Low Calorie Wine Bar Options | What to Order at a Wine Bar for Date Night
Written by Vanessa Carrillo
Depending on your local wine bar, food items will vary. For the most part, treat wine bars like how you treat any other restaurant: look for protein and produce.
If you prefer to listen, we have an entire podcast on how to lose weight while still drinking alcohol.
Fancy Dinner Protein
Wine bars will go beyond the basics, so look for options like squid, octopus, oysters, scallop, or ceviche. They’ll be paired with bold sauces like pipian sauce or served with fun vegetables sides like pickled cabbage, charred broccolini with truffle aioli.
Hot Protein Sides
Again, depending on your local wine bar, the menu can vary. If your wine bar has a hot appetizer section, take advantage of proteins like meatballs or octopus.
Cold Sides
This is where you can find your produce. Wine bars are great at taking regular everyday fruit and greens into an experience. Salads are great to split. Look for a fruit salad or even bruschetta and ceviche.
Classic Sides
Brussel sprouts are a stable in most dining experiences (and my personal go-to). Order it and see how they cook it to try to replicate at home. Any vegetable side is considered a win when dining out.
Drinks
Wine is a great choice to drink for weight loss because it doesn’t have any additives of simple syrup, juices, and other added sugar culprits. When it comes to ordering a spirit, try it on the rocks or with a club soda.
Meat and Cheese
This one is tricky because meat and cheese are high calorie options. These cheeses are lower in calorie compared to the rest.
Goat’s cheese (75 cal/oz)
Parmesan (22 cal/Tsbp)
Fresh mozzarella (85 cal/oz)
Feta (77 cal/oz)
Camembert (85 cal/oz)
If none of these are available, most likely you’ll be splitting a board with friends or with your date. Most wine bars have different selections to choose from in terms of how many meats and cheeses. For example, 3 meats and 3 cheese or 6 meats and 6 cheeses. If it’s just you and 1 other person, the small size will naturally make sense to order.
