REVEALED: The calories in your favorite party drinks

Christmas is not the best time of year to watch your waistline.

But it’s not just because of the huge amounts of calories in mince pies, pigs in blankets and chocolate tins and what to watch out for.

The hidden calories in some of your favorite holiday drinks can also help you pack on the pounds this December.

Drinking a Baileys is equivalent in calories to eating four slices of a Terry’s Chocolate Orange, MailOnline analysis has found.

Meanwhile, a festive mulled wine is like eating a mince pie and eggnog has more calories than Christmas pudding.

Here, MailOnline reveals how many calories your favorite holiday drink has.

Drinking a Baileys of Irish Cream liqueur is equivalent in calories to eating four slices of Terry’s Chocolate Orange Milk

This website examined the calorie content of seven alcoholic drinks popular at Christmas.

A 60ml glass of eggnog – which contains condensed milk, sugar, eggs and brandy – was the worst offender, according to the BBC Good Food recipe, with 335 calories per serving.

That’s more calories than a portion of Tesco’s own Christmas pudding (301 calories).

As a guideline, men should consume no more than 2,500 calories per day. For women, it is recommended to stay at 2,000 or less.

This means that just two cups can make up a third of your daily calories.

Eggnog can also contain 43g of sugar, which is 20g more than the sugar in a Christmas Log of Belgian chocolate from Tesco.

Eating too much sugar can lead to weight gain and tooth decay over time.

NHS guidelines set the maximum daily intake at 30 grams of free sugar per day.

However, these limits only apply to free sugar – that is, the sugar added to products – and not to sugar that occurs naturally in milk, fruit and vegetables. Some of the sugar content in these festive cocktails comes from natural sources.

A White Russian cocktail containing vodka and cream was the second highest in calories, with 246 calories, according to a BBC Good Food recipe.

A festive 125ml glass of mulled wine has about 196 calories, according to BBC Good Food recipe that contains almost as many calories as a Mr Kipling mince pie (238 calories).

The traditional hot whiskey cocktail “Old Fashioned” contains 191 calories, according to an online recipe from BBC Good Food – that’s more calories than a serving of Pringles (160 calories).

According to alcohol consultant Drinkaware, a standard 50ml glass of Baileys Irish Cream contains around 153 calories.

A festive 125ml glass of mulled wine contains around 196 calories, which is almost the same as eating a mince pie

Mince pies contain about 230 calories, which is comparable to many festive cocktails

One of the lightest drinks is a small glass of Prosecco, which contains around 108 calories

That’s almost equivalent to eating four slices of a Terry’s Chocolate Orange (164 kcal) and would require about 15 minutes of running to burn off, the report said.

According to Drinkaware, a small glass of prosecco contains around 108 calories.

For comparison: triple chocolate contains 135 calories.

A Buck’s Fizz made with orange juice and champagne can add about 102 calories. These are the calories equivalent to eating two little pigs in blankets (103 calories).

But the BBC Good Food recipe also highlights that the festive cocktail contains just 9 grams of sugar, making it one of the “healthier” cocktails on the Christmas menu.

There is no legal requirement to display calorie information in the UK for alcoholic drinks with an alcohol content of more than 1.2 per cent, making it even harder for people to keep track of what they are drinking.

But Kim Pearson, a London-based nutritionist, said reporting the calorie and sugar content of alcohol would help consumers be more aware of what they were drinking.

“People often forget to consider the calories and sugar they consume in drinks. It can add up quickly,” Ms Pearson said.

“It doesn’t help that alcoholic beverage manufacturers are not required to provide nutritional information on the packaging of their beverages.”

“This information should be made easily accessible to consumers, as is the case with food and non-alcoholic beverages.”

“This will help consumers become more aware of the empty calories and excess sugar they are consuming in Christmas cocktails and alcoholic drinks.”

DO YOU DRINK TOO MUCH ALCOHOL? THE 10 QUESTIONS THAT REVEAL YOUR RISK

A screening tool commonly used by medical professionals is the OUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Tests). The ten-question test was developed in collaboration with the World Health Organization and is considered the gold standard for determining whether someone has problems with alcohol abuse.

The test is reproduced here with permission from the WHO.

Finally, answer each question and record the corresponding score.

YOUR RESULT:

0-7: You are within the appropriate alcohol range and are at low risk for alcohol-related problems.

More than 8: Point out harmful or dangerous drinking.

8-15: Medium risk level. If you are drinking at your current level, you are at risk of developing problems with your health and your life in general, such as at work and in your relationships. Consider cutting back (see tips below).

16-19: Higher risk for complications from alcohol. It can be difficult to turn around at this level, as you may be addicted and therefore need professional help from your GP and/or a carer.

20 and over: Possible dependency. Your alcohol consumption is already causing problems and you may very well be addicted. You should definitely consider gradually quitting or at least reducing your alcohol consumption. You should seek professional help to determine your level of dependence and find the safest way to quit alcohol.

Severe addiction may require medically supervised withdrawal or detoxification in a hospital or specialty clinic. This is because of the likelihood of severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms occurring in the first 48 hours, requiring specialist medical attention.