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HEALTHY
HOLIDAYS
THAT WON’T BEAT
YOUR FAThyphen.capBURNING GOALS
What comes to mind when you think of turkey, cranberries
and sweet potatoes?
The holidays? A meal that usually consists of most people’s
caloric intake in a week? Maybe.
How about some of the foods that are actually on Chris
Keith’s awesome foods list?
It’s true. These are some of the healthiest foods you can eat.
The problem with holiday dinners is not in the main ingredi-
ents, but in the way we prepare them. If you are careful about
how you prepare your holiday dinner, it doesn’t need to get in
the way of your fat-burning goals.
Turkey Do make your own cranberry sauce with orange own but they are dragged down by the company
If you are looking for a lean cut of meat, turkey is juice or zest (and a little honey if necessary) to keep they keep. Brown sugar, butter, and marshmallows
hard to beat. A three-ounce serving of skinless white sugar intake down. destroy the natural goodness of sweet potatoes. The
meat contains 25 grams of protein, barely three Don’t eat the canned stuff! benefits of pumpkin and pecans are overwhelmed
grams of fat, and less than one gram of saturated fat. when these foods are baked into pies with cream,
Turkey is also a good source of arginine. As with other Sweet potatoes eggs, butter and sugar. It doesn’t have to be that way.
amino acids, the body uses this one to make new These orange colored un-potatoes are related to Don’t get stuck on the “traditional” ideas for holiday
protein. Arginine is also the raw material for making the morning glory plant, not the white potato and are dinners—they really don’t bear much resemblance
nitric oxide, a substance that relaxes and opens arter- an excellent source of vitamin A, beta-carotene, vita- to the original meal anyway—try looking up
ies. Whether foods rich in arginine help keep arteries min C, potassium and fiber. They have a low-glycemic healthier recipes that everyone can enjoy and start
open has prompted both research and debate. index and are on my list of good carbs. out the New Year ahead of the pack.
Do eat white meat turkey. Do eat them in moderation.
Don’t eat the dark meat or skin. They have the bad Don’t use a sweetener. They are natu-
fats and unnecessary calories. rally sweet so enjoy their real flavor!
Cranberries Don’t be one of those people crowd-
Cranberries are packed with dozens of different ing into the gym after New Year’s to
antioxidants. Cranberries have properties that neu- shed all the extra holiday pounds.
tralize unstable molecules that can damage DNA, Many of the foods that grace a
proteins, cell membranes and cellular machinery. holiday table are healthy on their
Chris Keith is a fitness expert with more than 14 years in the fitness industry. He
was recently voted BEST Personal Trainer by both 944 and San Diego Magazine.
If you have any health or fitness-related questions, do not hesitate to e-mail
chris@ragemonthly.com.
84 RAGE monthly | DECEMBER 2008
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