Have a Healthy Holiday

Here’s a few tips on how to stay healthy for the holidays…while still enjoying yourself!

• Start with eating vegetables first
• Meat should be less then 30% of entire meal
• Eat sweet potatoes (without butter and sugar) instead of mashed potatoes that are loaded with cream
• Don’t wait until dinner to eat, you will overeat if you do that
• Take small portions of high fat/high carbohydrate dishes (including desserts) or better yet, avoid them completely
• Have a small slice of pie for dessert such as a fruit based pie (like apple) and you don’t have to eat all the crust or add ice cream
• Go easy on the alcohol. People tend to eat more when they’re “feelin’ good”
• Don’t add extra salt, try pepper and herbs for flavor
• Leave out extras such as gravy, sauces, butter, and dressing
• Instead of loading up on bread, eat veggies or olives as an appetizer
• Instead of ranch dip, try hummus with veggies