Fast Food vs. Wine

I've never been much of a fast food person, but give me a glass of vino and I'm in heaven!  I usually review a couple of new varieties each month. The problem is that I'm the only wine aficionado in our house and, thus, am solely responsible for consuming the uncorked bottles before the oxidation process ruins them. Despite my exercise repertoire, my waistline didn't budge last month, presumably due to all of the lovely bottles people gave us as gifts during the housewarming party, and glasses consumed to celebrate our anniversary and Valentine's Day.

So...I decided I need to refrain from my biweekly purchases if there's any hope of being in bikini shape by April. (Don't worry friends, I won't deprive myself of the occasional glass if I'm out to dinner.) This is all a very convoluted way of getting to the point of today's post -- this article, which certainly supports my decision.

Who would've thought that 3 1/2 glasses of wine have the caloric content of one greasy, stomach curdling In-N-Out burger (390 cal)? What about 1 1/4 bottles of chardonnay amounting to Taco Bell's taco salad with salsa (775 cal)? Wine is so smooth that you tend to forget its calorie content. Well, Food & Wine, thanks for the reminder...lesson learned!