Healthy Holiday Eating ideas

ruthierama

I am looking for good ideas to serve for the holidays. I want to serve very healthy choices so help people stay on track... All recipes and tips welcome and helpful!! Thank you!!!

seashell709

I like to find healthy recipes for holiday or family functions on skinnytaste.com

cwolfman13

Turkey or ham (good lean protein), roasted brussels sprouts, roasted potatoes, big garden salad, etc

For the most part, I don't find holiday food to be particularly "unhealthy"...the bigger issue people have is shoveling everything into their pie holes all day long, including the whole pie.

The issue with holidays isn't the food, it's the quantity that is generally consumed. People need to practice more self control and portion control...that's all they need to do if they want to stay on track. For my part, I really don't worry about it...it's one day...if people put as much focus and energy into the vast majority of the days in a given year as they do holidays and special occasions, everyone would be healthy and fit.

ruthierama

Thanks!!

AskTracyAnnK28

ruthierama wrote: »

I am looking for good ideas to serve for the holidays. I want to serve very healthy choices so help people stay on track... All recipes and tips welcome and helpful!! Thank you!!!

Is your whole family trying to lose weight?

If that's the case then it's really up to them about portion control. But you can serve steamed veggies and roasted potatoes (instead of mashed). Sweet potatoes are healthy as well - as long as the portion isn't too large. You can also make a veggie tray with hummus.

But on Christmas I would let people make their own choices as to whether or not they want to 'stay on track'. It's only one day

KANGOOJUMPS

chocolate,,, and um, more chocolate... its the holidays!, time to whoop it up!

nickatine

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SuggaD

Here's what I made last year: vegan sweet potato cornbread, acorn squash with cranberry apple stuffing, savory broccoli cauliflower roast, grilled shrimp, mini date-nut snowballs for dessert. Was awesome. Even my picky eater didn't complain. We're cruising this year, so won't be cooking for Christmas.

gothchiq

Turkey breast generally qualifies. Mashed sweet potatoes with maximal cinnamon and minimal sugar/butter. Whole wheat rolls. Green beans with a light garlic sauce. An apple crumble with less sugar/fat in proportion to oats on the topping; no sugar needed in the fruit, just cinnamon and allspice and maybe a snap of ginger.