Skinny Cocktails

Bethenny Frenkel may have coined the "Skinny Girl Margarita," but you can blend your own lower-sugar concoctions. Try these tips/recipes for some summer bevs that will help you cut the calories and hangover!

• Tip: Use club soda with a splash of fruit juice or citrus as a mixer instead of a regular soda like sprite. Try a GREYHOUND REMIX: 1 part gin + 3 parts club soda + 1 part grapefruit juice
• Tip: Add a little Splenda, Agave nectar, or honey instead of loading a drink with simple syrup. Try a TOM COLLINS REMIX: 1 part gin + 1 part club soda + 1 part fresh squeezed lemon juice + tsp agave, honey, or splenda. 
• Tip: Avoid sugar-loaded "specialty" martinis served at restaurants. Order a COSMO REMIX: ask for a "vodka and soda with a splash of cran and lime wedge." Or make it yourself at home: 1 part vodka + 3 parts soda + 1 part cranberry juice + squeezed limed wedge.