1.Margarita. Margaritas may be the summer’s most fattening drink. If you use a sugar-saturated Margarita mix, tequila and Triple Sec, along with a salt-rimmed glass, the result could set you back 800 calories. Freshly made Margarita mix can slash those calories in half.

2. Mudslide. A 12-ounce frozen mudslide—made with vodka, Kahlua liqueur, Bailey’s Irish Cream and vanilla ice cream—tastes like an alcoholic milkshake. It canalso have over 800 calories and 25 grams of fat! Try skipping the ice cream in and and you can save a few hundred calories.

3. Piña Colada. The rum, pineapple juice and cream of coconut drink mix in the pina colada can contain up to 600 calories. Try using crushed pineapple, sugar-free syrup and Splenda to make the drink significantly healthier.

4. Mojito. The classic mojito is a mixture of lime juice, sugar, mint leaves, rum and soda which adds up to around 240 calories. Rum is already a little more calorie-heavy than other liquors. Try it without the sugar! This will eliminate calories and possibly a really bad hangover.

5. Daiquiri. A frozen strawberry daiquiri that is made from strawberry schnapps, rum, sugar,lime juice and strawberries can contain around 250 calories. Using a prefabricated drink mix or fruit juices will boost the calorie count onthis drink. Try making it with fresh strawberries and eliminating the extra sugar.

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