Eating Healthy at Christmas

At Christmas it is hard to maintain a healthy diet and alcohol intake – of course it is the time to treat yourself but be sure not to overdo it to help maintain a stable mood. There are negative side-effects of overindulgence from guilt to feeling unwell.

From mince pies to Christmas cake, you can put your own twist on traditional festive recipes to bring you a healthier – but just as tempting and delicious - versions with help from the British Heart Foundation, by using their recipes and watching the demonstration on how to cook the mince pies and very berry trifle and photos of making the Christmas cake.

Mince Pies

Nothing says Christmas is quite like a mince pie, but did you know that those little mince pies can contain over 200 calories each? With healthy mince pies recipe the calories have been reduced and the fat to keep them just as delicious

For recipe and video click here

Very Berry Trifle

Trifle can be a diet disaster, but not this one, it is made with bread instead of cake and the bread soaks up the sweet juices of the fruit. This helps to keep the calories, saturated fat, sugar, and salt levels low – so this is a great alternative to high fat, high sugar deserts.

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Low Fat Christmas Cake

This Christmas cake is delicious and low in saturated fat and salt, and the sugar content all comes from dried and fresh fruit, not added sugar.

For photos and video click here

For Healthy Christmas Inspired Snacks

7 treats with none of the guilt click here

7 savoury treats click here