Deck the Halls with Healthy Groceries Make healthy choices easier when you’re home for the holidays

Make Healthy Foods Available Make it easy to choose healthy foods by keeping lots of them around and ready to eat. Choose a selection of fiber and nutrient dense foods. Make it easy to choose healthy foods by keeping lots of them around and ready to eat. Choose a selection of fiber and nutrient dense foods.

Reduce the Availability of Unhealthy Foods Make unhealthy foods less accessible. Curtail holiday baking. Give away the gifts of food that you receive. Make unhealthy foods less accessible. Curtail holiday baking. Give away the gifts of food that you receive.

Host Healthy Holiday Parties Jingle, Don’t Jiggle, All the Way

Holiday Buffets Make fruits and veggies the stars of holiday buffets. –Festive fruit or veggie platters –Creative roasted veggies –Fruit-based desserts like chocolate dipped strawberries or cinnamon apples –A trio of lowfat dips surrounded with fresh sliced veggies Make fruits and veggies the stars of holiday buffets. –Festive fruit or veggie platters –Creative roasted veggies –Fruit-based desserts like chocolate dipped strawberries or cinnamon apples –A trio of lowfat dips surrounded with fresh sliced veggies

Fresh Take on Drinks Fill a punch bowl with sparkling water and thin slices of fresh fruit. Offer fresh fruit smoothies topped with cinnamon and nutmeg. Include hot cocoa made with skim milk. Fill a punch bowl with sparkling water and thin slices of fresh fruit. Offer fresh fruit smoothies topped with cinnamon and nutmeg. Include hot cocoa made with skim milk.

Balance Holiday Meals Choose whole grain, not processed grain, foods. Include lean protein like turkey breast and bean or lentil stew. Keep those fruits and veggies handy! Choose whole grain, not processed grain, foods. Include lean protein like turkey breast and bean or lentil stew. Keep those fruits and veggies handy!

Make Time for Exercise Actually Go Walking in that Winter Wonderland Actually Go Walking in that Winter Wonderland

Exercise at Home Keep hand weights, exercise balls, and other home exercise equipment handy. Sneak in a few minutes of exercise when you have time -- those 10 minute intervals can really add up. Keep hand weights, exercise balls, and other home exercise equipment handy. Sneak in a few minutes of exercise when you have time -- those 10 minute intervals can really add up.

Get Out and About Walk around the neighborhood to scope out the holiday lights. Take walks as a family before and after dinner. You’ll build up an appetite, then burn off some of those calories! Walk around the neighborhood to scope out the holiday lights. Take walks as a family before and after dinner. You’ll build up an appetite, then burn off some of those calories!

Play in the Snow Go sledding! Give ice skating a try. Have a snowball fight, build snow forts, and make snow angels. Go sledding! Give ice skating a try. Have a snowball fight, build snow forts, and make snow angels.

Home Quiz! Fill your fridge with ready-to-eat ____. –Fruits and veggies -- Beef and chicken –Holiday treats -- Candy True or false: Small bursts of exercise are a great way to sneak in a little activity during a busy day. Fill your fridge with ready-to-eat ____. –Fruits and veggies -- Beef and chicken –Holiday treats -- Candy True or false: Small bursts of exercise are a great way to sneak in a little activity during a busy day.

Home Quiz! Fill your fridge with ready-to-eat ____. –Fruits and veggies -- Beef and chicken –Holiday treats -- Candy True or false: Small bursts of exercise are a great way to sneak in a little activity during a busy day. Fill your fridge with ready-to-eat ____. –Fruits and veggies -- Beef and chicken –Holiday treats -- Candy True or false: Small bursts of exercise are a great way to sneak in a little activity during a busy day.

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