Holiday Treats to Keep your Diet Neat
Switch out traditional holiday party appetizers with these suggestions to stay off of Santa's naughty list!
The following suggestions are adapted from Ellie Krieger's article in the Washington Post:
- Potato Chips vs. Pistachios
- Seven chips and seventeen pistachios weigh in at the same amount of 75 calories per serving. Chips are salty, and are therefore addicting in an American diet saturated with salty products. It's way too easy to eat an entire bag in one sitting, so why not go with pistachios, which are packed with protein and other various micronutrients and also have built in portion-control with their shell?
- Veggies vs. Tortilla Chips
- Twenty veggies have the same amount of calories as three tortilla chips at 60 calories. Chips, again are salty and lead to a lack of control in regards to eating the entire bowl. Veggies are filling due to their high fiber content and are also filled with various micronutrients.
- Pigs-in-a-Blanket vs. Jumbo Shrimp
- Two snuggly-oinkers have the same amount of calories as nine jumbo shrimp at 116 calories. The carbs in the bread and mystery meat in the hotdog are obvious turn-offs in regards to dieting, but choosing shrimp over the piggies as Marylanders should be a no-brainer.
- Small Gingerbread Cake vs. Small Gingerbread Men Cookies
- One cake has the same amount of calories as eight small gingerbread men at 260 calories. The choice here is obvious, as you get more bang for your buck with 8 men compared to one cake. Portion-control techniques can be applied here by eating each gingerbread man's limbs first before eating the body.
- One cake has the same amount of calories as eight small gingerbread men at 260 calories. The choice here is obvious, as you get more bang for your buck with 8 men compared to one cake. Portion-control techniques can be applied here by eating each gingerbread man's limbs first before eating the body.
- Mini Pretzels vs. Popcorn
- 3/4 of a cup of pretzels has the same amount of calories as three cups of popcorn at 110 calories. Popcorn isn't just for tinsel. It's also salty. What more do I have to say?
- Spiced Cider vs. Spiced Tea w/ Honey
- One cup of cider is the same as four cups of spiced tea at 80 calories. Cider is good, but spiced drinks are spiced drinks so....
- Chocolate Truffle vs. Candy Canes
- One truffle has the same amount of calories as nine candy canes at 105 calories. Candy canes come with built in portion control if you don't eat the stick until the stripes come off the cane. You get your sugar fix in both foods, but more with the candy canes. Plus it's festive!
- Eggnog w/ Rum vs. Champagne
- One mug of nog is the same as four flutes of champagne at 380 calories. So why even chance it with the nog? PLUS you look fancy with champagne, so how is this even a choice? Always have a DD though.
- Sour-Cream & Onion Dip vs. Salsa
- One tablespoon is the same as six tablespoons of salsa at 30 calories. EAT. THE. SALSA.
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