Eating healthy this Holiday Season to stay Heart Healthy!

With the Holiday Season here - so comes the Holiday get-together's and work parties. Everyone enjoys wonderful food during the season however maybe this year - you might need to cut back a bit on some things.

Everyone seems to know what foods are GOOD for you, such as nuts, fruits, vegetables and of course~ the all time favorite healthy food - Oatmeal. We all seem to try and eat some of those every now and then, but who serves Oatmeal for breakfast on Christmas morning? No one - except maybe Dr. Oz. Most families enjoy eggs, toast, sausage and ... the big "NO NO" but an all time favorite - BACON!

Since most of us are aware of the good foods for our heart, here are a few of the bad foods for the heart and ones to try and stay away from this holiday season.

• Stay away from Soda Pop
• Stay away from French Fries
• Stay away from fast food hamburgers (really.. fast food in general)
• Potato Chips  - don't go near them!
• Pasta Salads - think they are healthy - think again!
• Chocolate Donuts (all donuts are not good)
• High Sugar Cereal (yes Captain Crunch is good though, but lots of sugar)
• Cheese (you could eat low fat cheese instead

Choose Chicken over beef when out to dinner for the corporate parties and holiday gatherings. You can still enjoy the holidays - just watch the sweets and cut down on the above mentioned items (really you should just say no to them) - or find a lower calorie or lower fat item.

Enjoy the holiday season but not too much and have a heart healthy holiday!!