TIPS TO PREPARE A HEALTHIER HOLIDAY FEAST

 HEALTHY TIPS:

• Use low fat or non-fat milk to replace whole milk.
• Use low fat cheeses to replace full fat cheeses.
• Use egg substitutes in place of whole eggs.
• Use olive oil for salad dressings.
• Make gravy from low fat broth instead of poultry drippings.
• Cook meats on a rack so the fat drips out. Cook your turkey on a grill.
• Steam, bake or roast your vegetables. Offer many sides of vegetables.
• For mashed potatoes use skim milk, non-fat sour cream or plain yogurt and very little butter.
• Offer sauces on the side.
• Cook stuffing in a casserole dish, rather than inside the poultry.
• Make cranberry sauce from fresh cranberries and add less sugar.
• Cut the amount of sugar in a dessert recipe by ¼ of a cup.
• Use agave nectar to replace sugar.
• Use applesauce in place of oil for desserts.
• Offer fruit based desserts.