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Diabetes-Friendly Holiday Drinks
Healthier Eggnog
Healthier Eggnog
The traditional fat-and sugar-laden beverage gets a healthy makeover with a few simple modifications. Cut calories and carbs by swapping heavy cream with unsweetened almond milk and sugar with a low-calorie sweetener such as agave syrup. Make sure you use egg substitute or whole pasteurized eggs as your base; the raw eggs used in some traditional eggnog recipes carry a big food safety risk.
By Paula Ford-Martin. Published November 24, 2014. Paula Ford-Martin, MA, is an award-winning health writer, editor and author of more than a dozen books, including The Everything Guide to Managing Type 2 Diabetes.
Reviewed by Shira Goldenholz, MD, MPH on November 19, 2014.
