Make sure you don’t eat too much Christmas pudding, tiramisu and sherry trifle over the Christmas period as eating just one too many portions can put you over the drink drive limit.
Drink driving always increases around the Christmas period and research from vehicle sourcing and financing company All Car Leasing reveals the foods and portion sizes which can put you over the limit.
The following Christmas portions are ‘safe’:
- Two portions of Christmas cake
- Two portions of tiramisu
- Three portions of sherry trifle
- Five portions of Christmas pudding
- Six glasses of eggnog
- Seven slabs of brandy butter
- 20 boozy mince pies
- 30 boozy chocolates
But anything more and you could risk being drunk behind the wheel.
Boozy Christmas Set Menu:
The following boozy menu has a total alcohol consumption of 5.49 units meaning men would exceed the legal drive limit by 1.49 units and women by 2.49 units.
Starter
Bloody Mary prawn cocktail - 0.34 units
Main
Beer & rosemary roast turkey, glazed carrots, roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, brussels sprouts with red wine gravy - 1.9 units
Desert
Christmas cake served with brandy butter - 1.15 units
Drink
Glass of wine - 2.1 units
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