Traditional Holiday Plate Calories

Depending upon the recipe, calories can greatly vary on the holiday table. For example, a boxed stuffing may contain about 180 calories per 1/2 cup while Aunt Linda's homemade sausage stuffing contains more than 500 calories per 1/2 cup. Here are a few more examples of how calories can vary at the holiday table.

• Jarred gravy - 50 calories per 1/4 cup.  Aunt Linda's homemade gravy - 200 calories per 1/4 cup.
• Apple pie, single crust will save you about 130 calories per slice.
• Eggnog is huge when it comes to calories often exceeding 350 calories per 1/2 cup serving.
• Alcohol can totally blow a diet due to the calorie content. Watch the spirits - without losing the spirit of the holidays. And your diet!
• Rolls are tricky. When shopping, look for those that are 100 calories or abouts each as some may contain 200 or more calories per roll. Same applies to biscuits.
• Other high calorie holiday favorites include: fruit cake, mincemeat pie, cheesecake, fudge and carrot cake with cream cheese icing.

Although it's very difficult to not indulge, you'll be thanking yourself the morning after the holiday. It only takes a teensy bit of time to eat, and a very long time to burn off the weight gain.

If you'd like to anguish over the calories in a typical holiday meal, Diet Bites has the calorie low down. Simply click here.

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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