Live Healthy NYC: Can you have your cake (or pie) and eat it too?

Live Healthy NYC: Can you have your cake (or pie) and eat it too?: Food Calories Amount Activity 6 oz. mulled wine 156 Swimming laps doing the crawl str...

Can you have your cake (or pie) and eat it too?

Food	Calories Amount	Activity
6 oz. mulled wine	156	Swimming laps doing the crawl stroke for 16 minutes will burn 158 calories*
4 oz. white turkey meat	153	22 minutes of a friendly game of touch football burns 158 calories
4 oz. dark turkey meat	183	Sneak away for a 20-minute run and burn 189 calories
One cup mashed potatoes	237	Burn 243 calories by walking briskly for one hour
1/4 cup gravy	105	26 minutes of heavy cleaning burns 105 calories. Here's a 40-minute treadmill workout to burn off the mashed potatoes with gravy combo.
1/2 cup sweet potatoes with marshmallows	294	Doing 66 minutes of fast-paced yoga burns 296 calories
One cup stuffing	202	A 23-minute bike ride at a moderate pace will burn 207 calories
1 slice of apple pie	411	Hiking for an hour and four minutes will burn off 413 dessert calories
1 slice of pumpkin pie	316	Turn on some tunes and have a dance party in your living room for just over an hour and burn 317 calories
1 slice of pecan pie	503	If there's snow on the ground where you live, you'll burn 504 calories snowshoeing for an hour and 10 minutes

These are ways to burn the calories that you eat over the Thanksgiving holiday meal! Enjoy the time spent with family and friends, and yes, you can have your cake (or pie!) and eat it too!!!

Live Healthy NYC: Healthy Eating Tips for Thanksgiving

Live Healthy NYC: Healthy Eating Tips for Thanksgiving: The holidays can be a real challenge for those who are watching their waistline! For many people, Thanksgiving is about being with...

Healthy Eating Tips for Thanksgiving

The holidays can be a real challenge for those who are watching their waistline!

For many people, Thanksgiving is about being with friends and family, excitement and commotion, and a big meal followed by the “I am so full, I can’t believe how much I ate!” then, followed by “I’m going on a diet tomorrow!”

If the scale reads higher on Friday morning, take it with a grain of salt! The excess calories that we consume are the equivalent of less than a pound of stored fat. Most of the weight gain is temporary. In fact, the average weight gain throughout the holiday season is one pound! A big holiday dinner isn’t going to make you fat, any more than a day or two eating the “cabbage soup diet” is going to make you thin.

Getting back to your normal eating and exercise patterns will probably bring your weight back to normal! Focus on healthy eating most days and enjoy your holiday!

In the meantime, here are a few tips for getting through this holiday:

#1) Whether you are going out to someone’s home or making the meal yourself, eat breakfast and lunch. The worst thing you can do is go to the Thanksgiving meal hungry! When we are hungry, we often eat faster and more of it. When you eat throughout the day, you will avoid overeating at the meal.

#2) Thanksgiving dinner is NOT an all-you-can-eat buffet. Fill your plate with plenty of veggies and some turkey (no skin) and a little starch. Eat slowly and enjoy the company!

#3) Go for smaller portions (this way you can sample what you want). Moderation is key!

#4) Make a choice to limit high fat items. Some of the traditional meals are made with lots of heavy cream, butter, and cheese. Mashed potatoes and candied yams, and casseroles are high ticket foods that if you can limit to smaller amount, you will have room for dessert at the end!

#5) Make a dish and bring with you to the gathering. There are so many new and healthy recipes that can take the place of the traditional fatty foods. Whether you want to use healthier ingredients (egg whites to replace the whole egg, low fat milk and cheese, brown sugar or agave instead of white sugar), or want to cook vegan or vegetarian for your guests - if the dish is tasty, everyone will want to sample!

#6) Drink plenty of water!

#7) Take a walk after the meal. A 10-20 minute walk around the neighborhood keeps your metabolism working and aids in the digestion!

#8) Enjoy! Remember this is a holiday for giving thanks for what we all have, and to celebrate family and friends and togetherness. Sometimes, with all the “hubbub” that the holidays bring, we loose sight of the real importance of being with others. So, enjoy!

Live Healthy NYC: Some Healthy Tips!

Live Healthy NYC: Some Healthy Tips!: #1) Eat healthy fats- your cells burn more fat when they are fueled with essential fatty acids rich in omega-3's. These include cold-water ...

Some Healthy Tips!

#1) Eat healthy fats- your cells burn more fat when they are fueled with essential fatty acids rich in omega-3's. These include cold-water fish (salmon), flaxseeds, pumpkin seeds, nuts, avocados.

#2) Compounds in whey protein (the clear liquid found on the top of freshly opened yogurt) may  reduce some of the symptoms present in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). While yogurt is an excellent source of whey protein, it can also be found in ricotta cheese!

#3) Want your kids to eat their veggies?!? Does your child balk at the stalks of broccoli, beans, zucchini and squash? Are the only tomatoes they will eat in the form of ketchup w/ fries? Well then, hide them! It is perfectly ok to conceal them in the foods you make! You can purée the veggies and add them to pasta sauce, muffins (carrot/zucchini bead), hearty casseroles, and sweet salads.

#4) Loose weight for good! The problem isn't always the ability to loose weight, it's keeping it off that's tricky! Weight loss maintenance is the challenge. The secret to the success is high-protein, lo glycemic foods (think berries). People who eat higher amounts of protein and lower sugar and processed carbs have greater success.

#5)Want whiter brighter teeth without making a trip to the dentist? Eat lettuce, spinach or broccoli before consuming teeth staining foods such as coffee, soy sauce and red wine. The leafy greens contain mineral compounds that form an invisible coating over your teeth. This protects from heavy pigments that may cause discoloration.

#6) Feeling sluggish? Want to lift your mood? Crank up the music!!! Studies show that listening to tunes for an hour a day can lift your mood. And while your listening to your tunes, go for a walk, run, or lift some weights.

For more info on how to live healthy contact me at rachel@livehealthynyc.com