Inside the Festive Feast
Christmas is the time to embrace the season, spend time with loved ones and not be concerned with your nutritional intake.
BUT are you someone who embraces Christmas starting November 1st?
Do you get excited by the Christmas foods coming out in October?
Are you testing your Christmas cooking and baking in the weeks running up to the big day?
It is important to be aware that, because of these changes in more recent years, the Christmas period has increased. The season is not just the 12 days of Christmas anymore, the period for Christmas indulgence has become longer and more frequent!
Nutrients in surplus on the Christmas table
Christmas is the time for all the indulgent foods to be served – and rightly so! However, in the modern day, these foods are on offer almost everywhere from October/November!
Get to know what nutrients are in surplus in these Christmas time foods, and which we may need to be more aware of to protect our health, gut and wellbeing.
Nutrients missing on the Christmas table
On the other side of things, our Christmas foods can lack some key nutrients that, when missed over a long period of time, can have negative effects. Learn more about these nutrients and where you can make small additions/swaps to have a more balanced nutritional intake across the Christmas festivities.
Want to deep dive into these nutrients to know more? Find full length blog posts for these particular nutrients on our website, or follow the links below!
- Salt – Behind the Label
- Saturated Fat – The Facts of Fat
- Sugars (coming soon!)
- Alcohol (coming soon!)
- Micronutrients (coming soon!)
- Unsaturated Fat – The Facts of Fat
- Hydration – Behind the Label
- Fibre – The Unsung Hero of a Healthy Diet
Nutrient Dense Seasonal Food Swaps
Enjoy your festive period BUT continue the feel good feeling beyond meal times and try to achieve some balance!
Balancing the intake outside of the kitchen
- Exercise – keep steps up, get outside running or walking, gym sessions (the gym will be quieter!). If the gym is closed, why not try at home exercises using body weight?
- Helps with digestion
- Great activity in the Christmas period to clear the mind, escape the chaos or get active with the family
- Healthy balance
- Small indulgences over a few days, or save indulgences for a few key days
- Still get to enjoy the festive favourites, as you should, but limits the impact, and don’t fall into the 2 months of Christmas food advertising
Season’s Greetings from the team at myfood24! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all who celebrate! Enjoy some festive cheer and relaxation. We will be back with more blogs in 2026!
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