Improving Health

Whether you are getting the kids ready for trick-or-treating or having a couple of friends over for some Halloween fun, chances are you are looking for some healthy treats to serve. 

We've got some festive ideas to get guests of any age in the Halloween spirit without sacrificing healthy eating!

Going to a holiday dinner party? Or a cocktail party with tempting holiday appetizers?  These occasions can be a recipe for disaster... So prepare yourself!

“I’m not going to eat all day so I can have my favorite treat later.”  Some people get the idea in their head that they are going to treat themselves later, so they starve themselves all day. What happens in this situation is the person arrives at the party overly hungry and over-indulges on what they were going to have as a “little treat.”

Avoid this path to overeating and plan to eat small, balanced meals that day, including whole grains, fruit, vegetables and low-fat or fat-free dairy or protein. 

The great fun and festivities of the holiday season bring with them the challenge of eating healthy amongst seemingly endless treats and parties.

Food is often the main attraction of holiday events, so it is important to stay focused on your healthy eating goals.

With the holiday season comes high energy, good spirits, laughter, joy, and food! We slump into a simpler, relaxed state of mind. Our problems are no longer our problems until the New Year. We don’t fear the usual, rather we embrace more calories!

Whether at an event/party or just at our home, extra food is all around us during the holiday season. Some forget to be healthy while others just don’t care and most will end their year with extra weight because it was just too hard to say no.

It’s inevitable; the Holiday season will always exist, meaning we will always have extra food in our path. However, this could be the year that you dominate holiday food­­—with the help of water!

It’s the time of year again that not only brings friends and family together, but also brings that five extra pounds you desperately try to lose before the summer season. Don’t dread the holidays fearing weight gain! Look forward to healthy holidays this year starting with Thanksgiving!

In a typical Thanksgiving meal, Americans easily consume more than 3,000 calories between their food choices, portion sizes and second helpings. 3,000 calories! But don’t panic, there are some tricks of the trade to lower that calorie count and still have your traditional favorites.

In a way, you can have your cake and eat it too, if you follow these tips to turn some of your traditions healthy!