What's a healthy holiday appetizer?
Holiday parties don't need to leave you overstuffed and unhappy. In this video, "Hungry Girl" author Lisa Lillien gives easy tips on how to lighten up popular appetizers and eat smart at celebrations.
Transcript
Phyllo shells, those crunchy little guys? They have around 15 or 20 calories. Fill them with guilt-free ingredients like low-fat cheeses, veggies.
You bake them-- so, so good. [MUSIC PLAYING]
Some ingredients that I keep on hand to make guilt-free holiday appetizers? Well, my favorite is high-fiber breakfast cereal.
I use that instead of breadcrumbs. And then I bake whatever it is I'm making instead of frying it. So you take that cereal, throw it in a blender,
turn it into breadcrumbs, season it up with some spices, and then coat whatever it is you'd normally fry, like jalapeno poppers or mushrooms or even onion rings.
And then you just bake them. That is a great tip. Also, phyllo shells, those crunchy little guys? They have around 15 or 20 calories.
Fill them with guilt-free ingredients like low-fat cheeses, veggies. You bake them-- so, so good. Now, if you're at a party, here's
what you want to eat, OK? When those hors d'oeuvres are passed around, avoid anything that's fried. And avoid the mini quiches and the pigs in a blanket.
You want to stick with things that are sort of like lean. So you want shrimp or shrimp cocktail. Chicken skewers on a stick with a light dipping
sauce, that's OK. And crudite-- cut veggies-- always a good option. And if there's salsa around, dip the veggies in salsa
instead of the creamy dressing. [AUDIO LOGO]
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