The one thing that I am known for is taking something that might be negative and turning it into a positive so what if we did that with some of our favorite treats.  I love chia seeds and they are packed with nutrition and you could easily add them to many recipes without effecting the taste but you would be adding fiber and those inflammatory fighting omega 3’s which we don’t get enough of.  Stay with the real thing when it comes to butter or margarine I would try to go with the real butter and grass fed makes it even better.  When it comes to sugars why not switch out your traditional brown sugar for coconut (palm) sugar which  you can find almost anywhere these days.  It will not decrease your calories but the coconut sugar has a glycemic index of 35 versus brown sugar which has a glycemic index of 100 which means it won’t cause those big spikes in blood sugar levels which means we will all feel a whole lot better.  I also like to use the sweet leaf brand baking stevia to decrease sugar and calories.  Almond flour is easy to work with and can be used in most recipes to replace your white flours in most recipes without any adverse effects.  I think it gives things a richer flavor when put in your baked products.  It is important that the food we eat have as much nutrition as it possibly can in order for it to not have a negative impact on our health.  Try some of the simple changes in order to make those sweet treats not quite as harmful this holiday season.