This time of year can be really hard to maintain your weight and to stay on track with healthy eating…
and really the season to over indulgence starts around Nov. 15th with the office party’s and goes always into January with extended family gatherings.
We don’t what to check out when it comes to healthy eating right now, we want to have an action plan in place for all the barrier to healthy eating when they come up!
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- Never go to a holiday party hungry! We recommend eating a hearty meal or snack before going out to an event that will be loaded with tempting unhealthy treat food. I like to have a big bowl of lentil soup that is packed with protein and fibre to take any hunger cravings away!
- When you get to the party, and there is a buffet of food around, load your plate up with veggies first, then the starchy carbs and treat food.
- Choose treat foods that you love and are only available during holiday season. If they are available in January, pass.
- Watch those liquid calories. 1 cup of eggnog can run you close to a meals worth of calories!
There are also some healthy baking ingredient swaps that you can do to lighten up your baking!
- 1 whole egg can be substituted for 2 egg whites
- Heavy cream can be substituted with 2 cups milk and 2 tbsps. flour.
- Cut the fat in a recipe by ½ using apple sauce!
- Substitute plain yogurt for full fat sour cream!
If you are concerned about staying on track with your eating over this holiday season, meeting with a registered dietitian nutrition coach would be a good idea.
Our team of nutritionists will help you stay on track and give you personalized advice on how to manage your weight over the holiday season. For more info. on how to work with one of our nutrition coaches here in Winnipeg or via Skype, click here to get started with our initial questionnaire!
Take care! Susan
