Healthy Choice Table - Some healthier choices for Christmas 'nibbles'

Traditional choices

Healthier Choices

Crackers with cheese and dips Fresh vegetable sticks and low-fat dips; pumpernickel rounds with low-fat toppings

Fruit cake Fresh fruit pieces with no-fat, no-added sugar fruit yoghurt

Chocolate, sweets Fresh berries, dried apples or apricots, or a few sugar-free sweets

Potato chips Pita bread wedges with low-fat dips

Smoked oysters on crackers Fresh oysters or prawns with lemon juice

Roasted peanuts Raw or dry-roasted nuts and seeds (don't eat too many of these)

About Healthy Choice Table

The foods listed at the right are low in fat and calories and contain little carbohydrate, so they will have minimal impact on your blood glucose level (and waistline).

Dr Susanna Holt (PhD, dietician)