Eating “healthily” over Christmas

Love the canapé suggestion it is my sort of food, love sprouts, love cheese, love everything healthy on or off a cocktail stick. LOL

I steam sprouts until al dente on Xmas eve then on the day fry pancetta and chestnuts, throw in the sprouts and serve.
Delicious.

On a similar theme I once watched a US TV programme and their canape of choice which was explained and demonstrated in great detail was chicory leaves laid out on a plate with some cheese squeezed out of a tube on each one!

My Spanish friends surprised us when invited for a home cooked meal - the starter was sprouts, sliced, fried in garlic! As it happened - it was lovely! Obviously have to like one ir both if the ingredients!

I love sprouts!

When I was a child in the late 50's early 60's, this is what Mum cooked for us.
Breakfast: Gammon, eggs, sausage, Black Pudding and
fried bread

Dinner: Full Christmas dinner, with Christmas Pudding

Tea: The works, Salmon, Baps, salad, Sausage rolls,
Pickled cucumber, Mince pies.

Supper: Turkey and Ham Sandwiches, pickles, crisps etc

How we managed to eat all that I cannot imagine now
I suppose the sprouts, carrots and salad constituted healthy eating

Eating healthily over Christmas…who does that, it’s not normal ??

well barf at sprouts of any kind but who wants to eat healthily at christmas?

Peasblossom

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Having said that, I followed a recipe for sprouts in Marmite a couple of years ago and they were so good I did eat them cold as a snack?

Sprouts in marmite, what’s not to like?

Yuk I’m not a sproat lover at the best of times.

CNN regularly have a 'filler' with a nutritionist talking about healthy eating. I salute her intentions, but most of the things she suggests replacing snacks with leave me thinking I'd rather starve. Replacing snacks with a bowl of brussel sprouts doesnt elicit a 'yum' from me.

Another sprout lover here.
Not much I don't like apart from artichokes and Parmesan.

I love brussel sprouts

Trisher57 that is exactly how I used to cook the sprouts for Christmas Dinner when all the family were still at home. Delicious.

I don't know where I saw the recipe, but at Christmas I lightly boil the sprouts, then halve them and stir fry with smoked bacon and chestnuts. Even the GC like them!

I suppose that the most important thing about Christmas Day food is that even the non-cooks amongst us do cook at least the main meal from scratch. Poultry is a healthy food and we do eat vegetables with it. No so sure about the mince pies, Christmas Pud and cream or brandy butter, but they're so rich that you can't eat a huge amount!
None of us like sprouts, but we substitute leeks, roasted shallots/parsnips/carrots and my DH's favourite: frozen peas!

kittylester

Calistemon

A sprout is for life, not just for Christmas

It all sounds rather Abigail's Party ?

Took the words right out of my mouth!!!

❤️ this. ??

I like sprouts, but with cheese? ??? thanks for the laugh!
I do like finely sliced sprouts in mixed salads too, delicious.

Sprouts and Parmesan sounds good to me. Love fresh sprouts and look forward to them in season. They are not the same vegetable when frozen.

I remember when a colleague and I were working late very many years ago and we used to have a snack to keep us going eg tea and toast.
One evening she went off to prepare some supper and brought in a dish of lightly boiled sprouts and butter!

Calistemon

A sprout is for life, not just for Christmas

It all sounds rather Abigail's Party ?

Took the words right out of my mouth!!!

Spouts (small ones) gently cooked served on a roast dinner is my limit of endurance. as for healthy eating we have lots of veg and fruit normally but also nuts, chocolate and grape juice at Christmas. However, I have booked an appointment with the Slimming World lady for 28th December at 9.30 am - I really need to do this and hopefully it will help my back and joints and the golf with a bit of luck.

I love savoury snacks so fine by me. Healthy can be yummy too.

I adore sprout cooked till just right with a knob of best butter and some white pepper. I think they and cauliflower are my favourite veg. And carrots & swedes.

Oh and garden peas. So cheery and full of vitamins.

But by ‘eck ... it’s Christmas ‼️
Time for chocolate. Bailey’s. Cake. Mince pies!

We like sprouts, but I’d never serve them as canapés!
Smoked salmon, OTOH…..

I love sprouts!
That said I am forgetting about healthy eating until New Year as life's too short. We don't usually have treats in the house but I'm off to the shops to break that habit.