Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for the 5th of May) is right around the corner and I know many people are planning to partake in this Mexican holiday. Depending on how you celebrate this holiday I know a lot of fun, music, food, and alcohol are involved. This year I want to give you some simple tips to keep in mind to have a healthier Cinco de Mayo celebration.
- Remember Mexican food with vegetables, seafood, and fruit is healthy, light, and lower in calories.
- Make the food at home. This way you can use lower fat products (2% milk cheeses) to help control calories and fat.
- Use more salsa the guacamole.
- Skip on the sour cream or use a lower-fat or non-fat sour cream.
- Substitute veggies in your dishes in place of meat.
- Choose fish or chicken in place of red meat or pork.
- Use brown rice instead of white rice.
- Cook with liquid vegetable oils instead of animal fats (butter or lard)
- Try corn tortillas instead of flour tortillas.
- Choose a “Skinny Girl Margarita”— this version of the margarita is lower in calories and makes drinking a little less guilty.
What you’ll need to make one serving:
2 oz. of Clear Premium Tequila (2-3 second pour)
Splash of Orange Liquor
Juice of four Fresh Lime Wedges
Combine all ingredients over a glass of ice and garnish with a lime wedge
Remember these healthier tips and enjoy May 5! Happy Cinco de Mayo!!!
Recipe via Bethenny Frenkel, author of Naturally Thin.