Everyday Systems

I enjoy liqueurs every now and then. I never indulge more than 2 daily units, as per glassceiling rules.

But, Am I violating N days' no sweets rule if my two alcohol units are liqueurs ?

While they are sweet, I've never considered liqueurs a sweet. Don't over think things.

Most liqueurs are very high in sugar. If that's the majority of the calories, then I'd classify it as a sweet, myself. But it's up to you.

According to the USDA data base, listed liqueurs range from 30-56% of total calories.

Since all taste sweet anyway I'll consider them sweets and save them for S days.

While I agree with wosnes about not overthinking things, if it's sweet enough to taste sweet and is not fruit, I consider it an S.

So, dammit, my beloved appletinis are most definitely an S as are liquors.

This is a bit arbitrary, as certainly wine and beer are pretty carb intensive as well, so I run with the sticky-sweet thing and don't rules lawyer it.

But, yeah, individual call.

I was re- reading the book today and the definition of a sweet given in the beginning of the book is "something whose principal source of calories is sugar. . ." So it depends on the added sugar--if you want to be definite, then you could subtract the calories in non-sweetened liquor from the calories in an appetini and do the math.

Or, you could relax and ask yourself this question: Am I asking because I have a genuine desire to follow the rules or am I asking because I am hoping someone will give me a loophole that will allow me to have what I want on a N day?

I think Reinhard said in the book that "Deserved desserts really do taste much better." so if you save your appertinis for S days, then they will taste even better!