Top Tips for Healthy Eating Over Christmas

Christmas is a time of year to enjoy with family and friends! Festive food and drinks are often the focus of this time of year. It is important to remember you can relax and enjoy the great tasting food, whilst keeping on track with your healthy habits.

Here are a dietitian’s top tips to keeping on track with your healthy habits this festive season:

1.     Take a nutritious plate!

Take a delicious and nutritious plate when it is your turn to bring something to the Christmas party or Christmas lunch. Taking a yummy salad such as a green bean salad or roast sweet potato and spinach salad is a healthy and delicious addition to the table.

2.     Upgrade your cheese platter

Adding chopped veggie sticks, summer fruits and a homemade dip to your cheese platter will add more colour and variety whilst helping you reach your daily serves of fruit and veg during the festive season.

3.     Check in with your hunger

Checking in with your hunger is a great tool to limit over-eating. Asking yourself ‘how hungry am I’ and eating a little more slowly will allow your body time to let you when it’s full.

4.     Stay active

Sometimes our physical activity levels can drop during the festive season. Keeping active can be as simple as going for a quick walk with your family or taking the kids to the park. Being active is not only great for our physical health, but our mental health too.

5.     Load your plate with nutritious options

Aim to create a balanced plate that is (roughly) half filled with veggies or salad, a quarter filled with protein and a quarter filled with carbohydrates. This will help ensure you have both a nutritious and satisfying meal.

6.     Enjoy yourself!

Christmas only happens once a year, enjoy this time with your family and friends. Remember it is okay to relax and enjoy celebrations then return to routine afterwards.  

For more information on healthy eating come and visit us at WARD NUTRITION. Our friendly dietitians offer individualised dietary advice.

Give us a call on 6362 9806 or visit our website to book an appointment.