eHealth Connection | Cooper University Hospital

Now is the time to start thinking about how to maintain a healthy diet during the upcoming holiday season.

Choosing healthier foods, being mindful of your portions, and making a few smart substitutions in your holiday menus and recipes can help you stay healthy and still enjoy the season’s feasts and festivities.

Registered dietitian Megan Day, MS, RD, of the Cooper Diabetes Center, offers the following fat- and calorie-reduction tips for some of your holiday favorites:

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Physicians at Cooper University Hospital remind you that the food choices you make today – and every day – affect your health and how you feel now and in the future. Eating right and being physically active are keys to a healthy lifestyle.

In accordance with the American Dietetic Association, Cooper physicians offer these dietary guidelines that can help pave the way for a healthier, happier you. Just be sure to stay within your daily calorie needs to enjoy the benefits of balanced nutrition every day. Read the full story

It’s just about impossible to go to a holiday gathering and not expect to be surrounded by tantalizing food. Unfortunately, many of these delectable delights are eaten to excess and loaded with calories and fat. Weight gain seems inevitable – or is it?

“I would say on average, many people do put on a few pounds during the holidays,” says Lindsey Stromberg, a registered dietitian it the Food and Nutrition Department for Cooper University Hospital. Read the full story

What makes a food a “superfood”? To get a better idea, compare a doughnut to a handful of blueberries. A doughnut is as far from healthy as you can get. Loaded with saturated and trans fat and calories, that delectable delight ranks a zero for your good health. Blueberries are quite the opposite. Packed with cancer-fighting and heart-healthy nutrients, blueberries are what you would consider a superfood. Read the full story