A gram of alcohol has seven calories, but as it doesn’t provide any nutrition or any significant protein, carbohydrates, or fat, it’s considered an “empty calorie.” It gets you closer to your daily calorie goal without providing any value. If you consume alcohol and want to still hit your calorie goal for the day, you’ll have to take away some calories from your daily food intake, and you’ll lose that nutritional value. Often when tracking macros, it’s suggested to take the alcohol calories from your carbohydrate and fat budget for the day if you choose to consume alcohol.