This is how you burn all the greasy Christmas food

Of course you should enjoy yourself this Christmas, but with control.
Did you know, for example, that a Christmas lunch can land at 2,000 calories?
See our calorie list with tips on how to burn your Christmas food.

Note that the food listed here are the normal ones you would find on a traditional Swedish julbord and might not be a staple in your household. But maybe they should be!

Calorie list: How many calories are in your Christmas lunch

• 2 pieces of mustard herring (Abba) = 26 kcal
• 1 portion of beetroot salad = 116 kcal
• 1 slice of grilled salmon = 36 kcal
• 1 egg half with mayonnaise = 70 kcal
• 1 portion of Jansson’s temptation = 280 kcal
• 1 slice of Christmas ham = 20 kcal
• 1 portion of Christmas meatballs = 122 kcal
• 1 sausages = 57 kcal
• 1 portion of ribs = 241 kcal
• 1 serving of kale = 35 kcal
• A slice of Christmas wort with Edam cheese = 126 kcal
• A portion of Ris á la Malta = 309 kcal
• A bottle of Christmas must (33 cl) = 116 kcal
• A glass of alcohol-free mulled wine (0%, 7.5 cl) = 86 kcal
• Raisins (10 g) = 16 kcal
• Sweet almonds (5 g) = 60 kcal
• 1 gingerbread = 28 kcal
• 1 fluffy bun = 150 kcal
• 1 Aladdin praline = 52 kcal

Total number of calories in a Christmas lunch = 1,878 kcal

Calorie list: Winter activities that burn fat

Energy consumption varies somewhat depending on gender, height and weight. The examples here are calculated on a 170 cm tall woman who weighs 70 kg, and who moves at a medium intensity level for 60 minutes.

• Walking on uneven ground = –382 kcal
• Walk, run and play with the children = -212 kcal
• Skates = −416 kcal
• Skis (length) = –790 kcal
• Skiing (slalom) = –626 kcal
• Scoop snow = –348 kcal
• Pole walking = –414 kcal

Suggestion: This is how you burn all the Christmas food

• 2 h snow shoveling + 1.5 h walking in snow + 3 h sledding = –1,905 kcal
• 1/2 h snow shoveling + 2 h Nordic walking + 2.5 h ice skating = -2,042 kcal
• 3 hours of slalom skiing = -2,370 kcal