Health & Fitness
Tips for Healthy Holiday Eating
A local nutritionist offers some advice to stay on track with health eating goals despite the many holiday temptations.

In the office kitchen right now, there are platters of baklava, cookies and chocolates. Avoiding these holiday temptations and keeping my healthy eating habits strong is a minute-to-minute challenge!
It is possible to keep a healthy diet during the holidays. A Palo Alto Medical Foundation Internal Medicine doctor, Linda Shiue, M.D., shares her top tips for healthy eating during the holidays in a video on the PAMF health blog.
One trick? Don’t deprive yourself! Have a little of your favorite treats and don’t go to parties hungry! Another good recommendation is to watch out for empty liquid calories. For example, there are 340 calories in one cup of eggnog. It’s about 55 percent fat!
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With a little temperance at the dining table, you can still enjoy a delicious holiday!