Real Simple magazine to the rescue again, helping resolve holiday-party food dilemmas … just for giggles, take this quick party-food pop quiz and see how good you are at making the healthier choice:
1. Red or white wine?
2. Mixed nuts or olives?
3. Soft or hard cheese?
4. Cheese w/crackers or crudités w/dip?
5. Mini quiches or pigs-in-a-blanket?
6. Ham or roast beef?
7. Cocktails or champagne?
8. Gingerbread cookie or sugar cookie?
9. Cocoa or eggnog?
10. Chocolate kisses or candy cane?
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Healthier choices:
1. Red wine (antioxidants, which are anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant and anti-cholesterol).
2. Olives (high monounsaturated fats, which help lower cholesterol).
3. Soft cheese (just a little less fat and a few fewer calories).
4. Crudités w/dip (well, duh).
5. Mini quiches (of the two evils, has some calcium, protein and maybe some other nutrients from mixed-in veggies).
6. Roast beef (not as processed, half the saturated fat, three times as much iron).
7. Champagne (much lower calorie-wise).
8. Gingerbread cookie (half the calories and saturated fat).
9. Cocoa (fewer calories, less fat and antioxidants).
10. Candy cane (lasts longer, much lower calorie count, no fat, and peppermint freshens your breath and gives you a lift).
So … how’d you do on the test? and how about on the town?
Wishing you a balance between indulgence and moderation!!
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