Daily Perricone

Watch carefully your intake of sweet and starchy foods during the holiday season.

A good way to tame your sweet tooth is to eat a grapefruit early in the day. In fact, a peeled grapefruit with no sugar added is an excellent way to tell your body it’s going to be a healthy food day! You’ll be amazed at how this works as the day progresses.

Still, it’s not realistic to think that we can totally avoid the occasional mouth watering treat, but a helpful strategy is to choose healthy appetizers hors d’oeuvres first. Fortunately, many of these foods are anti-inflammatory and loaded with antioxidants so they are as health and beauty-promoting as they are delicious (and remember to check out ten superfoods too, loaded with vitamins like c ester and pycnogenol) Here are few of my favorites:

Anchovies
Asparagus
Sardines
Smoked oysters, mussels and clams
Shrimp
Lobster
Crab Scallops
Herring, trout or mackerel filets
Calamari
Caponata (eggplant appetizer)
Caviar
Escargot Olives
Artichoke hearts
Chopped chicken livers
Chicken or beef satay or teriyaki
Crudités (fresh raw vegetables)
Marinated vegetables
Baba ganoush
Bean dips
Salsa
All varieties of nuts and seeds
Chestnuts
Prosciutto with melon
Fresh fruit bowl
Hummus

Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday,

Nicholas Perricone, MD

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