Healthy Holiday Eating Tips

During the holidays, the average American gains several pounds. One way to fight off holiday weight gain is to make healthier food choices. Follow these tips to cut unnecessary fat and calories from your holiday diet.

  • Eat white-meat turkey, which has fewer calories and less fat than dark meat. A 3-ounce serving of skinless turkey breast has 119 calories and 1 gram of fat. That same amount of dark meat has 142 calories and 5 grams of fat.
  • Pay attention to what you drink. Two mixed drinks can add up to as many as 500 calories; 1 cup of eggnog, 380 calories. But two glasses of cider or white wine have only 300 calories.
  • Serve baked potatoes instead of candied sweet potatoes. A plain baked potato has 220 calories and just a small amount of fat; one cup of candied sweet potatoes has 300 calories and 6 grams of fat.