Once again, it’s that time of the year when chocolates and those self-indulging desserts are in season, and the best thing about it is, you can hide all the holiday calories you’ve gained under huge layers of sweaters and coats.
But it can‘t be called a holiday if there’s only one good news, right? Well here’s another one to add to your holiday cheer, if you’re trying to lose weight this holiday season (which is the hardest thing to do) or at least trying to watch what you eat, and making sure it’s still healthy, there are a few holiday foods you can mix up in the comforts of your kitchen.
The truth is, you don’t have to pass out from eating then wake up feeling full from all the things that you ate, but you also don’t have to say goodbye
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to your diet. You just need to cut the majority of sugar, preservatives, and trans-fats in your desserts. Here are some dessert recipes that will surely captivate your taste buds. Rhubarb Cranberry Pie Rhubarb is a plant which is part of the buckwheat family of plants.
It has a reddish stalk topped with green leaves; the stalks have a tart taste that blends well with pies and other desserts. It contains a lot of vitamins and nutrients. This includes fiber, protein, vitamin C, vitamin K, calcium, potassium, and magnesium. Cranberries also contain vitamins and also lower the risk of urinary tract infections, cancer, as well as high blood pressure.
So mixing these two together in a simple, healthy pie recipe can bring good things. Since the 2 are tarts, it’ll need sugar and butter to balance the flavors.
Dark Chocolate Bark
Instead of binging on milk chocolate Christmas candies, focus on the dark chocolate this holiday season. Dark chocolate comes with a slew of health benefits, including improving brain function and heart health. Mix in some walnuts and dried cranberries or cherries to create a delicious and antioxidant-filled chocolate bark.
Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin pie doesn’t have to be constricted to Thanksgiving; bring it to the table for Christmas, too. Besides, it’s one of the healthiest holiday desserts out there: Pumpkin pie is low in calories and contains a high amount of protein, fiber, and water-soluble B vitamins, which provide a load of health benefits from boosting neurological health to
metabolism.
pumpkin rolls are two of the most famous of the pumpkin traditions that can be carried on
We may think of chocolates as God's gift to humanity as they may soothes all our problems and suffering. But, have you ever wonder that these chocolates – sweet, good and pleasurable as it may, have dark sides?.
5. Chocolate. If you must eat chocolate, pick your indulgence carefully. Not all chocolates are made equal. A Milky Way has 98 calories per bar and 3.5 g of fat, while a Snickers bar has close to 300 calories and 16.5 g of fat! Dark chocolate is calorie rich (550 calories in 100 g), but a small piece is often enough to satisfy
If there is a chance to try again I would like to try lemon curd and passion fruit cream for filling of the both. I also want to put some fruit as a decoration in my tart. I am very thankful for this chance, which made me learn more about the gluten-free baking. I always misunderstand that gluten-free and special dietary baking are not tasty. Through this assembling, I realized that we can make gluten-free or special dietary products as delicious as regular desserts.
- These meals have been created to help you stay full and satisfied, even while doing intermittent fasting
Have you checked your weight today? That’s what we all hear while in the mall or walking near a restroom. A lady speaking those words on a scale where most people continue walking because they’re afraid of the TRUTH. We all have avoid stepping on the scale due to seeing a change in our weight, especially women. Despite, we should face our fears and try to figure out what can we do to change things. Our health is one of the most important things in life. It is a must that we maintain it on a daily basis so that we can live the long, happy, healthy lives that we all deserve. But in reality, we do not take all precautions as we should to survive. As each day pass, I see numerous amount of people who are overweight or obese of all race, age and sex.
I. Introduction: You’ve probably heard it a million times that obesity is an issue on the rise in America. Well, why if everyone knows that it is a problem is nothing being done to fix it? I’m here to propose a solution to this problem affecting over a third of the adult American Population.
All across the nation, contemporary schools and students have worked to find a middle ground when it comes to dietary offerings. It is widely accepted that often times, students’ look forward what ‘lunch-time’ offers-- the glory of leisure and the freedom to fuel their bodies with whatever that they might choose. Each day, the cafeteria menu details a variety of choices ranging from the humble Caesar Salad to the traditional peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The diversity is endless, and yet, for some reason, students are still often displeased with the myriad foods. While it might be easy for schools to comply to these students’ demands, it is not justified to do so if doing so is ultimately detrimental to the already-degrading environment
1. According to the "Nutritional Facts" that are posted on McDonald's web site, one Big Mac contains 540 calories and 29 grams of fat, which is 45 percent of the national recommended daily value based on a 2,000-calorie diet, according to McDonald's. One large order of fries contains 500 calories and 25 grams of fat, which is 38 percent of the recommended daily value. The 32-ounce Coca-Cola Classic adds another 310 calories (Ali, Sam).
In 2013, about 7.4 million tons of chocolate is expected to be consumed globally, totaling to nearly $110 billion (Pardomuan, Nicholson). I can honestly say that I will be one of the many people who contribute immensely to those massive quantities. Chocolate has always been one of my guilty pleasures, leading me to consider myself a “chocoholic.” After 20 years of eating chocolate, I learned there is more to chocolate than meets the eye. Many chemicals compose each delicious piece creating multiple psychological effects on the mind. With the knowledge of the chemical and psychological influences that chocolate has on the human mind and body and my own curiosity as to why I love it so much, this led me to ask: Why is chocolate considered such a pleasurable and craveable food?
There are of course others who have a smaller variety of pre-dinner snacks or sides. Most people that I’ve come across in this holiday are obsessed with the sides as they wait for a big main course to be prepared. Of course there are the others who bide their time playing card games as they wait to stuff themselves with the soon to be done food. I personally am a slight mix, and not a perfect one. I grab a few veggies and maybe a cracker or two, but I also enjoy playing card games and watching T.V while I hungrily wait for dinner. When dinner finally comes it is more often than not a plump Turkey. Others have ham, but I stick to the tradition of turkey. I have never heard of a bird deprived Thanksgiving before someone had told me that they get ham instead. I can see some complaints about turkey such as it is dry (which at times it really can), it being too big or too small, or the most dreaded response to a turkey-less Thanksgiving, the simple yet dreaded “Eh, I prefer ham.” I have none of those complaints for my beloved Thanksgiving treat.
Growth of the chocolate industry over the last decade has been driven in large part by an increasing awareness of the health benefits of certain types of chocolate. Chocolate consumers are considerably price insensitive. Except in rare circumstances consumers are willing to purchase what they consider an “affordable luxury.” Chocolate is one of the most popular and widely consumed products in the world, with North American countries devouring the lion's share, followed by Europe
Flavored creamy macaroons are flavored by chocolate, fruits like orange, apple and pine apple. The benefit of chocolate is, it contains many of the health benefits of dark vegetables. These benefits are from flavanoids, which acts as antioxidant, while Orange contains an impressive list of essentials nutrients, vitamins, minerals for normal growth and development and overall well-being. Apple are extremely rich in important antioxidants, flavanoids and dietary fiber. Pine Apple is rich in vitamins A and C as antioxidant. It also contains calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron and sodium.
If you don’t like them plain, try dipping the tip of the berry in some melted dark chocolate.
In ancient history, long before dark chocolate even became a popular dessert, it was most valued for it’s ability to improve a person’s health. There have also been countless studies that show the effects of consuming dark chocolate on a regular basis for several weeks. Dark chocolate has been recognized as a valuable source of antioxidant polyphenol compounds that have the effects to help with many diseases including coronary artery disease (Haber, Stacy L., and Karen Gallus). This food is not an empty calorie food meanwhile, like many other foods it contains lots proteins and B vitamins. It also includes many vital minerals such as iron, magnesium and copper (Rinzler, Carol Ann). Consuming one ounce of dark chocolate a day can help with high