January; a month for cutting back after all that indulgence.   

If you've opted for Ginuary, rather than Dry January, here's exactly why you should drink up.  I mean, anything with slimline in the name is almost healthy, right?

On average, a standard measure (25ml) of house gin will contain around 59 calories. 

A small, 175ml glass of wine can contain between 125-200 calories, depending on the brand.

When compared to the large glass of wine, it sounds surprisingly good!

Unfortunately for us gin drinkers, it is what we consume our spirit with that can bump up the calories.

There is, in actual fact, 124 calories in regular tonic water, making your gin and regular tonic around 200 calories. Yikes – not feeling so smug compared to the glass of wine now!

Thankfully, you can reduce the calories in a gin and tonic, by switching to slimline.

The amazing news? There are actually 3 calories in a slimline tonic. Yes, you read that right – 3!

So, gin and slimline tonic calories actually add up to about 62 calories.   We can now all relax safely in the knowledge that a gin and slimline tonic is relatively guilt free.

A quick reminder here though that despite the low calories, drinking should still be kept to moderation.