Sweeten Your Holidays with Healthy Sweets

Welcome this season with enjoyable events and mouth-watering food treats. As a diabetic, sweeten your holidays with healthy sweets. It is not because that you are diabetic that you should deprive yourself of enjoying the holidays.

Sweeten your holidays with healthy sweets. As it is expected to have holiday sweets, this one can be a tougher challenge for diabetics. However, taking holiday sweets is fine. Indulge in small portions of these sweets to give room for other carbs. When you can do the preparation yourself, go for sugar substitutes instead or reduce the amount of sugar in the recipe. You can add flavorings instead like cinnamon, vanilla and nutmeg.

Choose to prepare your food

Make tarts and fruit pies, instead of those loaded with fats and sugar. However, they still have to be consumed in small portions. It is always better to be in control so if possible, you may host the party or prepare the food yourself.

If you are a guest at a party

You still can sweeten your holidays with healthy sweets even if you are a mere party guest. However, it can be more challenging if you are attending a party as a guest. Being diabetic and trying to lose or maintain weight can be tough when faced with a rich buffet. In order to not ruin your diabetic regimen, make sure not to go to the party hungry. Do not lose control. Take time to inspect the food first, before taking your picks.

Go away from those that are full of sauce. Treat yourself to a little bit of many things, sweets or non-sweets. Be more conscious on the portions that you take.

Desserts

Sweeten your holidays with healthy sweets in desserts. If you prepare the desserts yourself, substitute the typical fattening desserts with healthier options. For example, prepare fruit tarts or pumpkin pie instead of cakes. Decrease the amount of sugar in preparing the desserts by one-third and add other spices or vanilla extract instead. Instead of ice cream, take fat-free, or low-fat yogurt or sorbet. For cookies, use small or holiday cookies.