Maintaining your weight during the holiday season can be tricky. Today, we have some tips to help you enjoy seasonal treats while avoiding the need to unload unwanted weight once the festivities cease.
Here’s our strategy:
- Don’t skip meals. If you're headed to a party, fuel yourself throughout the day with lean proteins, fruits, veggies and whole grains. Avoid feeling too hungry to help you resist buffet-table temptation.
- For holiday gatherings, bring a healthful dish like salad, a veggie tray or fruit bowl. Then you’ll know at least one good-for-you option will be available.
- Maintain your exercise routine and healthy eating routine during the holidays. Every day, do some cardiovascular activity and strength training, even if it's just a little. Choose your foods wisely to help keep you feel full so that you don’t splurge on unhealthful goodies.
- Enjoy an alcohol-free holiday. Alcohol adds more calories than you may realize and they aren’t calories that are going to make you feel full. In fact, alcohol can lower inhibition and increase your appetite for holiday treats. Consider creating good memories without the alcohol.
- Look at the whole spread before making your food decisions. Decide on healthful options like protein and veggies, and then take smaller portions of the richer side dishes.
- Eat slowly and think twice before seconds. Give the food time to reach your stomach. After you eat, mingle or walk. Drink a glass or two of water as your stomach digests the food. If you are still hungry, choose proteins and veggies to create a guilt-free and full feeling.
Today’s No-Bake Oatmeal Peanut Butter Almond Snack Bites are healthful, tasty and easy.
These snack bites have only 84 calories and require just eight ingredients. With 3 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber, they’ll leave you feeling full longer. They're perfect for a cookie-exchange party.
Bethany Thayer is a registered dietitian nutritionist with Henry Ford Health. For more recipes and health information, visit henryford.com/blog. For questions about today’s recipe, email HenryFordLiveWell@hfhs.org.
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No-Bake Peanut Butter Almond Oatmeal Snack Bites
Makes: 24 / Prep time: 15 minutes / Total time: 45 minutes
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
½ cup flaked almonds
¼ cup dried, sweetened cranberries
3 tablespoons ground flaxseeds
1 tablespoon chia seeds
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
⅔ cup creamy peanut butter
Place oats and almonds in a nonstick frying pan. Toast over medium heat until golden brown, about 5-7 minutes. Let cool to room temperature. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with parchment or wax paper and set aside.
Combine the toasted oat mixture, dried cranberries, ground flaxseeds and chia seeds in a medium bowl and stir to combine. Add maple syrup and vanilla to oat mixture. Stir to combine. Add peanut butter and mix well with your hands. Let the mixture sit for a few minutes to allow wet and dry ingredients to combine.
If the mixture sticks to the spoon when you try to shape the snack bites, add a bit more oats. If the mixture is still too sticky, chill for 10-15 minutes in the refrigerator.
To shape the snack bites, roll 1 tablespoon of the mixture into a ball. Set bites on the prepared baking pan. Cover and refrigerate for an hour before transferring to an airtight plastic bag or storage container. These can be stored for up to one week.
From Henry Ford LiveWell.
84 calories (58% from fat), 5 grams fat (1 gram sat. fat), 8 grams carbohydrates, 3 grams protein, 33 mg sodium, 0 mg cholesterol, 18 mg calcium, 1.5 grams fiber. Food exchanges: ½ carbohydrate, ½ protein, ½ fat.
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