With the number of healthy recipes offered these days, either online or in cookbooks that can be found on bookstores, it is now easier for anyone to serve time-honored dishes that will be enjoyed by anyone with fewer calories and less fat, without sacrificing taste. The secret is the right food choices and preparation to achieve a healthy and delicious meal for everyone.
To stay leaner, everyone is encouraged to bypass junk foods, the chips and some other fried pound-packer foods. Help yourself to some amounts of fresh fruit, reduced-fat cheese and nuts.
During holidays, people will often eat the dark turkey meat that is covered in juicy gravy, but for a leaner eating habit, choosing lower fat while meat that does not have skin is the right choice. Enjoy it with only a drizzle of gravy that is made with dry white wine, low-sodium chicken broth and defatted pan juices.
Traditionally, a big holiday table with mashed potatoes drowsing in salt and butter is a "must" at many Americans. For those who want to enjoy a healthy holiday treat can benefit from a vitamin-rich baked sweet potato or mashed sweet potatoes. Just sprits the strips using cooking spray, have an additional dash of cinnamon and then bake for thirty minutes at 450 degrees.
Those who prefer to eat a sweet, rich and fattening pie as their holiday highlight can opt for just a small slice of pie without the crust. They can also make it pumpkin, which is actually lower in calories and fat and offers a great dose of beta-carotene. This is a better option than a rich pecan pie that is packed with butter, sugar and corn syrup that could pad one's hips with up to eight hundred calories for every slice. These are perfect healthy holiday treats that will be perfect for everyone.
