Christmas Dinner: How Many Calories?
Who said too much of a good thing can be bad? Well lets face it, when 1 January arrives and we get on the scales and look back over Christmas and our eating and drinking habits, then we would probably agree.
Over Christmas we can eat roughly three to four times more food than we actually need. Meaning that we can end up in the New Year weighing a lot more than we did. Also we are storing up problems for the future. After all the extra calories have to go somewhere. These extra calories will be laid down as fat, and it’s those extra few pounds that will do you harm in the long term.
So what does the average Christmas Dinner mean for our bodies, here are the nutritional facts:
CHRISTMAS DINNER:
Roast turkey(90g) = 149 calories, 4g fat
Roast potatoes(85g) = 127 calories, 4g fat
Stuffing(100g) = 231 calories, 15g fat
Bread sauce(45g) = 42 calories, 1g fat
Roast parsnips(90g) = 102 calories, 6g fat
Boiled carrots = 14 calories, 0g fat
Boiled brussels = 32 calories, 1g fat
Gravy(50g) = 17 calories, 1g fat
Cranberry sauce(30g) = 45 calories, 0g fat
Pork sausage(20g) = 62 calories, 5g fat
Bacon(40g) = 135 calories, 11g fat
Total = 956 calories, 48g fat
THE EXTRAS
1 slice of Christmas cake(70g) = 249 calories, 8g fat
1 portion of chocolate log (30g) = 101 calories, 3g fat
1 portion of cheese and biscuits = 394 calories, 27g fat
1 portion of mixed nuts (40g) = 243 calories, 22g fat
1 portion Christmas pudding (100g), custard and brandy butter = 587 calories, 22g fat
1 mince pie and double cream = 368 calories, 25g fat
1 glass of mulled wine = 245 calories, 0g fat
If you really can’t resist a ‘full on’ Christmas Dinner then there are options available to you, so you don’t pile on lots of weight over the Christmas holidays.
To find out our tops tips for a healthier Christmas dinner Click here.