Party food doesn’t have to be off limits. You can serve delicious, healthy snacks with a few easy changes. Here’s what to choose, and what to avoid.
Finger foodsEating a balanced diet. You should eat mainly carbohydrates, protein, and the least amount of fat. |
CanapesSomething small and exquisitely tasty to accompany a drink, but not so rich as to spoil the appetite before the main meal arrives. |
DipsSomething light to add flavour and moisture to snacks. |
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| Choose: Sushi 1 roll with fish = 270 kJ, 10g carbohydrate, 3g protein, 2g fat. |
Choose: French loaf slice with chopped tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and vinegar 1 serving with topping = 150 kJ | Choose: Salsa 2T = 37 kJ, 0 fat |
| Ditch! Cheese puffs 1 cheese puff = 480 kJ, 9g carbohydrate, 2g protein, 8g fat |
Ditch! French loaf slice with creamy cheese topping 1 serving with topping = 350 kJ |
Ditch! Hummus 2T = 194 kJ, 3g fat |
CrackersA base for savoury toppings. |
Savoury packet snacksA store-bought snack to have with a drink before a main course. |
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| Choose Provita 1 cracker = 101 kJ, 0.5g fat |
Choose: Plain pretzels 30g = 477kJ, <1g fat |
| Ditch! Salticrax 1 cracker = 125 kJ, 1.7g fat |
Ditch! Crisps 30g = 680kJ, 11g fat |
Serving suggestions:
- In each of these categories the lighter option has been chosen. With the exception of finger foods, the nibbles should be served as a snack before a meal. This is to ‘save’ your appetite for your main course.
- Always eat snacks consciously. Nuts for example, can be gobbled by the handful, without noticing how rich they are. Try this: eat one nut. Notice how it feels in your mouth. Feel the texture of the ‘juice’ released onto your tongue as you bite into it. It coats your mouth doesn’t it? This signals the presence of oil. Eaten this way, you’ll find yourself quickly reaching a point of having had enough.
- If you arrive at a party feeling very hungry, remember that the snacks served before are not the main meal. Use them to take the edge off, and then stop. You’ll enjoy the lunch or dinner more if you have not overeaten on the nibbles.
thx now what about something to drink! all these ciders do not have their kj content etc on the label. weve compared castle light with windhoek light and windhoek is the better opt. but bernini light do no specipy how light? and savanna is so sweet it prob. is only light in alkohol. and a whiskey with a diet soda?. i wish distel and sab would relise there is a market for a artif. sweetened cider!! pls tell some one
I totally agree! The drinking part is normally my downfall
Unfortunately I like beer and champange! All the wrong stuff (I stick to Casstle Leght though)
Definitely, we need the nutritional info on bottles of booze so that we can make informed decisions. As far as I know VWater is okay as it is the same as Vodka, lime and soda. Otherwise whisky or vodka with diet drinks or dry white wine. Stay away from light beer and ciders as the word light normally refers to the alcohol % and not the kjs!