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Wednesday 15 December 2010

Healthy Eating Christmas Tips.

The festive Season is about to begin. When it comes to Christmas dinner dieting and healthy eating  usually are the last things on people’s mind. However you can still have a healthier dinner and enjoy the foods you eat.


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It is difficult to keep eating healthy and to maintain your weight during Christmas with so many treats around. Here you can find some very good tips:

1. Eat Breakfast on Christmas day. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It will fill you up and you will be less likely to have unhealthy snacks.

2. Include Fruit in your snacking. Satsumas, apples, dried fruit and unsalted nuts make brilliant snacks.

3. Don't go to a party hungry. Have some healthy snacks before you leave to avoid overeating.

4. Go for healthier options, limit high fat food items. Stay away from fried food, processed meats, pastries.

5. Serve Christmas Dinner with heaps of vegetables.Vegetables and fruit have lots of nutririon value and no fat. Try to avoid putting too much salt. Use herbs and spices instead.


6. Cut potatoes for roasting into larger chunks – they’ll absorb less fat. Roast in a small amount of unsaturated (e.g. sunflower) oil for a healthier choice.

7. Have smaller portions. This way you can sample all the different foods without overeating.


8. Try other versions of alcohol: instead of beer, cider, Bailey's and Kahlua, try dry wine, Bloody Marys or spirits with diet mixer which have fewer calories.

9. Drink pleanty of water. Alcohol and coffee may de-hydrate your body.

10. Avoid feeling uncomfortably full by eating more slowly.


11. Get active  - take a brisk walk, play an indoor
game or maybe just turn on the music and dance away those calories!

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