Follow along as we talk about the top five unhealthy holiday season snacks! Stay tuned as we dissect this year’s Christmas best and worst sweets and their healthy alternatives! Remember folks, always read your labels in order to avoid bad food ingredients.
It’s that’s time of year when everyone is talking about what they’re going to snack on for the holidays.
#5 Candy Canes – A lot of memories and good times with these holiday snacks!
– Traditional candy canes: These are loaded with a lot of bad ingredients, specifically corn syrup, artificial coloring, and loads of sugar.
– Healthier candy canes: Get some natural ones without all the artificial ingredients that are non-GMO (genetically modified organism).
#4 Marshmallows
– Traditional marshmallows: These are unhealthy since they are loaded with sugar, artificial flavors, artificial colors, corn syrup, and sometimes high fructose corn syrup.
– Healthier marshmallows: We love Smashmallow marshmallows. These are great organic snacks! They still have sugar, but no artificial coloring and they are non-GMO snack.
#3 Eggnog
– Traditional ones: Might taste delicious, but they are loaded with high fructose corn syrup (and corn syrup again!), sugar, and artificial flavors.
– Healthier Alternatives: Organic eggnog that’s delicious without all of the nasties (unhealthy ingredients) and none of the GMOs and artificial flavorings. There is some sugar in these, so consume with caution!
#2 Cool whip
– Traditional cool whip: This has high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavor, corn syrup (corn syrup again!), hydrogenated vegetable oils; this stuff should be in the trash!
– Healthier cool whip: This would be Coco whip! This has none of that bad stuff, with all the great flavor. Another great alternative is natural whipped cream. Yum yum!
#1 Popcorn
– Traditional popcorn (holiday popcorn tin!): It’s GMO and contains high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, regular corn syrup, and is loaded with sugar. Remember to say no, unless it’s non-GMO!
– Healthier popcorn: Found at your local Trader Joes and natural stores; you can get natural holiday popcorn tins to enjoy, and this healthy snack is actually tasty! It’s non-GMO and doesn’t have any of the artificial colors and flavors.