5 Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain by Heather Ramsay
5| Have wine. Skip the eggnog and
other holiday cocktails and stick to wine. Either red or white, they both typically have fewer calories, fat and sugar than most mixed drinks.
2| Have fruit for dessert. Fruit is a
for decorations. Why not get together with friends or family and take a stroll, admiring the lights.
light and sweet compliment to finish off a no doubt rich and savory meal. Try grilling grapefruit, pineapple or pears, baking apples or adding a little whipped cream or mascarpone cheese to cut up fruit. If you aren’t hosting the holiday meal, or there is a traditional desert you serve, a good way to cut back a few calories is by either avoiding the appetizers, or having only a little.
3| Fill up on vegetables. Keep your
1| Check your portions. It’s easy to
4| Take a walk. This is the season
veggies as natural as possible. A high nutrient vegetable can easily turn into a high calorie catastrophe depending on how it’s prepared. Stick to raw, steamed or roasted.
get carried away overfilling your plate, especially with so many scrumptious things to eat. And there is no reason you can’t have a little of everything. Load up on veggies and stick to smaller portions of meats, sweets and alcoholic beverages. - 28 -
