Healthy Christmas Menus

Christmas is celebration time and we all would want to be a part of the Christmas celebration without sabotaging our health goals.   Eating healthy for Christmas is definitely doable.    In my previous blog on this topic I enlightened you with some healthy eating tips in preparation for Christmas, well in this post I’m going a step further and suggest some healthy menus for you for breakfast and lunch.    Let me know what you think!  Recipes for these dishes can be found on the healthy recipes page.

Healthy Breakfast Options

Menu 1                                                        Menu 2                                             

Crisp Green Salad                                      Spinach leaves and Peach Salad                  

Your choice of vegetarian                          Your choice of vegetarian                 

beef or chicken pastelle                              beef or chicken pastelle                      

Your choice of fruit                                     Parker roll with thin ham slices         

Tea or fruit juice                                          Your choice of fruit

                                                                    Tea or fruit juice

Menu 3 My Favourite

Lettuce and Apple Salad

Your choice of vegetarian

beef or chicken pastelle

My power paw paw and pineapple smoothie

sweet potato soup

ham and pastelle

salad

Healthy Christmas Lunch Options

Menu 1                                                                      Menu 2

Cucumber Soup                                                        Sweet Potato Soup

Green Salad mixed with tomatoes and feta              Watercress, Beet and Fennel Salad

Choice of pastelle                                                      Choice of pastelle

Slices of meat of your choice (4oz.)                           Almond Crusted Salmon

Steamed Vegetables                                                  Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges

Christmas Rice/Vegetable Rice                                 Stir-Fry Vegetables
Green Pigeon Peas                                                    Green Pigeon Peas
Sorrel/Ginger Beer Drink                                    Sorrel/GingerBeer Drink
Fruit Salad                                                     Slice of Black Cake

                                                            Menu 3

                                                            Creamy Carrot and Potato Soup

                                                            Lettuce Avocado and Blue Cheese Salad

                                                            Choice of pastelle

                                                            Potatoes Au Gratin/Accordion Potatoes

                                                            CreamedSpinach

                                                            Mixed Roasted Vegetables
                                                            Green Pigeon Peas                                                                                         Sorrel/Ginger Beer Drink

                                                            Soursop/MangoSorbet

spicy potato wedges

creamed spinach

steamed vegies

accordian potatoes

sorbet

ginger beer

sorrel

Trinidad fruit cake

All menus are accompanied with healthy relish and homemade vinaigrette

Now you know what I always say “eat in moderation”.  You can mix and match the menus to your liking but remember to also watch you portions.  You don’t want all that hard work you did to reach your target weight to go down the drain.   Maybe you can share some Christmas menu ideas as well.   As you go let me remind you that you can subscribe to this blog so you can always be updated with new posts and don't for get to make comments as well!