Most traditional foods can be made low fat.
Turkey is very lean without the skin, and gravy can be made without any fat.  Potatoes that are served without butter can be very healthy.  The beloved pumpkin pie is nutritious, although it can be made into a fatty dessert with the adding of whipped cream.

Even though the holidays are in, don’t forget about the exercise.  Keeping weight off during the holiday season is burning off the extra calories.  You should plan a walk after meals, park farther from stores when you shop, and take a few walks around the mall before you begin shopping.

During holiday parties and at family dinners, feel free to sample foods although you shouldn’t splurge.  Decide on what you plan to eat in advance, then stick to your plan.  Eat plenty of vegetables, fruit, low fat dressings, and slices of lean meats.  Before you go to a party, eat a small snack to help curb your appetite.

If at all possible, avoid alcohol.  Having too many drinks can cripple your will power, and also add excess calories to your diet.  In the place of alcohol, drink water with lemon. Water can help to limit your appetite and keep you from binging.  Also make sure to avoid eggnog, as each glass can have up to 300 calories.

Be flexible with your healthy eating, as one bad meal won’t ruin your diet.  Try to balance your calories over a few days and don’t just look at one meal or day.

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Sausages are probably the easiest food to cook for busy families. Sausages and mash with gravy has a mouth watering image.

Sausages are the number one enemy in any weight loss program. Sausages are cheap because generally they can contain a mix of all the leftover parts together with lots of fat.Grilling a sausage reveals a large pool of fat. Frying conceals the fat and often adds more.

Healthy eating is all about awareness of what you are eating and the ingredients. If no ingredients are published because the food has no label then common sense comes in. My mother used to insist that she should inspect and select the steak before it was put through the mincing machine.

The second no no food in any weight loss program is pastry. Quiche has become a very popular food but the pastry is made with a high fat content. The egg and bacon or egg and broccoli may be fine to eat but leave the pastry on the plate.

A so called healthy food is fish and chips probably one of the most popular food dishes in the UK. A well balanced diet of carbohydrate and protein served with peas and a wedge of lemon. The lemon helps to break down the fats but remember that this is a deep fried concoction. The batter around the fish will soak up the fat during the frying process. So be clever and consider the batter as simply a carcass to cut off and leave on a side plate. What you are interested in is the cooked fish inside the batter. Don’t forget go light on the chips. Add a healthy salad, just don’t add a sausage.

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