Healthy Holidays

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The Holidays, starting with Thanksgiving and going through Christmas and New Year's are filled with tasty and delicious foods: christmas stockingpies, cookies, pot roasts, turkeys and mashed potatoes. The holidays are a time to relax and spend time with family and friends. This guide will show you how to enjoy these times and at the same time take steps to minimize how unhealthy these foods can be.

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  • Healthy Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe
    • The turkey is the centerpiece of most Thanksgiving meals. Here is a step by step recipe to help you make a healthy yet tasty turkey.
  • Complete Thanksgiving Turkey FAQ
    • Preparing your Thanksgiving turkey can be a tough and confusing task. Knowing all the details of how to safely thaw it, prepare it and cook it can seem out of reach. In this article, you'll find a list of the most common questions and answers.
  • How to Cook a Turkey
    • The turkey is the centerpiece of a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner which is why properly cooking it is so important. Mess it up and not even the best side dishes will save you. Perfect your technique and you'll be everyone's favorite person, at least for this one day every year. This step by step guide will show you how to make a perfect Thanksgiving Turkey.
  • How to Thaw a Turkey
    • Making a healthy Thanksgiving Turkey is more involved than just using the right ingredients. During the holiday season, an increase in food poisoning is usually seen in part because most people don't know how to properly thaw a turkey. If done improperly, bacteria can multiply very quickly and cause your closest friends and family to get sick.

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Top 5 Lists

  • Top 5 Ways to Safely Handle Thanksgiving Leftovers
    • If you think that food safety ends with thawing and cooking, you may be putting yourself and loved ones at risk for foodborne illnesses. Even after you cook a turkey properly, you need to make sure that leftovers are handled safely to prevent any bacterial growth.
  • Top 5 Ways to Exercise During Thanksgiving
    • Thanksgiving is a day to eat, hang out with family and watch football. While it isn't the best time to think about burning calories, it's still important that you continue your routine so that you'll stay in shape and not go back to work asking why you let yourself get off track.
  • Top 5 Healthy Holiday Foods
    • The holidays are known for their unhealthy types of food. Here is a list of good but healthy food you can prepare for Thanksgiving, Christmas or Hanukkah.
  • Top 5 Substitutes for Healthy & Delicious Holiday Foods
    • Holiday food should taste good but it doesn't have to be unhealthy. Find out what ingredients you can substitute to eat healthy and at the same time, keep the taste.
  • Top 5 Ways to Reduce Calories During the Holidays
    • The holiday season is filled with temptations of delicious, high calorie food. Luckily, there are some ways to avoid eating too much.

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