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Health & Beauty -
Healthy Eating & Diet
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Christmas Day is a testing time, especially if you are on a diet but by following these simple tips you can enjoy your meal and watch your waistline at the same time.
A Christmas dinner with turkey, roast potatoes, stuffing, bacon, bread sauce, cranberry sauce, carrots, brussel sprouts and gravy contains around 620 calories and 25.8g fat and, if you're a pudding lover, your portion of Christmas pud and brandy butter will set you back another 516 calories and 31g fat. Top it all off with a couple of glasses of wine and you have a grand total of 1306 calories and 56.8g fat. A portion of roast turkey with skin has 5.8g fat, by cutting off the skin will you reduce this by 50%. By saying no to a slice of streaky bacon, you will save 84 calories and 6.7g fat. An average portion of potatoes roasted in vegetable oil contains 9g fat whereas a potato roasted in Fry Light 0% Fat Olive Oil Spray contains just 0.4g fat. You can save another couple of grams of fat by making your bread sauce with skimmed or semi-skimmed instead of whole milk. Go for larger servings of brussel sprouts and carrots. These are low in fat and high in antioxidant nutrients. They will fill you up and you won't need to ask for seconds.
By following the above fat/calorie-saving tips your meal should only contain around 446 calories and 6g fat. Not bad, but now for dessert? Christmas dinner is one of the most balanced meals you can have. Turkey is low in fat and potatoes are rich in B vitamins. You will have notched up two or three servings of veggies (out of the five a day you need) and if that isn't enough, your glass of red wine is another good source of antioxidant nutrients, which help protect against the risk of heart disease. Related articles:
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