Step 4: Shake the cocktail shaker for 10-15 seconds, then pour. Step 3: Use a citrus squeezer (or your hands) to add the lime juice to the cocktail shaker. Step 2: Add the tequila and cointreau to a cocktail shaker. > Have a favorite skinny cocktail on another Philly restaurant menu? Share in the comments! I’d love to hear about it. Step 1: Run a lime wedge along the edge of your glass, then dip it in salt to salt the rim. La Calaca Feliz, 2321 Fairmount Avenue, Philadelphia, 21. It’s a little less sweet and totally works.”Īnd that, my friends, is really probably the best endorsement you’re going to get. full-sugar) house margarita for himself, even took a sip and declared, “Dang, I like this. 2-4 packets Splenda or other non-sugar sweetener 2 cups ice Salt for rimming How to Make a Frozen Skinny Jalapeno Margarita. My husband, who’d ordered the regular (i.e. The drink was just as tasty as any full-sugar marg I’ve ever had, without any diet aftertaste whatsoever. It had the tiniest hint of bitterness at the end, but I was hopeful that once the booze was added it’d cut the bitterness completely. Before she made me commit to a full one, the server brought out a shot of the virgin, Splenda-made margarita mix so I could taste it. Margaritas fall into the splurge category-which means I’m not usually looking to cut back on the sugar.īut in the name of journalism (you’re welcome), I decided to give the skinny margarita-called the Chiquita Margarita ($12) on the menu-a whirl. It isn’t going to kill you and might actually help satiate your sugar cravings to tide you over until the next splurge. My perspective (which I share with a lot of dietitians, might I add) is that if you’re careful with what you eat 90 percent of the time, you can totally, definitely throw caution to the wind and indulge every now and then. I mean, if there’s one thing you guys know about me and my personal philosophy on nutrition and wellness, it’s that I whole-heartedly endorse a good caloric splurge every now and then. It’s another one of those sugar-laden drinks I don’t have very often, but when I do, I go whole hog. I love a good margarita as much as the next gal. I have no way to check her facts on this, but I’ll assume that, yes, something made with Splenda instead of sugar will definitely have fewer calories. She said it’s made with a Splenda simple syrup-the kitchen makes it in-house-and that the drink has half the calories and sugar of a regular margarita. I just can’t stand that bitter saccharine aftertaste that most diet drinks entail.Īll of which is to say, when my server at La Calaca Feliz, Fairmount’s nine-month-old Mexican joint, spent five whole minutes trying to sell me on the skinny margarita last night (to be fair, I’d asked about it), I was skeptical. I’m not much of a soda drinker, anyway, but for the two times a year I actually crack open a Sprite or Coke, I always go for the full-sugar stuff. Please note that I am wary of all drinks that have the word “diet” attached to them.
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