Example of a Healthier Holiday Plate

If you'd like to anguish over the calories in a typical holiday meal, Diet Bites has the calorie low down. Simply click here. If you are dieting over the holidays, the following tips can help save you a ton of calories - which translates into pounds.

• Desserts rule during the holidays and often contain more calories than the holiday-dinner itself. Limit yourself to 1 or 2 desserts.
• If you find that you must try more than 2 desserts on that special holiday, then opt for tiny slices of several desserts.
• Choose to forego second helpings - no matter how tasty.
• Eat slowly and enjoy your meal. If you are amid a crowd, it's easy to eat too much and not even realize what you ate!
• Watch the gravy, the cranberry sauce (a can contains about 600 calories) and the stuffing.
• A serving of stuffing is generally about 1/2 cup.
• A serving of gravy is generally about 1/4 cup - or 2 Tablespoons.
• Limit butter on those hot rolls. You don't want those rolls ending up on you!
• Focus on the roasted meats and not the skin.
• Enjoy spring water with lemon OR unsweetened tea or diet-wise soda as a beverage.
• Run from the eggnog!

Holiday Diet Wise Recipes:

From pies to turkey thighs, the following waist watcher tips will keep the joy in your holidays without blowing out your Diet Candle. Grab a martini glass filled with clear spring water and let's toast to a healthy season - no matter which holiday of the year we're celebrating.

• Yum Yum Eggnog - A unique original recipe that you'll find only at Thin Thin. click for diet recipe
• Carrot Pudding - Budget friendly and all dressed up for the holidays. click for diet recipe
• Tom's Roasted Turkey - A manly approach to big bird. click for diet recipe
• Tangy Orange Cranberry Sauce - Tangy, titillating to the taste buds and downright good. click for diet recipe
• Herb Butter - Tangy good and a little goes a long 'weigh'. click for diet recipe
• Pumpkin Butter - Cinderella's pumpkin just might get jealous. click for diet recipe
• Weightless Wassail - Put a little punch into your diet plan without all those unwanted calories. click for diet recipe
• Yammy Whammy - Pass the low calorie, low fat yams please! click for diet recipe
• Mashed Spudwhackers - Whipped potatoes minus the high fat and calories. A dieter's creamy dream. click for diet recipe

Holiday Tips & Calories:

From high calorie pies to an example of a healthier holiday plate, we've got this holiday season wrapped up in a bow of Good Healthy Eats that won't scrooge your diet plan.

• Pies That Fly Straight to the Thighs - High calorie pies that can send dieter's weight scales for a loop. click to continue
• Example of a Healthier Holiday Plate - What, How Much & When to Eat Holiday Tips for Dieters. click to continue
• Why Weight Gain Bonds so Well With Holidays - Ever wonder why weight gain is prevalent during holidays? It has a bit more to do with than what we put on our plates. click to continue
• Traditional Holiday Plate Calories - Grab your abacus! click to continue

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