Healthy Eating Tips for the Holidays

The holidays are here! This is the time of year where we make fabulous memories with friends and family, and it’s also the time of year that we inevitably pack on the pounds. Although, that’s not necessarily the way that it has to go for you because Integrated Skin Care and Root Causes Holistic Health and Medicine has some beneficial tips for maintaining and losing weight along the way.

Helpful Tips
• Drink plenty of water
• Work out in the morning of a big event or family get together
• Eat the vegetable crudité platter instead of the fried or carb-loaded appetizers
• Eat a healthy breakfast and lunch before the big meal. Don’t wait to stuff yourself full later in the day.
• Take a healthy appetizer or side dish to the party
• Eat one plate. Don’t reach for seconds
• Enjoy one small dessert if you so desire (sugar-free options are best)
• Limit your alcoholic beverages
• Use stevia, coconut palm, or monk fruit sweeteners in desserts
• Get back on track the very next day!

The biggest tip of all is to go easy on yourself. It’s the Holidays, not that it’s an excuse to completely overindulge, but it is a time for rejoicing, reflecting, socializing and enjoying family and friends. So, not that you should go “all-out” and ruin all of your hard earned work at staying healthy, but you do deserve to enjoy yourself. Whether that’s a glass of wine, a piece of pie, or a boat load of gravy, just remember that the following day, you have to hit the workout routine and healthy eating plan hard. It’s all about getting back in the saddle again not falling into the trap otherwise known as, “the downward death spiral of eating.” However, it’s best to prepare and not go overboard.

If you’re a vegan, make sure to take a vegan dish to the event. The same is true if you follow a gluten-free diet. Here are a few ideas that are sure to bring holiday cheer!

Vegan & Gluten-Free Ideas:
• Stuffed Mushrooms with Basil, Quinoa and Red Peppers
• Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Sriracha Sauce (include individual toothpicks)
• Warm Mediterranean White Bean and Sundried Tomato Dip with Gluten-Free Crackers or Bread
• Gluten-Free Veggie Pizza Cut into Small Squares
• Coconut Flour Banana Bread
• Almond Flour Christmas Cookies
• Black Bean Brownies
• Organic, Sulfite-Free Wine
• Kombucha Served with Orange Slices and a Sprig of Rosemary

The mission of Integrated Skin Care and Root Causes Holistic Health and Medicine is to provide superior skin care by combining naturopathic health principles and practices, cutting edge technology, and the highest quality skin care products available to create a superior skin care program unique to each client. They believe that healthy bodies have beautiful skin. Our goal is to teach each client how the use naturopathic health practices and principles to create a healthy, ageless bodies and beautiful skin.

Integrated Skin Care and Root Causes Holistic Health and Medicine strives to achieve ageless bodies with beautiful skin through the application of naturopathic health principles and practices, anti-aging medicine, cutting edge technology and procedures, and the highest quality skin care products available. They design a superior whole body anti-aging program unique to each client. It is the integration of these three elements into one cohesive plan that is the unique concept of Integrated Skin Care and Root Causes Holistic Health and Medicine.

Root Causes Holistic Health and Medicine
12734 Kenwood Lane. Ft Myers, FL 33907
239-425-2900 | www.rtcausesmd.com