For a batch of people, the nutrient served astatine Super Bowl parties is conscionable arsenic overmuch of a draw, if not much so, than the crippled itself.
From Buffalo wings to chips, dips and more, the food and drinks served astatine Super Bowl parties person go a yearly staple.
But with galore radical trying to support steadfast diets portion besides having fun, Fox News Digital spoke to a weight-loss doc to spot what she herself plans connected serving guests this Super Bowl – and for nutrient tips that don't derail wellness goals.
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"One of the things that I emotion to service [is] baked chicken wings – not fried, baked," New York City-based Dr. Sue Decotiis told Fox News Digital.
To marque these, Decotiis "bastes [with] conscionable a tiny, tiny spot of oil," on with spices to adhd spirit without adding calories, she said.
To chopped down connected calories without sacrificing taste, cook chickenhearted wings alternatively of frying them. (iStock)
"And they're truly great. You tin person 4 oregon 5 pieces for nether 300 calories," she said.
Another happening Decotiis does is support to integrated and minimally processed food whenever possible.
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She besides focuses connected what she calls "substantial foods" that are filling.
"I don't service immoderate junk. No processed food. I deliberation that's key," she said. "And you tin inactive person a bully time."
A emblematic Super Bowl dispersed includes pizza, chickenhearted wings, nachos and sliders, among different foods. (iStock)
People coming to Super Bowl parties volition beryllium arriving hungry, she said, and arsenic the host, she "doesn't privation them eating a batch of garbage."
She besides makes swaps. For example, she uses a high-protein Greek yogurt for the basal of her dips alternatively of fattier, processed foods.
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"And past you person conscionable tons of veggies and marque them similar agelong strips of celery, cucumber oregon asparagus – adjacent greenish beans – you tin dip close in," she said.
Veggies with delicious, steadfast dips tin marque for a bully Super Bowl snack. (iStock)
Decotiis further looks to debar serving overly salty foods to her guests, arsenic that causes them to portion much – and devour much calories.
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"The happening is, nary substance however bully you are with your food, you're going to astir apt portion astir of your calories," she said.
Most calories volition apt beryllium consumed by drinking alcohol, a weight-loss doc said. (iStock)
As an alternative, Decotiis provides "different types of sparkling water," arsenic good arsenic foodstuff for mixers for alcoholic beverages, she said
"You conscionable don't privation to person a batch of sugary saccharine drinks," she said.
"Beer, of course, is good."
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Decotiis advises everyone – careless of whether they're the impermanent oregon big – to "show up truly good hydrated to these parties."
She said, "Because if you're not, you're going to deliberation you're hungrier than you are and thirstier than you are."
It's champion to beryllium good hydrated astatine a Super Bowl enactment truthful you tin bask the nutrient without overeating. (iStock)
By serving fun, tasty foods similar meatballs and chickenhearted wings, guests are capable to stave disconnected their hunger and debar overeating oregon over-drinking, she said.
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"But you person to person existent nutrient there. It can't conscionable beryllium all snacks," Decotiis said.
"I similar having truly bully prime foods. People are hungry."
Christine Rousselle is simply a manner newsman with Fox News Digital.