The holidays are festive times where people get together and
share one major thing, food. While there are a lot of foods that will not undo
your diet if you watch the size of the portion, there are also foods that
should be avoided completely. Here are the top 4 foods to avoid and why.
1. Egg Nog. This drink features whole milk, sugar, butter,
cream, eggs and alcohol. This drink is very fattening and thick, although since
it is a drink, one does not feel as though very much has been consumed. This
drink is high in cholesterol and calories. This drink also has the effects of
alcohol, getting you tipsy and making you feel more thirsty than you really
are.
2. Cheesecake. Cheesecake just sounds deliciously fatty and sugary.
A single piece of cheesecake can have between 510 and 1265 calories. The
calorie and fat numbers for this dessert increases if the cheesecake is an
instant variety or made to be very thick and creamy. The habit of adorning the
cheesecake with fruits and syrups, chocolate and whipped cream only increases
the calories and fats as well.
3. Candied Yams. Candied Yams are really yams, which are
good for you, smothered in marshmallows and sugar. Talk about a way to get your
children hyper and bring on diabetes, these treats provide you with over 36
grams of sugar per serving, and a serving is not any where near as much as you
think it is.
4. Cheese Straws. This very fatty and fried food is tasty,
but it does provide over 1/3 of your saturated fat for the day in one cheese
straw. These treats are deep fried to a crisp and made of cheese and eggs.
These are very high in cholesterol and calories as well as fat.
Just because these treats should be avoided at all costs, it
is suggested that you enjoy other snacks, but in small proportions. These
smaller portions can even make it the food feel more like a treat and the food
can also be more filling in small portions. These small portions can also you
feel better about your diet by not making you feel deprived.
Some healthy snacks include pretzel sticks and fruits. Nuts
and low fat cheese are also healthy snacks and treats that you can enjoy in
smaller portions. Remember, a little bit of almost everything is good, but a
lot of anything can be bad.
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