In this episode, we reminisce about our own family holiday traditions and rituals from our youth and into our adult life. From delicious recipes to learning how to balance your plate, we discuss how to choose healthier options for the upcoming holiday season. 

Links to things we referenced:

Effect of Artificial sweeteners on the gut microbiome  

Impact of Artificial sweeteners on body weight control 

Obesity and Sex-Related Associations with Sucralose 

Artificial sweeteners are not the answer to childhood obesity 

Natural sweeteners vs artificial sweeteners in diabetes 

33 Desserts you won't believe are sugar-free 

Better Rhodes, and Boisson NYC are online stores where you can find many non-alcoholic beers, wines, spirits to purchase for your parties and happy hour.

Link to Recipe for Gruvi Non-Alcoholic Dry Secco Cider Punch

Link to Recipes for Wilderton Cocktails 

Some healthy alternative tips are below:

• 3 meals, 1-3 snacks - don’t save up, use a plate, take home some leftovers


• Balance, it’s just another day but with some modifications (i.e. drinks, dessert) - Using the plate method


• Go for a walk (10 minutes)


• Drinky plenty of water


• Alternatives to all the carbs- more green plants less stuffing.
  
  
  
  • Charcuterie boards
    
    
    
    • Flackers and Mary’s Gone Crackers
    
    
    • Avoid the nitrates
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Fresh cut veggies and dips (hummus, primal kitchen dressings)
  
  
  • Love a shrimp cocktail
  
  
  • Cut potatoes w/cauliflower - cauliflower mash
  
  
  • Sweet potato/winter squash hash (add bacon and nuts, traditional stuffing herbs) vs stuffing
  
  
  • Cranberry sauce (water, orange extract or juice, orange zest, cranberries - stevia drops)
  
  
  • Play up the non-starchy vegetable sides (i.e. brussel sprouts, green beans, salads (feta, walnuts, unsweetened dried cranberries, balsamic glaze, olive oil, s/p)
  
  
  • Experiment with vegan spins (i.e. creamed spinach, mushroom gravy - GF)
  
  
  • Low carb wines (i.e cupcake, fit vine), seltzers (truly and white claw), hard kombucha (flying ember)
  
  
  • Artificial Sweeteners https://bit.ly/30xdhcu
  
  
  • Greek yogurt parfaits (Chobani complete) w/chopped nuts or unsweetened nut butter, unsweetened shredded coconut, fresh fruit, dust w/cocoa powder, etc. - set up like an ice cream bar
  
  
  
  


• Fairlife nutrition shake chia pudding


• Sugar-free chocolate pudding mix - use Fairlife milk, add avocado


• Dark chocolate - the darker the better, be mindful of added sugar (<4-5 g/serv; Taza, Hu, Lakanto, Lily’s, Imla’kesh, TCHO, Pascha

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