Enjoying Christmas without sabotaging your health goals might seem to be difficult. With food and drinks are a common barrier at this time of year, we think it is possible with these tips.
Healthy Christmas Eating – With probably the leading New Year’s resolution being weight loss, why not tick this off the list before you get to the New Year! The average Australian gains between 0.8 – 1.5kg over the Christmas – NY period.
The festive season can provide opportunities to consume snacks, rich foods whilst enjoying both non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks.
Our tips:
- Stay Hydrated ….and no this doesn’t mean reach for the nearest beer, glass of wine or champagne. Most of Australia is hot at Christmas and consuming sufficient water is important. Water is vital for chemical reactions required for digestion and metabolism. The average Australian’s should drink approximately 3 litres (males) and 2 litres (females)
- Chose Your Snacks Wisely – so many different Christmas snacks are available, so chose wisely. carrots, celery sticks, cheery tomatoes, cucumbers, etc are great alternatives to chips, dips and carbs
- Portion Size – it is easy to go back for seconds – much harder to resist temptation. Effort now will make weight loss easier later
- Drink Responsibility – Classic saying is “A Minute on your lips. A lifetime on the Hips”. Iced water with mint, lemon or the likes is a refreshing drink and alternative to soft drinks. Alcoholic drinks come have significantly different calorie / kilo joule counts. Vodka, slice of lime and soda water is just 64 calories whereas Gin & Tonic is 200 calories. White wine typically at 100 calories is lower than red wine at 120.. P.s. My favourite is a Moscow Mule with diet ginger beer, fresh lime, mint and chilli served over crushed ice in a brass mug
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Source: livestrong.com
Title: How to Eat Healthy at Christmas
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