Healthy Holiday Eating
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Eating Healthy throughout the Holiday Season
For me the problem arises when I start to think "it is the holiday season so I'm just going to enjoy myself and eat whatever I want all the time".
I believe that if I stay on track the majority of the time, I can maintain a healthy living and not gain pounds over the critical holiday period and still enjoy some splurges during the big meals and parties.
On this page I will give you an example of a healthy meal choice along with recipes for all of the courses. Enjoy and stay healthy and happy this holiday season!
photographs by Mary Beth Granger
Healthy Dinner Menu
Salad with Low or NoCal Dressing
Baked Tilipia with Vegetables
Long Grain and Wild Rice
Homemade Applesauce
Blueberry and Apple Oat Muffins
Key Lime Pie
Salads for Healthy Eating
keep them simple and delicious
Leaf lettuce
Leaf spinach
Green onions
Peas
Red and Yellow Peppers
Tomatoes
Broccoli
Apple (peeled and diced)
dried cranberries
I used the no calorie dressings made by Walden Farms for my salad.
Baked Tilapia and Vegetables
Low calorie dinner-less than 300 calories
- Serves: 4
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
I have made this tilapia several times and it has turned out great each time. I use Durkee brand spices. They have one already mixed for fish and seafood that works well in this recipe. If you mix your own seasoning, tarragon or basil are good choices.
Ingredients
- Spray butter( I use "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter")
- Durkee fish spices (or your own mixture)
- 4 stalks celery
- sliced
- 1 bunch scallions sliced
- 8 ounces of sliced mushrooms (about 4 cups)
- 4- 6 ounce tilapia filets (fresh or frozen)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lay out 4 large pieces of foil and spray with cooking spray. Layer the vegetables in the center of each piece of foil, starting with the mushrooms, then the celery and then the scallions. Spray the vegetables lightly with butter and sprinkle with spices. Lay fish fillets over the vegetables, spray with butter and sprinkle each fillet with salt, pepper and spices to taste.
Bring the foil ends together, fold over and crimp closed on all sides to make a sealed packet. Place the packets on a baking sheet and bake until the fish is cooked through and still moist. 21 minutes worked well for me. Remove the packets from the oven and let sit two minutes before opening. Transfer fish and vegetables to plates and drizzle with cooking juices.
Long Grain and Wild Rice
easy, quick and delicious
Homemade Applesauce
Blueberry and Apple Oat Muffins
- Serves: 12
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Instructions
In a large bowl stir together flour, oats,brown sugar, and spices. In another bowl stir together applesauce, eggs, oil and vanilla extract. Add 1 cup chopped apples and add all to the flour mixture. Stir until thoroughly mixed and then fold in the blueberries. Divide evenly into twelve muffins cups which have been lighted coated with cooking spray. Bake in a 400 degree oven until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Approximately 15-20 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on a rack.
Each muffin is 133 calories.
Key Lime Pie
Delicious and Low in Fat and Calories
This is a key lime desert that I have been making for many years. I think I originally got the recipe from someone at a weight watchers meeting.

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Share your Healthy Eating Tips
I'd love to hear from you
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FashionMommy
Mar 9, 2012 @ 4:44 pm | delete
- Lovely recipes! They sound delicious. I will be delighted to try and make them. Great job and thanks for sharing!
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JoyfulReviewer
Nov 15, 2011 @ 2:21 pm | delete
- The baked tilapia and vegetables recipe looks especially delicious. Congratulations on your lens being chosen to be featured on the Fall Harvest Fest monsterboard. Have bookmarked this page into my recipes folder.
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iijuan12
Nov 15, 2011 @ 12:42 pm | delete
- Great ideas and recipes! I always try to sneak in a few healthy options at our holiday tables.
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greenlungsofpoland
Oct 30, 2011 @ 1:00 am | delete
- Great idea for a lens hope to try some of these ideas out
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SueM11 Oct 28, 2011 @ 7:49 am | delete
- Holidays play havoc to my healthy meals. It takes some discipline to keep to the same eating habits. I think most of us tend to overeat when we are on holiday. I love your blueberry apple oat muffins.
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Healthy eating and loosing weight is always a struggle. I hope to share some hints in this lens that have worked for me.
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