Just adjust your caloric intake for it. I wouldn't get too worked up about a glass...now if it were a bottle or box a night...well, then you'd belong to another group...LOL!

Eh, enjoy your wine!

LOL,YOUR FUNNY, LOL,YEAH IT ONE GLASS WITH DINNER RED WINE OR ZINIDALES,,,,LOL YES IT WAS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD,,,,
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Hi Lorriejean,

Recommendations regarding wines:

White wine is considered best for women because it is apparently less aging. (That must be for women who are going to have more than one glass).

Red wine - 4 oz. - per evening is recommended for a healthy heart.

Here is the key to wine and weight. Alcohol can make some people depressed (I contribute this to additives). Depression many times leads to overeating.

American wines have sulfites in them.

If you are going to have a glass of wine you should find a nice wine made in Australia or Germany with no sulfites.
Always read the labels.

My suggestion is to drink white and red with the appropriate meal - i.e. red with beef, white with fish or chicken. Keep away from the sulfites.

Light a candle, put on some music and enjoy your wine with a meal. Use it as a food.

Bon Appetit

Shalom
CharityHope

definitly not...i drank a bottle some nights and didnt gain weight. the average bottle is 500 cals..give or take and i would try and watch dinner but beer is worse stick with the wine

One glass of red wine has far fewer calories than the box of chocs, the packet of biscuits, the nibbles or raisons, and the crisps that might be eaten if not twiddling a glass of red in your fingers and sipping slowly. (Or white wine).

But - probably the bigger thing is - does it lead to eating more without restraint cos you are tiddly? Like - cheese n wine, cheese n olives, cheese n crisps.....whoops!

I do drink a fair bit of red but I also know it stops me nibbling in the evenings. I don't like wine and sweet stuff, so I only have the drink.

I worry, though, about the alcohol pickling my liver.

THANK YOU ALL ,REALLY,,,,,,I JUST HAD DINNER AND A GREAT GLASS OF WINE,,,YEAH,,

I have always been a fan of white wine, but have been trying to switch over to red since it has more health benefits. Any recommendations on which ones taste good and have the most benefits? The only ones that I have tried and liked are Shiraz and Lambrusco.

I love the barefoot brand wine. It is fairly inexpensive and the red zinfindel is really really good. Only problem is that it's hard to stop after only one glass!!! LOL. Hugs and I like this post. Denise

OMT, I thought that white wine had less calories than red? Denise

Remember too it depends on what varietal of wine...so for white wines a chardonnay has 10 more calories per 4 oz glass than a sauvignon blanc......
Dr O.

Well, my take is, unless you are preparing for a contest where every calorie counts, a glass of wine will be okay.

The real problem lies with the alcohol. Aside from having a caloric density of 7 cals per gram - second only to fats - alcohol also interferes with the liver's ability to metabolize fats (hence the "beer bellies"). By some estimates, the alcohol content in a single drink can stop 100 calories of fat from being metabolized. So a 140 calorie glass of wine ends up being effectively 240 calories.

But as I said, this is only important if you are cutting. Right now, I enjoy a glass of port or red wine. Come January - its hands off.

Yes, I concur a great glass of wine sometimes just hit's the spot.

Many years ago when I did WW, I would enjoy spirits and be okay on program. I think it's all within moderation.

Something I found amusing. I found that a Coors Light Beer had less calories in it then an 8ounce glass of Coke. Isn't that neat? So, many times I was forced with having a Coors intead of soda. Water wasn't an option.

I'm not sure about calories but South Beach recommends red wine so I'm assuming it has less carbs? I don't know, but it definately has more heart benefits. I'm with you Denise, its either the whole bottle or one REALLY big glass! lol