If you’ve ever been the non-drinker at a holiday party, you know how easy it is to feel out of step with the celebration. Everyone else is swirling gorgeous cocktails or sipping bubbly champagne, and you’re holding a basic cup of tap water, or worse, a crinkly plastic water bottle. We can do better.

And it matters more than we may realize. More and more people are dialing back on alcohol these days for their health, sleep, mental well-being, recovery or simply because they don’t feel like drinking. The reasons vary, and they’re personal. What they have in common is that it can feel awkward to be the only one without something fun in hand.

So if you’re hosting this season, think of zero-proof options the way you think of vegetarian dishes or gluten-free sides: not everyone needs them, but

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