Food is the centerpiece of Christmas celebrations and it also adds an extra allure to the fun filled atmosphere of the occasion. Your merry making time goes up if you generously choose to stay away from a handful of rich and creamy Christmas delights. Some of these foods can  do you more harm than good as they could be laden with food allergens. Other food items can be too heavy for your stomach to absorb. This write up brings to you some of the popular Christmas foods that you need to avoid for better health.

Top Ten Foods to Stay Away From During Christmas

1. Candy Canes:

Candy canes are but cane shapes white and red stripes with sugar stick. They can cause plaques, dental carries and bad gums if taken too liberally. It can aggravate acidity and give rise to acid reflux that calls for an emergency appointment with your doctor! Try corn free and sugar free candy canes instead.

2. Fruit Cakes:

Fruit cakes are the most traditional Christmas entries. But you must realize that fruit cakes are heavily loaded with sugar candies that have been soaked in heavy creamy sugar syrup. They can span down your good cholesterol level and increase the pumping of bad one. Swap your fruit cake with the healthy version. Try those with berries, apples, strawberries and real fruit tucks in it.

3. Christmas Ham:

Christmas ham is the food that has been drenched and glazed with sugar and salt. Too much of sugar and salt syrup makes this food a naughty one in the menu of Christmas foods. It can also increase your acidity if you happen to do too much with it.

4. Gingerbread Houses:

This is one if the vintage Christmas food collection but is not the healthier option though. It is filled with creamy frosting, rich lather of butter and many unhealthy ingredients that make it taste so good on tongue. Swap it with the organic and sugar free version.

5. Peanut Brittle:

Peanut could be the cause of concern for people with peanut allergies. Peanut brittle is all about corn syrup, loads of sugar and dollops of butter. It is definitely not the best option to savor on holidays. It has more than 150 calories and 5 grams of unhealthy fat.

6. Christmas Cookies:

An average Christmas cookies boast of carrying more than 200 calories and 15 grams of fat. Swap it with whole wheat cookies that are sugar free.

7. Eggnog:

Eggnog is probably the Christmas food with very high calories and high fat content. It is made with sugar, eggs, bourbon and rich cream. It has 400 calories and around 150 grams of cholesterol. So you have better reasons to stay away from it!

8. Christmas pudding:

Christmas pudding can be the worst food to spoil your health. It has 350 calories, 15 grams of fat and more than 30 grams of sugar. It is made with molasses, brandy, fruit candies and greased with butter and sugar layer.

9. Yule Log:

Yule log is the most traditional Christmas cake. It is a big chunk of sponge cake with spirals of chocolates and fudge to give it a false appearance of fire wood. It is very high in calories and can prove detrimental to your health the very next week following the celebrations.

10. Pecan pie:

Pecan pie is all about pecans dipped in sugar batter of butter and corn. They can pump in 500 calories, 40 grams of fat and 36 grams of sugar.

We hope you will make this Christmas celebration even more enjoyable by swapping these unhealthy food options with the healthy ones.

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