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Healthy Menu Ideas for Your Wedding

Expert advice on menu ideas for the health-conscious bride

You’ve been focused on being fit for the wedding, why stop there? Here are some suggestions for a healthy wedding-day menu from Cindy Whitmarsh, the resident fitness expert on The Style Network's new reality show Fat Free Fiance:
 
Healthy Hors D'oeuvres
Chicken Satay Skewers
Seared Ahi on Cucumber
Roasted Yams and Smoked Salmon
Shrimp and Crab-Stuffed Mushrooms
Tilapia
Turkey Breast
Shrimp Cocktail
Hors D'oeuvres to Avoid
Stuffed Mushrooms With Pancetta and Gorgonzola Cheese
Spicy Duck and Black Bean Quesadillas
Coconut Shrimp
Bruschetta With Goat Cheese (too much fat!)
Ham (too much sodium!)
All Cheese Hors D'oeuvres
Anything With Pesto or Cream Sauce
Any Bread or Simple Carbohydrate Starter
Cracker Platter
Healthy Beverages
Bottled Water
Tea Service
Red Wine (red grapes have less sugar than white!)
Beverages to Avoid
Coffee (dehydrating!)
Sodas (sugar and the carbonation will make you bloated and more hungry!)
All Juice (too much sugar!)
Beer (empty calories/can cause bloating!)
White Wine and Champagne! (Sugar overload!)
Healthy Entrees
Spring Baby Spinach With Dried Cranberries
Balsamic Chicken With Seasonal Veggies
Mahi Mahi With Seasonal Veggies
Halibut With Seasonal Veggies
Atlantic Salmon With Seasonal Veggies
Free-Range Chicken
Entrees to Avoid
Caesar Salad (way too much fat!)
Trip Tip or Filet Mignon (saturated fat!)
Mashed Potatoes (empty calories and fat!)
Stuffed Chicken (usually stuffed with cheese!)
Scalloped Potatoes
Rack of Lamb (a rack of anything = saturated fat!)
Desserts
Fresh Seasonal Fruit
Angel Food Cake With Strawberries
Desserts to Avoid
Chocolate Fountain
Creme Brulee
Sorbet

-- Charli Penn

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