Our recent survey of five supermarket brands showed 190 to 230 calories per slender four-ounce portion. That’s without the rum and brandy, not to mention the whipped cream and/or vanilla ice cream added to many recipes. Have a full-size cup and “seconds,” and you can easily consume 1,000 egg nog calories!

So the tip of the day is: Plan accordingly!

• Don’t fill the cup up all the way.
• No matter how good it is, no matter that it’s “only at Christmas,” don’t have seconds and thirds unless you’ve worked it off beforehand.
• If you’re the host, set out shot glasses in addition to punch glasses, so guests can help themselves to smaller portions.

Drink egg nog in small portions—like shot
glasses! Photo courtesy Chefs.com.

• Check our our diet egg nog recipe.