subject: Diet and Weight Loss During Holidays – Tips to Create a Healthy Christmas Menu [print this page] Diet and Weight Loss During Holidays Tips to Create a Healthy Christmas Menu
It's Christmas season once again and the mood is festive all around. When we think of Christmas, we think of food or a banquet with our favorite holiday entrees, sweets and treats.
But for those on a diet and weight loss program, this is not a happy thought. Maintaining your weight loss program can be hard during Christmas holidays, what with the rich dishes and treats that you have to think about and prepare to serve your family and friends.
You don't have anymore to struggle and sacrifice your weight loss to celebrate the holidays with family and friends. There is a way to maintain your weight loss and that is by creating a healthy Christmas holiday menu that will include healthy alternatives in preparing your favorite dishes, sweets and treats.
By simply changing and incorporating the following tips into your Christmas menu, you will remain in control of your diet and weight loss regimen during this holiday season. In doing so, you can be sure that you and your family will have a healthy holiday.
Here are the tips:
1. Use less pastry dough by making open-top pies and tarts, which instantly cut fat and calorie content You can also use filo pastry instead of the regular pastry dough
2. Use fresh or dried fruits with natural sweetness instead of sugar based confectionaries.
3. Use low fat vegetable oil
4. Replace heavy cream with low fat milk or yogurt.
5. Opt for turkey or chicken instead of red meats
6. Use tomato-based sauces like salsa and other tomato-based dips.
7. Instead of salted peanuts, use unsalted nuts and seeds like almonds, walnuts, etc. for all your nuts requirements.
8. Buy and serve only whole wheat bread.
9. Avoid using cheese, butter, and lard in any dish
10. Use tortilla chips instead of salted crisp or chips to save on calories.
11 Substitute deep frying with oven roasting.
The most important thing to do to maintain your weight loss is to substitute the high fat/high calorie foods in your menu for healthier alternatives.
Prepare a menu, then make a list of ingredients to be purchased for each dish and replace unhealthy ingredients with healthy alternatives. It may take some time to do this but it is well worth the effort.
Again, you should opt to cook the foods yourself and be in control of what ingredients to use. This way you save on calories and fats and you'll be happy to think that you and your family will feast on, and enjoy healthy foods that your body will greatly benefit from.
Visit http://helpmedietandloseweight.com/category/eating-for-weight-loss/ for healthy ideas and alternatives that you can incorporate into your holiday menu.
