Good food practice at Christmas and New Year
- Posted on 06/12/2024 13:13
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- By abelozih@sante-education.tg

Extract from the article: During the festive season (Christmas or New Year) it's essential to adopt certain good practices: choosing the right products, the right quantities and the right cooking and preparation techniques. Always emphasise these 2 words: quality and quantity
During
the festive season (Christmas or New Year) it's essential to adopt certain good
practices: choosing the right products, the right quantities and the right
cooking and preparation techniques. Always emphasise these 2 words: quality and
quantity. If you want to stay light and make the most of the festive season,
add some colour to the menu by thinking about fruit and vegetables, which are
also packed with vitamins and trace elements.
Avoid
the pitfalls of maintaining a healthy weight
Give
preference to fish, which is much more nutritious. Make room for seafood: it is
rich in protein, vitamins, minerals and trace elements, and is low in fat. Eat
meat in reasonable quantities. Be careful with red meat and cold meats, which
are high in fat and salt. When it comes to side dishes, opt for seasonal
vegetables and avoid fried foods. Moderate alcohol consumption: unnecessarily
high in calories, a party can be just as successful without too many bottles of
alcohol
Balance
in everything
The
basic principle of a balanced diet is to choose simple, unprepared or
pre-cooked foods, so that you can control how they are prepared and what you
add to them. Remove the visible fat from
all meats and choose the right cuts.Choose broths or sauce bases with the fat
removed. For the desserts, think of some exotic fruit with a sorbet. This is
the time to give pineapple pride of place: its high bromelain content (an
enzyme similar to pepsin) will aid digestion.Choose fresh fruit in
particular.Finally, for chocolate lovers, opt for dark chocolate.It's a good
source of magnesium, iron and phosphorus, and provides a little potassium and
vitamins B1 and B2.
Eliminate
The
excesses of New Year's Eve can overload the body with toxins and other waste
products. These need to be eliminated. To do this, you have no choice but to
drink plenty of water. Add to your water the diuretic and depurative virtues of
a few herbal teas or even fruit or citrus fruits. Ask your nutritionist for
advice.
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