By for Summit Medical Group

If you'd like expert, convenient advice on how to get through the holidays without gaining weight, increasing your cholesterol level, or raising your blood pressure, check out the American Heart Association (AHA) Holiday Healthy Eating Guide!

Posted online, the guide is easy-to-read, appealing, and downloadable. It offers health-conscious readers important information and useful tips such as:

• Appropriate calorie intake depending on your age and gender
• Recommended activity level depending on your age and gender 
• Limiting calories in beverages, appetizers, main dishes, and desserts
• Sensible portions
• Avoiding or limiting gravy, dressings, and cream 
• Healthy substitutes when baking, cooking, and making drinks
• Healthy choices at holiday parties

In addition, the AHA Holiday Healthy Eating Guide offers terrific ideas to help you get and stay moving during the winter. Sledding, ice skating, walking, jogging, and playing indoor basketball or volleyball at your local community center are just a few activities the guide lists. There also are tips to help you stay healthy and comfortable during outdoor winter workouts, including staying hydrated and dressing in layers.

Three delicious recipes at the end of the guide are an added bonus for readers who are looking for new and healthy twists for a holiday salad, roast turkey dish, and delicious dessert. Each recipe includes useful information for those who are counting calories and tracking their nutrition this holiday season.
 

If you'd like more information on or help with a healthy dietary plan,
Summit Medical Group Nutrition Services can help.
Call us today at 908-277-8731.
 

For information on or to see a doctor about your cardiovascular health,
please call Summit Medical Group Cardiology
at 908-273-4300.