Don't take a holiday from your usual fitness routine - pick up the pace and do a little extra if you can. If you don't have a regular exercise program, simply organize a family game of touch football or a stroll through a nearby park. All right, enough about honest and sensible indulgences. Keep in mind that healthful holiday eating is also about enjoying nutrient-rich foods that you may not typically have at other times of the year. For instance, pumpkin pie is a rich source of vitamin A in the form of beta-carotene.
Turkey is full of high-quality protein, iron and zinc.
Also, a wide variety of vegetable dishes are usually abundant during the holidays as well. So don't worry about extra holiday pounds. Tiffany Brown is a registered dietitian with Baptist St. Anthony's Health System.