6 swaps to keep your holiday on track

Emma White - Nutritionist

Holiday Swaps
Breakfast
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562 kcals

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Full English (1 fried egg, 2 bacon, 1 sausage, 2 tbsp of baked beans, fried mushrooms, 1 hash brown, grilled tomato, slice of toast buttered) and a pain au chocolat – 1111 kcals.

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2 poached eggs, 1 grilled mushroom, 3 heaped tbsp of beans on 2 slices of toast with a thin spread of margarine and a mini muffin – 549 kcals.

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Lunch
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743 kcals

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Seaside fish and chips on the go – 1332 kcals

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Chip butty – medium bread roll with mini portion of chips – 589 kcals

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Cocktails
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217 kcals

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Pina colada cocktail – 320 kcals

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Double Malibu and diet lemonade – 103 kcals

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Snacks
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162 kcals

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Indulging in the free bread basket (2 medium crusty bread rolls - 262 kcals)

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Asking the waiter for some bread sticks instead (4 breadsticks - 100 kcals)

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Drinks
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185 kcals

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Having 2 alcoholic drinks (2 large glasses of wine - 376 kcals)

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Having 2 drinks – 1 diet soft drink and 1 alcoholic, will make your alcoholic drink last longer (1 large glass of wine and 1 diet lemonade - 191 kcals)

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Dinner
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485 kcals

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Opting for the same old burgers, sausages, steaks (1 burger and bun, 1 hot dog and bun, 2 chicken skewers - 961 kcals)

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Taking advantage of the local fresh fish (2 sea bass fillets cooked in garlic butter, Mediterranean vegetables - 476 kcals)

Nutritionist Emma White (ANutr), MSc Human Nutrition is passionate about how food science applies to the human body, and how the nutrients in what we eat affect us and ultimately have an impact on our health.

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