Healthy Holidays
The Holidays, starting with Thanksgiving and going through Christmas and New Year's are 
filled with tasty and delicious foods: pies, cookies, pot roasts, turkeys and mashed potatoes. The holidays are a time to relax and spend time with family and friends. This guide will show you how to enjoy these times and at the same time take steps to minimize how unhealthy these foods can be.
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Articles
- Healthy Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe
- The turkey is the centerpiece of most Thanksgiving meals. Here is a step by step recipe to help you make a healthy yet tasty turkey.
- Complete Thanksgiving Turkey FAQ
- Preparing your Thanksgiving turkey can be a tough and confusing task. Knowing all the details of how to safely thaw it, prepare it and cook it can seem out of reach. In this article, you'll find a list of the most common questions and answers.
- How to Cook a Turkey
- The turkey is the centerpiece of a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner which is why properly cooking it is so important. Mess it up and not even the best side dishes will save you. Perfect your technique and you'll be everyone's favorite person, at least for this one day every year. This step by step guide will show you how to make a perfect Thanksgiving Turkey.
- How to Thaw a Turkey
- Making a healthy Thanksgiving Turkey is more involved than just using the right ingredients. During the holiday season, an increase in food poisoning is usually seen in part because most people don't know how to properly thaw a turkey. If done improperly, bacteria can multiply very quickly and cause your closest friends and family to get sick.
- Making Healthier Thanksgiving, Christmas and Holiday Desserts
- Thanksgiving is full of all types of food and desserts are no exception. There are ingredients you can use to up the healthiness of of your desserts.
- Thanksgiving is full of all types of food and desserts are no exception. There are ingredients you can use to up the healthiness of of your desserts.
- Making Healthy Thanksgiving, Christmas and Holiday Side Dishes
- There are plenty of ingredients that you can use in some of your sides that will make them healthier.
- Making a Healthy Thanksgiving Turkey
- There are some steps you can take to make a healthy Thanksgiving turkey while still having the taste you're used to.
- There are some steps you can take to make a healthy Thanksgiving turkey while still having the taste you're used to.
- Staying Healthy During the Holidays
- There are plenty of ways that you can stay healthy during the holidays and still enjoy the foods you've come to love.
- There are plenty of ways that you can stay healthy during the holidays and still enjoy the foods you've come to love.
- The Holiday Exercise Routine
- People typically gain a few pounds during the holidays and the only ways of stopping this is to eat less (which is hard with all that food staring at you) or to burn it off through exercise.
- The Holiday Diet
- As the Holiday Season approaches we start thinking about family, shopping and eating. No matter what our beliefs and cultures say, we can all agree that there's nothing like the food we'll be eating over the next few weeks.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I calibrate a meat thermometer?
- A meat thermometer should be used abundantly, especially during the holidays when turkey and ham are the centerpiece of every meal. Calibrating is a quick process that takes less than 10 minutes which can save you a lot of pain down the road.
- How can I eat less during Thanksgiving and the holiday season?
- Eating Holiday Food can make us pretty fat, but there are some strategies you can use to enjoy these delicacies in a healthier way.
- What should I do with all that Halloween candy?
- So your kids go out trick-or-treating and collect hundreds if not thousands of pieces of candy and now you're wondering what to do with all of it.
Top 5 Lists
- Top 5 Holiday (Christmas, Hanukkah) Nutrition Presents
- It's the day after Thanksgiving and everyone is rushing out to buy their loved ones Christmas or Hanukkah presents. This year, why don't you try something new. Buy presents that will help them whip their diets into shape.
- Top 5 Holiday (Christmas, Hanukkah) Fitness Presents
- This year, instead of wasting your money on presents that your family and friends will never use, why not buy them something that will be fun and help get them healthier?
- Top 5 Ways to Safely Handle Thanksgiving Leftovers
- If you think that food safety ends with thawing and cooking, you may be putting yourself and loved ones at risk for foodborne illnesses. Even after you cook a turkey properly, you need to make sure that leftovers are handled safely to prevent any bacterial growth.
- Top 5 Ways to Exercise During Thanksgiving
- Thanksgiving is a day to eat, hang out with family and watch football. While it isn't the best time to think about burning calories, it's still important that you continue your routine so that you'll stay in shape and not go back to work asking why you let yourself get off track.
- Top 5 Healthy Holiday Foods
- The holidays are known for their unhealthy types of food. Here is a list of good but healthy food you can prepare for Thanksgiving, Christmas or Hanukkah.
- The holidays are known for their unhealthy types of food. Here is a list of good but healthy food you can prepare for Thanksgiving, Christmas or Hanukkah.
- Top 5 Substitutes for Healthy & Delicious Holiday Foods
- Holiday food should taste good but it doesn't have to be unhealthy. Find out what ingredients you can substitute to eat healthy and at the same time, keep the taste.
- Holiday food should taste good but it doesn't have to be unhealthy. Find out what ingredients you can substitute to eat healthy and at the same time, keep the taste.
- Top 5 Ways to Reduce Calories During the Holidays
- The holiday season is filled with temptations of delicious, high calorie food. Luckily, there are some ways to avoid eating too much.
Tools
- Turkey Cook Time - Calculator
- This calculator will tell you how much time is needed to properly cook a turkey.
- Turkey Thaw Time - Calculator
- This calculator will tell you how much time is needed to properly thaw a turkey in the refrigerator or in cold water.
- Thanksgiving & Holiday Calorie Calculator
- This calculator will give you an idea of how many calories you're eating on Thanksgiving, Christmas and throughout the holiday season. The results may surprise you.
What ingredients should I watch out for?
- Ingredients such as saturated and trans fat, sugar and sodium will have a negative impact on your overall health.
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