Health & Fitness
Holiday Eating Choices
Be present this holiday season
Change your holiday habits!
Choose:
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· Lower calorie appetizers, like fruit and vegetables
· Smaller plates and tall skinny glasses
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· Stay on your regular schedule of eating, exercising and sleeping
Know your limits:
· Eat before you go to a party or out holiday shopping. You will be less likely to overeat.
· Make a healthy food for parties.
· Have a plan for eating…like 5 small appetizers and 2 drinks.
· 2 mixed drinks can have almost 500 calories and depending on the appetizers, it can run as high as can 230 per appetizer.
· Wash your hands; try to eat with utensils to prevent illness.
· Be aware of what you are eating; take the time to enjoy it.
· Carry hard candy mints to change the flavor in your mouth or brush your teeth to signal yourself to stop eating.
Start a new tradition:
· Instead of giving cookies try making soup mixes or salsa as gifts
· Make a non-food craft as a holiday activity
· Go for a walk, ice skate, or sledding to enjoy the season
· Try reducing fat and sugar in your holiday baking by substituting applesauce