1h 8 min
Navigating the Holidays Part 1 - Healthy Options and Sober Alternatives. Healthy Rituals
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- Salud y forma física
In this episode, we reminisce about our own family holiday traditions and rituals from our youth and into our adult life. From delicious recipes to learning how to balance your plate, we discuss how to choose healthier options for the upcoming holiday season.
Links to things we referenced:
Effect of Artificial sweeteners on the gut microbiome
Impact of Artificial sweeteners on body weight control
Obesity and Sex-Related Associations with Sucralose
Artificial sweeteners are not the answer to childhood obesity
Natural sweeteners vs artificial sweeteners in diabetes
33 Desserts you won't believe are sugar-free
Better Rhodes, and Boisson NYC are online stores where you can find many non-alcoholic beers, wines, spirits to purchase for your parties and happy hour.
Link to Recipe for Gruvi Non-Alcoholic Dry Secco Cider Punch
Link to Recipes for Wilderton Cocktails
Some healthy alternative tips are below:
3 meals, 1-3 snacks - don’t save up, use a plate, take home some leftovers
Balance, it’s just another day but with some modifications (i.e. drinks, dessert) - Using the plate method
Go for a walk (10 minutes)
Drinky plenty of water
Alternatives to all the carbs- more green plants less stuffing.
Charcuterie boards
Flackers and Mary’s Gone Crackers
Avoid the nitrates
Fresh cut veggies and dips (hummus, primal kitchen dressings)
Love a shrimp cocktail
Cut potatoes w/cauliflower - cauliflower mash
Sweet potato/winter squash hash (add bacon and nuts, traditional stuffing herbs) vs stuffing
Cranberry sauce (water, orange extract or juice, orange zest, cranberries - stevia drops)
Play up the non-starchy vegetable sides (i.e. brussel sprouts, green beans, salads (feta, walnuts, unsweetened dried cranberries, balsamic glaze, olive oil, s/p)
Experiment with vegan spins (i.e. creamed spinach, mushroom gravy - GF)
Low carb wines (i.e cupcake, fit vine), seltzers (truly and white claw), hard kombucha (flying ember)
Artificial Sweeteners https://bit.ly/30xdhcu
Greek yogurt parfaits (Chobani complete) w/chopped nuts or unsweetened nut butter, unsweetened shredded coconut, fresh fruit, dust w/cocoa powder, etc. - set up like an ice cream bar
Fairlife nutrition shake chia pudding
Sugar-free chocolate pudding mix - use Fairlife milk, add avocado
Dark chocolate - the darker the better, be mindful of added sugar (4-5 g/serv; Taza, Hu, Lakanto, Lily’s, Imla’kesh, TCHO, Pascha
Tania's Website
Rachel's Blog
In this episode, we reminisce about our own family holiday traditions and rituals from our youth and into our adult life. From delicious recipes to learning how to balance your plate, we discuss how to choose healthier options for the upcoming holiday season.
Links to things we referenced:
Effect of Artificial sweeteners on the gut microbiome
Impact of Artificial sweeteners on body weight control
Obesity and Sex-Related Associations with Sucralose
Artificial sweeteners are not the answer to childhood obesity
Natural sweeteners vs artificial sweeteners in diabetes
33 Desserts you won't believe are sugar-free
Better Rhodes, and Boisson NYC are online stores where you can find many non-alcoholic beers, wines, spirits to purchase for your parties and happy hour.
Link to Recipe for Gruvi Non-Alcoholic Dry Secco Cider Punch
Link to Recipes for Wilderton Cocktails
Some healthy alternative tips are below:
3 meals, 1-3 snacks - don’t save up, use a plate, take home some leftovers
Balance, it’s just another day but with some modifications (i.e. drinks, dessert) - Using the plate method
Go for a walk (10 minutes)
Drinky plenty of water
Alternatives to all the carbs- more green plants less stuffing.
Charcuterie boards
Flackers and Mary’s Gone Crackers
Avoid the nitrates
Fresh cut veggies and dips (hummus, primal kitchen dressings)
Love a shrimp cocktail
Cut potatoes w/cauliflower - cauliflower mash
Sweet potato/winter squash hash (add bacon and nuts, traditional stuffing herbs) vs stuffing
Cranberry sauce (water, orange extract or juice, orange zest, cranberries - stevia drops)
Play up the non-starchy vegetable sides (i.e. brussel sprouts, green beans, salads (feta, walnuts, unsweetened dried cranberries, balsamic glaze, olive oil, s/p)
Experiment with vegan spins (i.e. creamed spinach, mushroom gravy - GF)
Low carb wines (i.e cupcake, fit vine), seltzers (truly and white claw), hard kombucha (flying ember)
Artificial Sweeteners https://bit.ly/30xdhcu
Greek yogurt parfaits (Chobani complete) w/chopped nuts or unsweetened nut butter, unsweetened shredded coconut, fresh fruit, dust w/cocoa powder, etc. - set up like an ice cream bar
Fairlife nutrition shake chia pudding
Sugar-free chocolate pudding mix - use Fairlife milk, add avocado
Dark chocolate - the darker the better, be mindful of added sugar (4-5 g/serv; Taza, Hu, Lakanto, Lily’s, Imla’kesh, TCHO, Pascha
Tania's Website
Rachel's Blog
1h 8 min