Seasonal swaps to save the Christmas Calories

We love to indulge at Christmas, but most us feel the post-Christmas slump of wishing we hadn’t eaten so many chocolates over the festive period.

04 / 12 / 2019

We love to indulge at Christmas, but most us feel the post-Christmas calories slump of wishing we hadn’t eaten so many chocolates over the festive period.

The average Christmas dinner is approximately 1000 calories. Don’t forget it will be extra with sauces, goose fat soaked roasties and heading back for seconds (even if it is a spoon full!)

A slice of Christmas cake without cream is around 250 Calories. Whilst it then shifts up to 587 Calories with cream added! Eeek!

On average, the British person can consume up to 7000 calories on Christmas Day, which is the calories needed to hike the Himalayas for 1.7 days. Yikes!

That’s 7 rounds of golf (carrying your bag of course) to burn off. So, if you haven’t got the time to play 7 rounds of 18 holes or simply want to feel fabulous in your festive attire, Wellness Coach Edyta Paxton, has put together some swaps to save the Christmas calories;

Mince Pies With Christmas Tree Branch — 1 x Mince Pie (240-400 Cal)

For those little nibbles lying around the house…

1 x Mince Pie (240-400 Cal)	1 Slice of Chocolate Log (185 Cal)
30g Stilton (120 Cal)	30g Camembert (85 Cal)
Handful of Peanuts (180 Cal)	Handful Olives (68 Cal)
5x Chocolates (ave220 Cal)	5 x Marshmallows (110 Cal)
1 x Handful Pringles (279 Cal)	2 x Handfuls of Twiglets (192 Cal)

traditional christmas drink eggnog with whipped

two glasses of champagne with christmas tree

So, what else can we do?

We can swap brandy butter for brandy custard and save ourselves 100 calories (that’s another small glass of champagne!)

We can choose cocktail sausage over sausage rolls (pastry doubles the calories).

We can indulge in fondant or hollow chocolates as they have fewer calories over solid chocolate ones.

We can eat a large breakfast preferably with eggs as the stop you from overeating later on in the day.

Drink a huge glass of water before every meal to keep us full and hydrated.

breakfast time fried egg with sausages and cherry — We can eat a large breakfast preferably with eggs as the stop you from overeating later on in the day.

Did You Know?

Those ‘little’ chocolates in our favourite tubs, on average, contain the same amount of calories as a chocolate bar or a packet of Rolo’s (247 Cal).
5 Cadburys minibars have nearly as much fat and calories as a Big Mac meal.
Broccoli is high in fibre and vitamin A and C.
Brussels sprouts high in fibre and vitamin C.
Carrots contain vitamins A and C.
Turkey is high in Vitamin B, folic acid, and Zink.
Potatoes are high in Fibre, vitamin C and potassium.

Heading to the bar at on your Christmas night out…

	CALORIES	CARBS	CHOICE
1 x Mulled Wine	245	29g	BAD
1 x Pint Vintage Cider	573	15g	BAD
1x Bottle Alcopop	220	15g	BAD
1 x Small Glass Advocaat	`130`	14g	BAD
1 x Shot Creamy Liquors (Baileys)	190	10g	BAD
1x Pint Premium Lager	335	8g	BAD
1 x Port	79	6g	BETTER
1x Small Glass Sweet Sherry	68	4g	BETTER
1x Glass of Champagne	120	2g	BETTER
1x Bottle half sugar Breezer	96	2g	BEST
1x Small Glass Red Wine	85	2g	BEST
1x Small Glass Champagne	89	1g	BEST
1x Small Glass Dry Sherry	58	1g	BEST
1x Small Glass Tia Maria	131	0g	BEST
1x 25ml Gin and Slimline tonic	53	0g	BEST
1x 25ml Barcadi and Diet Coke	`53`	0g	BEST