Balancing
celebrations and your health during the festive season
Christmas time is full of celebrations, parties, barbeques and work
functions with an abundance of alcohol and not so favourable food choices.
Try some of these handy tips to help keep you healthy during the festive
season.
1. Keep hydrated
Ensure that you are
getting in around 2 litres of filtered water every day. If you are drinking
alcohol, try to have a glass of water between drinks.
2.
Choose your booze
Keeping alcohol to a minimum is advised of
course howver if you do choose to drink, the purest forms of alcohol are
vodka or gin with fresh lime and soda, or red wine.
3.
Balance your meals
Festive food tends to be very rich and heavy,
usually involving lots of meat and sauces. Try to limit your meat serving
to the size of the palm of your hand and pile up your plate with
loads of vegies or salad to help cut through the grease.
4.
Keep up some exercise
Most people tend to throw their exercise
routine out the window during the holiday period. Try not to exclude it
completely, even going for a short stroll before dinner will help keep you
moving.
5. Look for the healthier options
Try
making your own apple sauce by stewing apples and cinnamon instead of
buying jarred apple sauce. Try orgran gravy (health food section), which is
gluten free. For soft drinks, try Fuse or golden circle's LOL, both sugar
and artificial sweetener free options that are available from you
supermarket. Instead of buying toasted salted nuts, opt for some raw unsalted nuts instead.
