Maintain Don't Gain During the Holidays Bonus Healthy Holiday Recipe: No-Bake Energy Bites
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Can you imagine the smell of fresh baked cookies and pies, roasted ham, turkey and all the holiday trimmings with potatoes smothered in butter and cheese? These familiar smells are welcome along with cooler weather, yet, partaking in too many holiday goodies can leave you feeling bloated and looking for a bigger size in pants. On average, most Americans gain nearly 1.5 pounds during the holidays. However, the wellness and nutrition experts at the Sun Health Center for Health & Wellbeing, in Surprise, want to share some simple ways to avoid being part of the statistics with a preview of their class Maintain, Don’t Gain During the Holidays. In our popular presentation, featured on Sun Health’s LiveWell Learning platform, we teach you how to enjoy holiday treats while keeping your favorite clothes feeling comfortable. LiveWell Learning offers a convenient, low-cost solution for
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those who want to live a longer, healthier, more purposeful life. Other on-demand modules cover a wide range of health and wellness topics. General fitness classes are available, as well as modules for health topics such as chronic disease management, mental health topics and men’s and women’s health issues. A section of the presentation attendees find most helpful is “Choosing Your Calories Wisely.” Here is a sneak peek at information shared. • Keeping track of what you eat can be pretty easy thanks to all the handy apps we have available at our fingertips. • Remember, quality counts, and it’s not just about the number of calories. One hundred calories of cookies are not the same as 100 calories of veggies as far as nutrients and fueling your body is concerned. Listen to your own body to determine how many calories work best for you!
• Look for foods that have the shortest list of ingredients and those that you recognize. If it’s a long list of ingredients with difficult words to pronounce, or you don’t know what they are, put it back on the shelf and look for something else. Participants also receive information about a free phone app that can guide them in finding healthy solutions for foods they may be craving. Anyone interested should visit the Center for Health & Wellbeing LiveWell Learning site today to see our special presentation, Maintain Don’t Gain During the Holidays at sunhealthwellness.org/ondemand-classes. Subscriptions start at $49.99 annually. You also can pay a monthly subscription of $4.99. And, allow us to be the first to congratulate you on getting through the holidays without gaining unwanted weight!
