.  Wine is fun, but I would get away from the white zin!

Only reason white Zin is white. They only ferment the juice alone and not with the skins. All the good things like phenols are in the skin mostly. All white wines are fermented without skins therefore, if you like wine and want the benefits-drink a full bodied red Zinfandel. Berringer also makes one. White Zin evolved during a wine glut some years back to increase sales and always appeals to novice drinkers because of the blandness. They know over time you will likely graduate to more full flavored red wine....meanwhile they have a new wine customer......see?

Wine is usually low in calories compared to other alcoholic beverages, so it's a good choice for those who drink on occasion. Healthwise, red is best, and the calories in each can be easily found online with Google or on CC. Most wines are under 100 calories for a 5-oz glass but fortified and sweetened wines are more.

Like anything, overdoing the alcohol adds a lot of calories, but a glass or two of wine every once in awhile can easily be budgeted in to most adult diet plans.

I have always heard that red wine, in moderation, has a lot of health benefits.  But those benefits are cancelled out if you drink  too much of it (probably because your body is getting too much alcohol and too many calories).

Actually, sunshinelvr, the study about the benefits of red wine that came out in the NY Times last year, said that to get the real cancer fighting and other benefits, you have to consume like 5-7 bottles a day!!!  I would have to search around to see if I can find the article.

I think that this is the article that I'm referring to:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/02/science/02d rug.html

I really underestimated the amount you need to drink.....take a look.

White wine is actually about as healthy as red. 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/08/ 060820193025.htm

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd= Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation& list_uids=10640265

White zinfandel is actually the product of a mistake that occured during fermentation of zinfandel.  It tastes nothing like regular zinfandel, and pretty much tastes nothing like any other wines either. 

I know how you feel, I'm missing my wine too!  I'm only 5 days into the diet so I'm going to skip it until I've really started seeing some weight loss.  I know you can fit it in calorie wise if you plan for it, but if it slows your metabolism than to me it's not worth it right now.  (of course that's because I haven't lost any weight yet).   For me I also crave snacks when I drink wine.  Last night my friend stopped by, I made her a Margarita and I had one shot w/lime.  (PMS).  LOL!  I figured it couldn't have much calories but I still don't want to drink much while I'm trying to lose.  Good luck!

Who was that advising a fourteen-year-old to go to wine tastings?

The wine would be better than paregoric, mouthwash, or sterno, but...

OP, maybe there is a good reason why your father doesn't drink.  Can you find a time to sit down together and have a serious talk about it?  He may have some solutions that could keep you from missing out on many opportunities in the next few years, and for all your life.

 

 

 

to my knowledge a bottle of wine equates to about 1000 empty calories - i also love a bottle of white pinot grigiot - but if you just kind of view if you drink that you've blown the diet for that day - but tomorrow is also another day,

 

Other problem of course is weakens your resolve and gives you the munchies.  The odd glass of course wont blow anything - but i replace my urge with fruity teas - not quite as nice but hey no hangover and no guilt

glodwock, a bottle of wine is only 500 cals give or take a few.

Moderation, moderation.  I've been drinking 4 oz of a dry red with dinner all last week, counted it as 70 calories per serving, and hey, lost another 2 lbs without really trying.  No hangovers either, and it tasted good sipped with the food.  I like dry whites, but not the sweet ones (like the zin, or chardonnay, or sherries, or sauternes).  I don't know that there are any particular health benefits from any alcoholic beverage, but an antioxidant benefit has been claimed for the reds.  If they're just empty calories they're no worse than the gingersnap I ate this morning.....  

Hello lilmamalora78,

Drinking one (6 oz) or two (12 oz) glasses of wine a day isn't bad at all. For one thing, there is nothing wrong with a little bit of joy. I heard that aspecially red wine with your dinner may offer some benefits.

You can find the amount of calories in the food log, just add it to your daily food log and you will be fine.

Cheers!

Thanks to all. Just didn't want to worry about it messing up my weight loss is all