Yes, You Can Have a Healthy Happy Hour—Just Make These Simple Swaps


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Happy hour is all well and good, but let's face it: Those platters of nachos and rounds of margs can take their toll on the scale after a while. Thankfully, you can still be social with your co-workers without packing on the pounds--just ask Dawn Jackson Blatner. In a new dietary handbook, The Superfood Swap ($22; amazon.com), the registered nutritionist and Huffington Post food columnist makes 10 healthy, guilt-free suggestions for your next post-work gathering, including replacing sangria with red or white wine and wings with veggies and hummus (request crushed red pepper flakes or Tabasco sauce for an extra kick). Maybe you can stick to that New Year's Eve resolution after all.

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