Holiday Eating Choices

Be present this holiday season

Change your holiday habits!

Choose:

·      Lower calorie appetizers, like fruit and vegetables

·      Smaller plates and tall skinny glasses

·      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