My son can’t wait to go to our local ice cream parlor when the weather gets warm. He thinks the main purpose of summer is to eat ice cream! Kids love a summer trip to the ice cream shop, but when I go I always worry about the extra calories we’re consuming, and wondering how that fits into our day.

Gloria Tsang, nutrition expert and founder of Health Castle has five tips to help you keep an eye on how many calories you’re consuming when you make a pit stop at the ice cream shop.

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Around the holidays, we are all tempted by large meals and scrumptious desserts. According to Registered Dietitian and founder of online nutrition community HealthCastle.com, Gloria Tsang, one holiday dinner can pack on more calories than most people should eat in an entire day.

However, if you plan ahead, you can cut calories from your holiday meal and still eat plenty of delicious food. Gloria Tsang offers these simple tips for trimming up to 400 calories and lots of fat grams.
Potatoes: Mashed potatoes are loaded with fat-heavy cream and butter. Try using buttermilk instead of cream, and use light butter instead of regular.
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