10 Tips for a Healthy Holiday Dinner
1. Add cranberries to salads, side dishes and deserts. Cranberries add great color and are packed with antioxidants.
2. Anywhere you would put cranberries, consider using pomegranate! Adds color, antioxidants and a burst of flavor.
3. Try sweet potatoes instead of potatoes. To make great mashed sweet potatoes, add unsweetened apple sauce to make them moist and delicious.
4. Serve broccoli or cauliflower for their fiber, vitamins and anti-cancer effects.
5. Choose turkey over ham and if possible, make it organic turkey.
6. Go easy on the gravy - a little gravy adds a lot of calories (and avoid the skin of the turkey)
7. Enjoy dessert (this is a special occasion after all!) but choose wisely - eat a small portion and make sure its something you really love.
8. Have a glass of wine (but just one - one glass will help decrease heart disease risk, but more increases breast cancer risk)
9. Eat slowly and chew your food well - stop BEFORE you are full (you know there will be leftovers if you are still hungry later!). This way you will avoid that uncomfortable indigestion that comes with overeating.
10. If you are going to eat "the white stuff" - white potatoes, white bread, white rice, sugar, flour - eat them with fiber (like vegetables). This will lessen their effect on your blood sugar.
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