Nutrition Labels on Booze: Cool or Not?


Updated 08/11/07 8:38 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 43 comments

Nutrition Labels on Booze: Cool or Not?

New reports are saying that the Treasury Department is considering a new rule that would require companies to put alcoholic content, serving sizes and nutritional information on all alcoholic drink packaging (from beer cans to wine bottles). As of now, labels on all liquor and on wine with more than 14 percent alcohol by volume must disclose at least the alcohol content, but this is not required Read more

4 More Facts You Don't Know About Calories


Updated 01/09/12 4:10 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

How Calories Help You Lose Weight

We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Prevention here on FitSugar! Only 12 percent of Americans can estimate the calories they eat in a day! Find out why we're so clueless and get easy ways to stop calorie confusion By Mara Betsch, Prevention You know what calories are, and you probably know that if you eat too many, you'll gain weight. But do you know how many are in your Read more

Taste Test: Low-Cal Skinnygirl Margarita


Updated 04/15/12 2:41 PM · Posted by · 7 comments

Review of Bethenny Frankel's Skinnygirl Margarita

While perusing the liquor store last week for libations to enjoy with old friends, bottles of Bethenny Frankel's much-touted Skinnygirl Margarita were staring me in the face. I love a good margarita as much as the next gal, so I decided to take the plunge and bring two bottles to my friend's house. Heavily tipping the calorie scale when compared to most cocktails, margaritas are what I would call Read more