St. Patrick’s Day means hearty Irish cooking and, of course, lots of drinking. But enjoying the celebration doesn’t have to mean blowing your diet or fitness goals.
From the folks at Livestrong, here are some simple ways to eat right on St. Paddy’s Day without taking the fun away:
- Instead of: Heavy Lagers & Micro Beers ? 330 cal; have an Anchor Porter or Pale Ales — 95 calories
- Instead of: Irish Coffee — 210 cal 9 fat ; have an Irish Whisky Cocktail — 180 cal 1 fat
- Instead of: Irish Potato Casserole — 258 cal 21 fat; have this: Baked Potato with Low fat Cheese — 184 cal 2 fat
- Instead of: Apple Pudding — 384 cal 16 fat; have this: Baked Unsweetened Apple sprinkled with Splenda and cinnamon ? 127 cal .5 fat
- Instead of: Irish Stew — 609 cal 35 fat; have this: Chicken Vegetable Stew — 285 cal 17 fat
- Instead of: Shepherd?s Pie — 452 cal 17 fat; have this: Low Fat Chicken Pot Pie — 409 cal 11 fat
- Instead of: Irish Soda Bread — 192 cal 5 fat; have this: Whole Grain Roll with Honey (1 packet) — 143 cal 1 fat
- Instead of: Corned Beef and Cabbage — 740 cal 42 fat; have this: Turkey and Cabbage Casserole — 396 cal 10 fat
On St. Patrick?s Day you won?t need the luck of the Irish to avoid all of the calories that go along with the celebration.
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March 18th, 2009 at 3:05 am
Instead of St Patrick’s day, have a day like every other. The alternatives don’t seem very irish to be honest.
For instance, there’s and image of Guiness Draught but you don’t reference it as an alternative drink when it’s actually not too high in calories compared to the more sinful beverages.
Just an observation.
March 18th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
Good point about the Guiness – it’s surprisingly not too high in calories.
March 19th, 2009 at 5:40 am
well it is true you can make substitute foods but off course it won’t be the real St Patrick’s day if you did that…