Holiday the Healthy Way

Surviving the holidays with minimal weight gain means being selective and exercising portion control

If you are worried about carbohydrates, you could have a worry frenzy from now until New Years Eve. Avoid the frenzy and decide to be choosy at the family feast and holiday parties. Holiday foods that are typically high in carbohydrates include stuffing, dinner rolls, cranberry sauce and fruit pies, to name a few.
Don't feel obligated to sample everything on the table. For example choose either sweet potatoes or mashed potatoes; sweet potato pie or apple cobbler, not both! Make selective food choices that create a rainbow of color on your plate. 

Cooking for the Holidays with Chef Phil Jones

Whole Foods Nutrition & Culinary Education Center

3670 Woodward Avenue 

Tuesday, December 1st, 5:30 PM

Come learn some creative tips for entertaining with vegan style. Chef Phil will show you how to make simply delicious holiday appetizers and small plates that are sure to impress your guests.

Thursday, December 3rd, 5:30 PM

Not ready to prepare an entire vegan holiday meal? Chef Jones will share ideas for adding just a few vegan side dishes everyone will enjoy. Vegan can be tasty, let us show you how.

  *** Please RSVP by e-mailing Dr. Akua Woolbright. ***

Akua.Woolbright@WholeFoods.com

Sample desserts by Sweet Potato Delights (you can place your holiday order)

877-888-3546

Happy Holidays the Vegetarian Way

Holidays Cooking tip from Savvy Vegetarian!

At this time of year we get so caught up in holiday stuff that we don't take time to cook and eat well. Crock pot cooked stews take little time to make, freeze well, and are guaranteed to make Santa's helpers happy. 

The Savvy Vegetarian offers the delicious crock pot stew recipe “Jamaican Red Bean”, which combines the rich flavors of garlic, tomato, sweet potato, curry spice, dark red kidney beans and coconut milk, for a simple but spectacular Caribbean dish. Follow the link below for this heart dish:

http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/vegetarian-recipes/jamaican-red-bean-stew.php

You can find other easy crockpot soup recipes in 

Mark you calendar for the 2nd Saturday Wellness 2011 Tasteshop & Webinar Series. For info email info@befitinc.com

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