Healthy Eats During The Holiday Season

This season, full of holly, mistletoe, jolly old St. Nick, dradles, feasting and family leads to an abundance of food and drink. These options always tend to be full of sugar and empty calories. Exercises get tossed out the window as parties, gatherings and open houses fill your calendar.

“The trick during the holidays is to not only eat healthy meals based on lean proteins, nutrient-dense fruits and vegetables, fiber-rich whole grains, and low-fat dairy — but also to make sure you work in your mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks, which will help you keep your cravings under control,” explains Dr. Arthur Agatston, author of the South Beach Diet Supercharged.

Here are a few items from southbeachdiet.com, that should be a must to keep in your kitchen during the holiday season as well as throughout the year. These will help keep you on track.

•   Edamame
•   Hard-boiled eggs
•   Fat-free or low-fat cottage cheese
•   Fresh vegetables
•   Hummus
•   Nuts
•   Plain nonfat or low-fat yogurt
•   Reduced-fat cheese sticks
•   Sliced lean deli meat: ham, turkey and chicken breast
•   Tomato juice and vegetable-juice cocktail
•   Fresh fruits
•   High-fiber, whole-grain cereal
•   Whole-wheat bread
•   Whole-grain crackers

When you eat these healthy snacks you can save your moments of indulgence for those truly irresistible holiday treats.

Find a nutritionist in your area today. Read further to learn about other foods that will make you look and feel younger.

Is there a certain healthy snack you crave during winter season?

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