Have you heard about Skinnygirl Cocktails? Skinnygirl Wine? Skinnygirl Vodka? Supposedly, it is a new line of drinks for the health conscious 30-39 year old woman worried about her weight. I must say, I am not 30-39 but I was interested in finding out about this new invention. The vodka and ready-made cocktails are in my liquor store, but not the wine. They are working really hard at getting the wine in as fast as possible. It is the latest craze. As with any craze, you don't want to be late to the party. The craze could very well be over before you know it.
Skinnygirl cocktails were created by Bethenny Frankel. Helpful Bethenny was having a margarita one day and was appalled at the high number of calories it supposedly had. She became determined to make the world a better place by creating and selling her own lower calorie alcoholic beverages, says some blogger I found on the Internet.
So what is so great about the wine? I am not too interested in the greatness of the vodka or ready-made cocktails, as I am not too interested in drinking them, no matter how many calories they may have. The wine, though, has piqued my curiosity. Off to do a little Internet research
Fact #1: A 5 oz. glass of Skinnygirl white wine has 100 calories.
Fact #2: Your typical glass of white wine with the equivalent alcohol content has about 100 calories.
Fact #3: Skinnygirl wine contains something called E211, an additive linked to aging and cancer.
Fact #4: Skinnygirl wine costs about $15 a bottle. Maybe they charge extra for the cancer causing additive.
Here is my free advice to you: Forget the Skinnygirl wine. It is nothing more than a gimmick, invented by, of all people, Bethenny, one of the real housewives of New York City, preying on 30-39 year old women who like to get together for a glass of wine but also want to stay (or get) skinny.
As a real housewife from Montana, I suggest that you get some exercise, continue to drink the wine you normally drink, but cut out bread and cookies. There.
"Be moderate in everything, including moderation." ~ Horace Porter
(In case you don't know Horace, he was an American soldier and diplomat who served as a lieutenant colonel, ordnance officer and staff officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. I had no idea who he was.)
As a housewife from Michigan, I am not only offended by the dishonesty of calling Skinny Girl "Natural", but also creating this product/marketing it for only the "health conscious 30-39 year olds". What about the rest of us women? What are we - Chopped liver?? I was just as health conscious in my 20's - as I was in my 30's & now, in my forty's!..And actually now more then ever, I'm looking for low-cal drinks as my metabolism is starting to slow down & still like to have that glass of wine or drink! My friends & I still like to whoop it up now as much as we did in our 20's & 30's. So shame on Beam & Bethany! This was a real turn off for me. Feels almost like age discrimination. This product should have been marketed towards women in general - not a particular age. My friends & I do not buy Skinny Girl for both reasons of it having the E211 and the age factor!
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