Working off Christmas lunch


Ho ho ho! It’s that time of year again – time for too much good food, lots of beverages and of course, much dessert. And who can go past Nigella (that evil genius!) when it comes to dessert, especially her sinfully easy Nutella cheesecake? Two blocks of cream cheese, whiz together with one jar of Nutella, that’s right, one jar and you have heaven in a springform tin. I tried to make a healthy version but have declared defeat. It’s definitely a once a year dessert, and what better time of the year than Christmas?
I calculated that it took me an hour’s running to burn off one slice (1/12th) of the cheesecake (450 cals). So in the interests of helping you all not turn into versions of the jolly man in the red suit by New Year’s Eve, here is a list of the usual Christmas goodies and how many calories, that is, how much exercise, it will take you to burn it off. (Two or three extra workouts for me this week I think!) Happy eating, but also happy training!


Entrees

Potato chips (crisps) 1 single serve packet = 93 calories
Prawn cocktail 1 bowl = 300 calories
6 Oysters Kilpatrick = 300 calories
9 Jatz biscuits = 120 calories
Mains
Potato salad 1 cup = 140 calories
Coleslaw 1 cup = 220 calories
One baked potato = 280 calories
Roast turkey, one serve thigh meat with skin = 140 calories
Roast pork with crackling and stuffing, one serve = 300 calories
Lobster tail with butter = 190 calories
Ham, 2 slices = 160 calories
Dessert

Pavlova, 1 slice = 200 calories
Trifle, 1 cup = 300 calories
Nutella cheesecake, 1 slice = 450 calories
Christmas pudding, 1 slice = 300 calories
Drinkies
Beer/cider, 1 stubby = 140 calories
Vodka and lemonade, 1 glass = 180 calories
Stick to these options for a healthier Christmas lunch – enjoy!
10 Cooked prawns, no sauce = 60 calories
Lobster tail, no butter = 90 calories
Smoked salmon, 50 g = 90 calories
Green salad, 1 cup = 60 calories
Sauteed green beans, 1 cup = 114 calories
Bubbles (sparkling wine), 1 flute = 80 calories
Fruit salad, 1 cup = 80 calories
Happy eating and drinking, and merry Christmas everyone! :)