Holiday Eating Strategies
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Add cut up kiwis, apple chunks, pineapple chunks, thinly sliced pears, and black olives. Cooked black beans and chick peas add great tasting protein. Blanched green beans, asparagus or broccoli, along with any kind of crumbled cheese such as feta, blue cheese, or cheddar add taste and color. Throw in some chopped walnuts and or pecans into the mix for great crunchy flavor.
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* Make your own salad dressing. Preservatives and additives are thus eliminated and you have control over all the ingredients. Make small batches with interesting combinations of special vinegars, unsaturated oils, and spices to create appealing dressings.
* Use fat free, lower sodium broth for basting and cooking. Broth adds great flavor. It can be used as a substitute for fats in sauces and it infuses rich flavor into mashed potatoes, rice and pastas.
* Cook less fatty cuts of meat. Trim off the extra fat before serving.
* Take smaller portions. Take a bite of everything that appeals to you, but eat more of the healthier lower calorie foods.
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