Healthy Dishes You Need To Try This Christmas
Just a few days left for Christmas and your diet has already gone for a toss, right? We know its festive season and its only fair to indulge in the yummy treats you wait for all year long. But would you look good on New year’s eve with 5kg extra weight on you? You want to dazzle the world with your slim and toned self but the extra weight is not going to help you in squeezing into the gorgeous dress you bought for the lavish New Year party!
No, we are not asking you to ‘ruin’ your Christmas by thriving on salads and oats! What we really are asking from you is to eat the treats and stay slim. Ah well that was a trick but we got your attention, right! The catch here is that you can eat the treats but healthier versions and also keep track of portion sizes. Not too much of a price to pay for a fun Christmas together with flat belly. If you are ready to bear it then read on to know about some healthy Christmas recipes!
One Pan Cranberry Balsamic Roasted Chicken (Paleo)
We love chicken and if you talk about the roasted variety, yum is the word! Flavored with balsamic sauce and cranberries make it a great combination of tangy and sweet. This yummy dish is healthy and totally deserves to be on the table at Christmas!
Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Cinnamon Butternut Squash, Pecans, and Cranberries
Cinnamon and maple syrup season this amazing dish thus its bursting with winter flavors. You cannot but like this amazing compilation which is not only gluten free, is vegetarian and also is rich in fiber. It might not sound so tempting but believe us, you are going to fall for this side dish this Christmas!
Crispy Roasted Rosemary Sweet Potatoes
Who doesn’t love sweet potatoes? Nobody, seriously. We all love them and specially on lazy days when we don’t want to cook, this dish comes so handy. Flavored with butter, oil, rosemary and shallots, this dish makes for an ideal Christmas side dish. You just have to bake it and eat it!
Honey Roasted Butternut Squash, Cranberries, and Feta
This sweet dish from butternut squash can make its place on your Christmas dinner table. Its so easy to make, it flavorful and so delicious! Honey, cranberries and feta are all our favorite ingredients. So think a dish flavored with these will be so heavenly!
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Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Brussels Sprouts
The cute tiny cabbages tempt us all, right? Brussels sprouts are too cute to be forgotten on Christmas dinner. Adding their goodness to sweet potatoes makes for a heavenly dish. But its better to cook them in advance and reheat at dinner else they will book your oven, where you’d want your chicken to be!
Chocolate Dipped Satsumas
Talk of Christmas and sweets are bound to spread on the table in great quantities. But all the sweetness might pile up in your belly and keep you from looking great on New Year. This dish comes as a rescue, its sweet, its tangy and its fruit so its healthy! You can add a bit of coconut oil and grated coconut for extra flavor and goodness! You can easily add it in your Christmas desserts list!
Healthy Almond and Cinnamon Christmas Stars
You can’t imagine Christmas without the very special Christmas cookies but that’s gonna send your diet for a toss. Why not try a healthier version of these cookies? The goodness of almonds, chia seeds and coconut will turn the cookies a shade healthier and you can munch on them (a bit)!
Christmas is the time to enjoy, eat and celebrate. But celebrating in a healthy way will not lessen the fun for you rather it will keep your spirits on an all time high for the upcoming New Year celebrations. So try out these Christmas Eve dinner ideas and stay healthy this festive season!
