Healthy Winter Food Swaps
With the holidays upon us, it can be difficult to stay on track with all the delicious comfort foods being served. Check out some of these winter food swaps to help make the holidays a little healthier!
1.) Swap out Mashed Potatoes for Mashed Cauliflower or Turnips: Swap the typical mashed potatoes for mashed cauliflower or turnips. Cauliflower mashed potatoes are full of vitamins!
2.) Swap out Sweet Potato Casserole for Roasted Butternut Squash: Swap sweet potato casserole which is usually loaded with brown sugar, butter, and marshmallows for roasted butternut squash tossed with dried cranberries and a drizzle of olive oil and pure maple syrup.
3.) Swap out Green Bean Casserole for Sauteed Green Beans: Swap out green bean casserole for sauteed green beans with sliced almonds, caramelized onions, and a little olive oil.
4.) Swap out Chips and Crackers for Roasted Pumpkin Seeds and Baked Apple Chips:
5.) Swap out Apple Pie for Baked Apple: Core and bake an apple with cinnamon and top with vanilla greek yogurt and granola!
6.) Store Bought Fall Breads for Homemade Bread: Store bought breads are full of sugar and butter, instead bake your own at home where you can control how much sugar is added, use whole wheat flour, and add things like oats to boost the nutritional value.
2.) Swap out Sweet Potato Casserole for Roasted Butternut Squash: Swap sweet potato casserole which is usually loaded with brown sugar, butter, and marshmallows for roasted butternut squash tossed with dried cranberries and a drizzle of olive oil and pure maple syrup.
3.) Swap out Green Bean Casserole for Sauteed Green Beans: Swap out green bean casserole for sauteed green beans with sliced almonds, caramelized onions, and a little olive oil.
4.) Swap out Chips and Crackers for Roasted Pumpkin Seeds and Baked Apple Chips:
5.) Swap out Apple Pie for Baked Apple: Core and bake an apple with cinnamon and top with vanilla greek yogurt and granola!
6.) Store Bought Fall Breads for Homemade Bread: Store bought breads are full of sugar and butter, instead bake your own at home where you can control how much sugar is added, use whole wheat flour, and add things like oats to boost the nutritional value.
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