El Paso’s Favorite Drink Will Totally Wreck Your Diet

This El Chuco bar staple really packs a caloric punch!

What is, arguably, the most popular drink in El Paso is the worst drink for those trying to lose weight. Nope, it's not beer. (Beer has 55 - 400 calories per brew depending on which one you get.) The number one spot on this list went to the Margarita.

Margaritas, said to have been invented in Juarez by a future El Pasoan, can contain over 400 calories per drink. (How Margaritas took the number one spot, while giving Pina Coladas and Slushies 600 calories, I don't get.) You can check out the rest of the list here.

Don't panic though, there's a way to make less fattening Margaritas. Using real limes and avoiding pre-mixed bases can also help because all the sugar in those ready-made mixes is what really gets 'ya.