UNIT MEASURE CUP

90 p, resources. drink aware. co.uk THIS plastic measuring cup has markings on it for different measures of alcohol, including beer, spirits and wine in 125ml, 175ml or 250ml glasses, and also tells you how many units your drink contains.

EXPERT VERDICT: This is simple, yet effective. It’s a good way to familiarise yourself with units — most people have no idea what these actually look like poured out. Men and women are meant to stick to less than 14 units a week, and though the primary reason to cut down should be for health (alcohol increases your risk of liver disease and cancers), you’ll save a lot of calories by cutting down, too.

A typical large glass of wine is 250ml, which, with a 14 per cent alcohol content, contains 3.5 alcohol units and 235 calories.