8 Holiday Health Offenders (And How to Defend Yourself)

Written By Mandy Seay For QuickEasyFit

Hot chocolate, your grandma's (in)famous sweet potato and marshmallow lasagna, and homemade treats all wreak havoc on your health. Check out these unruly holiday offenders, along with tips on how to best steer clear of them this year.

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Lutefisk - Different ethnic groups have various culinary specialties that they cook during the holiday season. Lutefisk is one such dish comprised of whitefish cured in lye and then cooked. It's popular among Norwegians and Minnesotans, who apparently have the greatest concentration of Scandinavians in America. Lye is typically used in soap making and biodiesel production among other things, so you can probably guess what this... more
Photo by: mtcarlson
Lutefisk - Different ethnic groups have various culinary specialties that they cook during the holiday season. Lutefisk is one such dish comprised of whitefish cured in lye and then cooked. It's popular among Norwegians and Minnesotans, who apparently have the greatest concentration of Scandinavians in America. Lye is typically used in soap making and biodiesel production among other things, so you can probably guess what this dish tastes like. Bring along a plate of cold smoked salmon if you're celebrating Christmas in Minnesota this year. It could prove useful should your host turn out to be Scandinavian.

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