{"id":8987,"date":"2016-12-16T10:30:18","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T10:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/16\/healthier-christmas-part-two\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T08:06:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T08:06:16","slug":"healthier-christmas-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/healthier-christmas-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Christmas Tips &#8211; Having A Healthy Holiday Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8987\" class=\"elementor elementor-8987\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ff6d1ee elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ff6d1ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-726accb3\" data-id=\"726accb3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a73c637 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a73c637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Healthy-Christmas-Tips-e1676966618675-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16077\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Healthy-Christmas-Tips-e1676966618675-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Healthy-Christmas-Tips-e1676966618675-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Healthy-Christmas-Tips-e1676966618675-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Healthy-Christmas-Tips-e1676966618675-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Healthy-Christmas-Tips-e1676966618675.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-656de727 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"656de727\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Here at Will Williams Meditation we\u2019ve been looking at healthy Christmas tips to keep you a little less sullied during the festivities this year. The festive season is about fun, letting go and LOTS of food, so trying to be healthy at this time of year may seem like a bit of a non-starter. However, it\u2019s easy to start feeling a bit cruddy after too many days of overindulgence. While we wouldn\u2019t necessarily recommend embarking on a juice fast on Christmas day, we\u2019ve come up with a few more things you can do to tackle this over-stuffed feeling.<\/p><p>And if you haven\u2019t already, check out our Having a Healthy Christmas, Part One!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985092d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"985092d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/find-a-course\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-discourse\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find an upcoming course<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96249cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96249cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Christmas Dinner Alternatives<\/h1><p>For most people it would probably feel a bit wrong to abandon the traditional Christmas dinner. A table groaning with wildly overestimated amounts of roasted goods is as intrinsic to the festive period as a spangly tree, and for many Christmas wouldn\u2019t be Christmas with celery sticks for dinner. But this doesn\u2019t mean there aren\u2019t some tasty ways to make Christmas dinner <a href=\"\\&quot;http:\/\/www.bbcgoodfood.com\/howto\/guide\/christmas-day-under-2500-calories\\&quot;\">ever so slightly healthier<\/a>.<\/p><ul><li>Roast potatoes &#8211; they\u2019re amazing. There are no two ways about it. And at Christmas, non-vegetarian types get the the joy of roasting them in goose fat, which for some reason is even better. But unfortunately, apart from being delicious, potatoes don\u2019t have much about them nutrition-wise. You can up your vitamins and add a few points to your 5-a-day by mixing up your potatoes with sweet potatoes, carrots and parsnips and roasting the lot.<\/li><li>Another top tip for roasties that cuts the calories is to chop them a little larger than you might have otherwise &#8211; it uses less oil &#8211; and you can soak up any residue fat by placing them on kitchen towel before serving.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Swap some of the unhealthier aspects of your Christmas dinner with something a bit better for you. For example, if you like pigs in blankets but they aren\u2019t necessarily your favourite part of the meal, you can replace them with asparagus wrapped in Parma ham, or prunes in lean back bacon. Having a chestnut or fruit based stuffing rather than sausage meat is another option, as is replacing cream with custard on your Christmas pudding.<\/li><\/ul><h2>Think More Creatively For Christmas Nights Out<\/h2><p>A succession of parties and trips to the pub can be pretty fun to begin with. But if you\u2019re finding that the festive nights out and hungover days are taking it out of you or even (dare we say it?) becoming a bit boring, it may be worth thinking of some alternatives.<\/p><ul><li>For example, rather than just going someone for a few pints, you can head to a gig! Even a local band somewhere small with sticky floors can be a lot of fun, then the focus of the evening won\u2019t just be getting a bit befuddled with friends, but enjoying some music and having a boogie. Furthermore, if do happen to end up in a big venue, the drinks will be so expensive that you\u2019ll have to sell a kidney to afford one, making it conveniently easy to avoid booze-calories.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Staying in with a group of friends and cracking out some board games could end up being more entertaining than you\u2019d think, and you won\u2019t even have to worry about getting dressed up. Whether you\u2019re admonishing the person whose snuck a few \u201cloans\u201d from the bank in Monopoly or basking in smug Julia-Caesar-like glory at your ruthless world take-over in Risk, this can be a much more social option than straining to hear people in a busy pub. Or you could have a movie marathon! Or build a den! There\u2019s lots of indoorsy options.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Presuming you don\u2019t already have a family of your own, you can offer to babysit any young nephews\/nieces\/cousins\/friend\u2019s children you know and let their parents enjoy a rare night off. You have to have your wits about you when you are looking after some miniature humans, so you are guaranteed a wholesome evening of crafts, tuneless caroling and Christmas lists. And you\u2019ll have loads of festive fun, as no one knows how to enjoy Christmas better than a bunch of over-excited kids.<\/li><\/ul><p>There we have it! Lots and lots of ways to make Christmas a bit less of an assault on your mind and body. 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The festive season is about fun, letting go and LOTS of food, so trying to be healthy at this time of year may seem like a bit of a non-starter. 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