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Healthy Holidays Recipes, Menus and Cooking Tips

Christmas | Kwanzaa | New Year's Eve | Cookies | Hanukkah

Oh, the holiday season. It’s good spending time with family and friends but all of the festive food can make healthy eating a challenge. Americans put on half of our annual weight gain between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Though it’s only a pound or two, if it happens year after year, it can add up.

The EatingWell editors and Test Kitchen are here to help. We’ve compiled some of our favorite recipes and menus to help you have a happy, healthy holiday season. Try one of our lighter latke recipes this year. Experiment with baking with whole grains with some of our award-winning cookies. Spice up your annual New Year’s Eve cocktail party with some different appetizers and drinks. Chat with others on our bulletin boards and swap recipes, entertaining ideas and tips for making it though the holiday season.

Christmas

It often happens when hosting a holiday get together that you spend more time getting the feast on the table and cleaning up than actually spending time with your loved ones—which is the whole reason you hosted Christmas anyway, right? Read more...

Healthy Christmas Recipes and Menus

Kwanzaa

Kwanzaa is a culinary festival as much as it is a cultural one. With healthy recipes featuring such traditional ingredients as sweet potatoes, lentils and okra, you can enjoy exploring the wonderfully diverse flavors of African cuisine. Read more...

Healthy Kwanzaa Recipes and Menus

New Year's Eve

Whether you’re hosting an open house with all of your friends or watching the ball drop with your sweetheart, tasty appetizers and fun—maybe fizzy—drinks are in order. Read more...

Healthy New Year's Eve Recipes and Menus

Healthy Holiday Cookies

Baking during the holidays can be one of the true joys of the season, and sharing and eating festive cookies is something we look forward to all year long. Read more...

Healthy Holiday Cookie Recipe Collection

Enter EatingWell's Holiday Cookie Contest for 2008!

Hanukkah

Potato latkes—the crispy golden pancakes that are symbolic of the Jewish festival of lights—are all about the oil. Unfortunately, most latke recipes today rely on what seems like an eight-day supply of oil (or trans-fat-laden shortening products) to achieve the desired taste and crispiness. But celebrating the Festival of Lights doesn’t have to raise your cholesterol. Read more...

Healthy Hanukkah Recipes and Menus

Wishing you a happy and healthy holiday season from EatingWell.

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