Healthy Holiday Swaps

10/20/21 • 19 min

Thanksgiving has always been one of our favorite times of the year, but we also know that it can be one of the toughest times of the year when it comes to staying healthy and managing your weight.

If you’re not aware of what you’re putting in your mouth, those treats really do add up. In fact, did you know that the typical Thanksgiving dinner consists of 3,000 to 4,500 calories?

In this episode, we talk about everyone’s usual Thanksgiving holiday foods and what we recommend you swap each of them with if you want to take the healthier route.

In this episode, we talk about...

[02:21] Our favorite holiday foods
[05:37] Turkey and stuffing
[08:33] Sweet potatoes
[10:33] Green bean casserole
[11:55] Mashed potatoes
[12:58] Gravy
[13:48] Cranberry sauce
[14:41] Cornbread
[15:56] Pumpkin pie

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Thanksgiving has always been one of our favorite times of the year, but we also know that it can be one of the toughest times of the year when it comes to staying healthy and managing your weight.

If you’re not aware of what you’re putting in your mouth, those treats really do add up. In fact, did you know that the typical Thanksgiving dinner consists of 3,000 to 4,500 calories?

In this episode, we talk about everyone’s usual Thanksgiving holiday foods and what we recommend you swap each of them with if you want to take the healthier route.

In this episode, we talk about...

[02:21] Our favorite holiday foods
[05:37] Turkey and stuffing
[08:33] Sweet potatoes
[10:33] Green bean casserole
[11:55] Mashed potatoes
[12:58] Gravy
[13:48] Cranberry sauce
[14:41] Cornbread
[15:56] Pumpkin pie

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Previous Episode

Insulin Resistance/Metabolic Syndrome & How to Know if You Have it

In today’s episode, we talk all about insulin resistance.

Insulin, a hormone made by the pancreas, helps glucose (which comes from the food you eat) in your blood enter cells within your muscles, fat, and liver, where it can then be used for energy.

Insulin resistance takes place when the cells in your muscles, fat, and liver don’t respond well to the insulin, and can no longer easily take insulin from glucose in your blood.

As a result, our pancreas makes more insulin to help glucose enter our cells, and as long as it can do this, your blood glucose levels will remain in a healthy range.

More often than not, people develop insulin resistance from eating too many refined carbs and sugar. Our body can only process so much of these at a time, and when we overeat, those carbs are stored as fat to be used as energy later.

Problems compound when we overeat on refined carbs and sugar too often: That fat will start depositing around our organs, making it harder for insulin to come out of the pancreas.

Listen in and learn how to tell if you might be developing insulin resistance and what you can do to lower your risks.

In this episode, we talk about...

[01:50] What is insulin?
[02:46] What is insulin resistance?
[05:25] Problems associated with insulin resistance.
[07:24] How to determine if you have insulin resistance.
[10:21] Who is more likely to develop insulin resistance?
[12:37] How to lower your risk of developing insulin resistance.

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Tis The Season For Parties....10 Tips for Managing Calories

Holidays are one of the most fun times of the year—and with lots of festivities comes lots of eating.

You probably already have a bunch of get-togethers with family, friends, and coworkers lined up on your calendar.

If you don’t pay attention, before you know it, you may find yourself carrying a few extra pounds after a couple of those events... and Thanksgiving hasn’t even rolled around yet!

Today, we’ll be sharing 10 tips to help you navigate the holiday season and avoid sabotaging all your hard work.

In this episode, we talk about...