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How many calories does Sober October save?

Four beers over a weekend are 560 kcal, so the four or five weekends of October add up to 2,240 to 2,800, and a glass of wine every night of the month is 3,875.

A full litre of golden Oktoberfest beer with a thick white head in a glass beer steinA creamy pina colada with a wedge of pineapple on the rim in a curved hurricane glass360 ml of clear soju in a green glass bottle
1Oktoberfest beer (a Mass)A Mass (1 litre stein)500kcal2Piña coladaCocktail glass (about 300 ml)490kcal3SojuOne green bottle, 360 ml330kcal4CaipirinhaA glass, about 250 ml with ice230kcal5Espresso martiniOne cocktail (about 120 ml)220kcal6BeerHalf litre (500 ml), a large glass on the continent215kcal7CiderBottle of cider, 500 ml210kcal8MojitoOne mojito (a tall glass, about 250 ml with ice)200kcal9MargaritaClassic margarita, on the rocks (about 150 ml)200kcal10RadlerHalf litre (500 ml)200kcal11Mulled wineMug (about 200 ml)200kcal12GuinnessOne pint (568 ml)200kcal13Pisco sourA glass, about 150 ml200kcal14Rum and CokeOne glass, a shot of rum with about 200 ml of cola172kcal15BaileysGlass over ice (50 ml)165kcal16SangriaA glass (about 200 ml)160kcal17Gin and tonicSingle, with tonic158kcal18CoronaOne bottle (330 ml)148kcal19HeinekenOne bottle (330 ml)140kcal20WineGlass (150 ml)125kcal

Numbers for the portion shown, the same as on each food's page. Sports are for someone of about 70 kg.

Sober October started in the UK as Go Sober for October, a charity fundraiser, and Australia has its own version called Ocsober. In the US most people just call it Sober October. It is 31 days, and it ends right before the run of parties that closes the year.

The list starts with the heaviest drinks: a pina colada is 490, a bottle of soju 330 and a caipirinha 230. Half a litre of beer is 215, a cider 210 and a mug of mulled wine on a cold evening 200. A glass of wine and an Aperol spritz sit at the bottom with 125.

Halloween is the last night of the month, and a party with two margaritas is 400 before anyone opens the sweets. Skip them, swap them for a mocktail at 120, or have them and type them into Caltype. October is yours either way.

Questions

How many calories do you save in Sober October?

A glass of wine every night is 3,875 kcal over 31 days. If you mostly drink at the weekend, four beers a weekend is 2,240 over four weekends and 2,800 over five.

Is Sober October a thing outside the UK?

Australia has Ocsober and the US has Sober October. Anywhere else you can simply start today and stop counting on the 31st.

What can I drink at a Halloween party instead?

Sparkling water with lime at 0, an alcohol free beer at 70 a bottle, or a mocktail at 120.

Which drink saves the most calories?

The pina colada, at about 490 a glass. Among everyday drinks it is the pint: 245, so one a night for October is 7,595.

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