Holiday Survival Maintaining Your Diet During The Holidays
The holidays are just around the corner, meaning athletes and dieters are in for quite the struggle when it comes to that irresistible holiday food. Surrounded by traditional favorites, baked breads, rich desserts and decadent cocktails, one can almost visualize the numbers on the scale heading in the wrong direction. Fear not and RSVP yes to your festive engagements by arming yourself with these helpful tips: • Eat before you go. As silly as this may sound, the best way to arrive at your function and be able to pass on high calorie and high fat horsd’oeuvres is tonotbeplaguedwithhungerpangs. Inaddition,youwill be able to make healthier food choices placing more emphasis on salads, protein and vegetables. • Avoid high sugar spirits like daiquiris, coladas and margaritas. With just two of these types of cocktails, you could consume half of your days’worthofcalories. Instead,choose lightbeer, redwines likepinotnoir or chianti, white wines like pinot grigio or sauvignon blanc or mixed vodka
clubdrinkswithasplashof juice.Sincealcoholdehydrates thebodywhich can lead to extra snacking, be sure to drink plenty of water in between. • You can’t have your fruitcake and eat it too. Holiday desserts can be rich in sugar , fat and calories which can really pack on the pounds especially ifcoupledwithahighcarbohydratedinner.Trychewingongum or sipping on a flavored herb tea to help squelch the desire to sample a littlebitofeverything.But ifyoumust indulge,choosea reasonableportion of one of your favorites or two half portion sized desserts. • Calories in, calories out. If you are going to indulge you must exercise.Exercising an hour aday, or 30 minutes at high intensity, 5 times a week will help keep your clothes fitting nicely. • 80/20 rule. Stick with a low carbohydrate diet throughout the season with plenty of protein, vegetables and healthy fats. No need to add any extra rice, pasta, cereal or bread to breakfast and lunch meals. This will allow you to partake in some decadent foods a few times a week without adding the average 5-7 pounds of holiday weight gain.
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INGREDIENTS • 1 lb ground turkey • 1 large egg beaten • 1/4 cup shaved parmesan
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• 1 tsp garlic powder • 1 tsp onion powder • 1 tsp basil • 1 tsp salt
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• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper • 1 (24 oz) jar red pasta sauce • 1/2 lb whole grain spaghetti
INSTRUCTIONS Preheatbroileronhigh for5minutes.Combineallmeatball ingredients in large bowl. Use your hands to mix the ingredients. Use a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop 18 meatballs onto a rimmed cookie sheet. Broil on top rack for 5 minutes. In a large skillet, bring pasta sauce to a low simmer. Add in cooked meatballs and simmer together for 5-10 minutes or until meatballs are completely cooked through. Serve with your choice of pasta, fresh basil, more parmesan and enjoy!
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