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Eating “healthily” over Christmas

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M0nica Mon 20-Dec-21 10:49:28

I decide, quite some time ago, to concentrate on the best quality Christmas lunch we could afford and not bother with sweets, nibbles, nuts, dates or any of the fripperies. if any one wants those, they have to bring their own.

On Christmas day, apart from Christmas lunch, I will eat nothing else all day. The rest of the time I will be chatting, reading, watching DVDs ar going for a walk.

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Calendargirl Mon 20-Dec-21 10:35:12

At the risk of mentioning ‘the good old days’, overeating at Christmas didn’t seem to be such a thing years ago. Maybe because Christmas was the time for treats, chocolates, nuts, fruit, extra puddings, cakes, baking, to say nothing of Christmas dinner. And alcohol was probably enjoyed, but not in the quantities some drink it now.

And that was it. A couple of days of over indulgence maybe, then back to normal eating up the leftovers.

The shops didn’t have such tempting arrays of stuff back then, just simpler, home made delights.

You can only eat so much.

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MiniMoon Mon 20-Dec-21 10:24:15

Ooh yuk!!!

I'm not a lover of sprouts and the combination with parmesan cheese sound revolting.

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missingmarietta Mon 20-Dec-21 10:06:45

I love sprouts [and choose smaller, fresh ones which I cook for a short time until just done]...and love cheese too so this sounds fine to me.

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Calistemon Mon 20-Dec-21 10:05:14

A sprout is for life, not just for Christmas

It all sounds rather Abigail's Party ?

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M0nica Mon 20-Dec-21 10:01:56

As someone who loves sprouts or, indeed, any member of the brassica family - especially with cheese. Yum Yum.

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paddyann54 Mon 20-Dec-21 10:00:03

I always make loads of sprouts my family will happily eat them cold and pick at them when in the kitchen.I have a couple of bags of frozen sprouts for that reason....not just for christmas.

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halfpint1 Mon 20-Dec-21 09:49:24

Thank you for that ,made me laugh out loud

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Peasblossom Mon 20-Dec-21 09:48:15

???

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?

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MayBeMaw Mon 20-Dec-21 09:46:03

OK an oxymoron in itself but what would your reaction be to this?
Healthier options
By eschewing shop-bought snacks you’ll go a long way to swerving the expanding waistline. Healthier options include smoked salmon, olives, pickles and fresh fruit. Try these simple, healthy canapé ideas with a Yuletide twist
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Roasted sprouts on sticks with Parmesan
Toss sprouts in a little olive oil, salt and pepper and roast in the oven on a baking tray at 200C (fan) for 25 minutes or until tender when poked with a sharp knife. Once roasted, place on a cocktail stick with a little cube of Parmesan
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