8 Foods to Avoid this Holiday Season

It’s the start of holiday season again and eating much is very inevitable. A lot of delicious foods would be popping out and you just can’t help it. Often times we could hear statements like “I’ll eat no matter what, it’s holiday season anyway, and who cares!”

According to studies, the season where most people gain weight is during the holiday seasons wherein Thanksgiving has been celebrated not too long before Christmas until the New Year.

To avoid terrible gains, here are 8 foods that you need to avoid during the holidays according to health.com

1. Cheese Straws – you may think that these cheese nibbles are better off than crackers but it’s not. They are made from a block of cheddar cheese combined with flour and up to a cup of butter. Not exactly the recipe for diet success.

2. Swedish Meatballs – tempting, but this lurking recipe contains 300 calories (a little less than half from fat of white bread, butter, heavy cream, and sodium-laden beef broth) in each serving.

3. Eggnog - Unfortunately, there’s not one redeeming nutritional aspect in eggnog. With ingredients like sugar, eggs, whipping cream, and bourbon, this is a holiday treat that’s best avoided.

4. Stuffed Potatoes - Baked potatoes are rich in vitamin C and fiber, but add in cheese, sour cream, and butter and you’ve negated all the health benefits.

5. Creamed Spinach – What happens when you combine healthy veggies like corn and spinach with cream, butter, and cheese? A side dish with more than 75% of your saturated fat for the day. You’re better off with a cheeseburger!

6. Pot roast – Even the trimmed, lean version of this popular holiday meat contains 7 grams of saturated fat. Fattier versions contain much more without the added calories from the gravy.

7. Fruitcake - Don’t let the name deceive you. Though this sweet treat contains fruit, it can also contain plenty of butter, sugar, and corn syrup.

8. Pecan Pie - Pecans are a high-cal nut on their own, but combine them with sugar, butter, and corn syrup and you’ve got a deadly dessert. A single slice will cost you more than 500 calories, 20 grams of fat, and 30 grams of sugar.



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