TEMPTING TASTY CHRISTMAS TREATS!

With the average adult consuming between 6,000 & 7,000 calories on Christmas Day alone it's worth cutting back in other areas without compromising on taste. With a little thought & preparation you can serve delicious treats that will not pile on the pounds or leave the family feeling bloated and stuffed! Here are my favourites.....in no particular order.....
1. Fresh fruit dipped in chocolate - use a high % cocoa dark chocolate - it satisfies more than the milk variety.
2. Olives - less than 10 calories each!
3. Breadsticks instead of crisps - make a tomato salsa dip to dunk.
4. Medjool dates - big, plump & juicy - so much nicer than the little sticky ones.
5. Smoked salmon & prawns - wrap the prawns in the salmon for a canape idea.
6. Celery, grapes & soft cheese - about 1/4 the calories of hard cheese & biscuits!
7. Filo pastry mince pies - around 100 calories less than a shortcrust pastry pie.
8. Hummus with raw vegetable crudites to dip.
9. Edamame beans or wasabi peas - Whitworths are scrummy - from large supermarkets.
10. Single Baileys & cup of coffee rather than an Irish coffee - save about 250 calories!
11. Dark high cocoa content chocolate - decadent!
12. Champagne of course!

I wish you all have a very happy healthy Christmas & thank you for taking the time to read my blogs & posts.

Bev.

Sustainable weight loss Manchester.