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With Christmas just a few weeks away, it’s high time to decide what to be serving for the main feast when guests arrive. But, if you’re working a healthy eating plan (such as Trim Healthy Mama, keto, etc.), then you’ll also want to plan ahead to keep on plan. Our Christmas menu plan is here to help you stick to your healthy body goals.
If you’re doing a diet like THM or keto and aiming to keep in weight loss mode, I helped you out by providing suggestions that all contain fat as the primary fuel source (making them an S on THM).
While eating, please keep portions in mind (most notably if you’re in weight loss mode), especially if you make one of everything and then some. You don’t want to pig out. Take a little of this and a little of that. Don’t stuff your belly to the brim–only eat until you just feel full. Before enjoying dessert, you may want to wait a few hours for your main meal to digest before digging in.
One last thing before diving in: you don’t have to make everything I suggest here. In my mind, simple is best, which often also means less is more. I pick about four or five things to make when I cook our family’s Christmas meal.
Christmas Menu Plan
Beverage
Discover how to make homemade, Trim Healthy Mama and keto friendly hot cocoa bombs!
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Appetizers
Each bite is a burst of earthy mushroom, salty bacon, and gooey cheese.
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Salty bacon, sweet caramelized onion, and spicy sauce are the complimentary key components of these super simple, super easy bacon onion rings with adobo aioli.
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Main Dishes
Juicy beef tenderloins, savory mushroom duxelles, salty prosciutto, and crisp pastry summarize what this luxurious, low carb beef wellington is all about.
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Traditional chicken cordon bleu is taken up a notch on the flavor and fanciness scales with the additions of salty prosciutto ham and smoky gruyere cheese.
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Side Dishes
Smoky gouda and rustic white cheddar cheese are the stars in this easy but elegant white mac and cheese recipe.
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Soft noodles, gooey cheese, a crumbly topping–these words simply burst with comfort food! And they’re all characteristics of this macaroni and cheese!
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Real potatoes are the delicious, comforting star in this easy no-faux mashed potatoes recipe.
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Enjoy the flavor and texture of potatoes sans the potatoes with this Cheesy Party “Potatoes” recipe from Briana Thomas.
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Desserts
Crisp, cooling peppermint, creamy custard, and crunchy caramel crust topping are combined to bring you this elegant yet easy peppermint crème brûlée.
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Crunchy, chewy, delicious peanut butter cookies without any flour are all yours with this four-ingredient recipe from Wholesome Yum.
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Crunchy chocolate cookie crust, creamy peppermint ice cream, peppermint candy bits, whipped cream, chocolate syrup…have it all with this recipe from Briana Thomas.
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If you’d like to enjoy the creamy, sweet flavor of eggnog without the excess calories, try this eggnog dessert recipe from Northern Nester.
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These soft gingersnap cookies from My Montana Kitchen are soft, subtly spicy, and covered in sweet frosting.
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Enjoy a trimming twist on a yule log with Northern Nester’s Mocha Roll.
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Cut out cookies and colorful icing are back on the menu thanks to this recipe from Mrs. Criddle’s Kitchen!
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