When you know you have a social event planned in the evening you have the opportunity to eat, at least, a well-balanced breakfast and lunch – so let’s try to make sure we get these right!

Similarly, if your social event involves food, you can choose if you’d rather eat out or have a drink instead. If it’s the latter – you can also prepare a healthy dinner before you go out – that’d be 3-out-of-3 well-balanced meals that day!

Peckish when you get in? Why not have something prepped and ready to eat for when you come home. I used to have healthy, pre-made burgers to look forward too. Just make sure you’re safe in the kitchen!

If, like me, your go-to choice is a crisp, Sauvignon Blanc, unfortunately wine is one of the highest calorie alcoholic drinks, with 175ml of wine having 159 calories. Similarly, 1 pint of beer has 182 calories – think about how this could add up? For example, a weekend ritual of drinking 4 pints with the football would be the same as eating 2.4 cheeseburgers.

Better drink options are spirits such as gin or vodka which are only 61 calories per 25ml, coupled with a slimline tonic or diet coke you’re onto a winner! Also, thankfully for Fizz-lovers like me – Prosecco is a lower calorie option too at 89 calories per 125ml glass.

Drinking at home can often mean not measuring our alcohol like it would be in a pub. Therefore, remembering to measure our alcohol intake is a simple way to ensure we’re keeping in line with our lifestyle goals.

There are many low alcohol options in your local supermarkets where you can enjoy the feel of a drink in one of your fancy glasses, with little to no alcohol!