Popular Foods Behind Your Winter Weight Gain

It's normal to regret shorter days, the need to cover up, and the abrupt lack of outdoor recreation as temperatures drop.

[{"selector":"#anim-23b21d96-dfdb-4c2d-af88-2bd8479b39c5","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-41f2be29-44d0-49ec-81aa-ee4cbc2159f1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e9833c13-40d6-456b-a693-0caf99ffd50f","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dc1754eb-c02b-4ee9-a021-aaff8be09e72","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-96b261b2-7b43-4943-8504-84c347106b3a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9faa2a58-d7be-4f53-8f71-b4ca1ccbc859","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] White Frame Corner White Frame Corner

However, absence of outdoor exercise may not be the only factor affecting scale numbers. Dietitians reveal which winter foods can cause weight gain.

[{"selector":"#anim-b26285df-bd6d-4fed-8040-07f6c3e3354d","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f1c6bb2e-14f9-447c-a17e-bc4fa31bffb3","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f154c55e-a1c2-4b6e-98e7-92e344074af1","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c32d4e6d-1e3a-433a-8807-c1fff78fcec5","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5eeb2f65-df22-462e-ae09-5a8c068097e9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4ce01148-2bd3-4262-8c9a-ec201d5a3a02","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] White Frame Corner White Frame Corner

Cookies—from office goodies to Christmas treats from family—are a key cause of weight gain in winter.

[{"selector":"#anim-22e7ef5f-5dc8-4e2b-a51e-fa73c9debf34","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8d9b761f-975f-41e5-a3da-c83070471b25","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0f396664-bb0f-44d8-ba03-d677629c142e","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6285e2cf-f155-4eb3-b674-5273d712ab9b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b398f8c4-a9de-45f2-9ec0-14a6863c42aa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9d8c2b34-1a59-4124-a4ba-ad1cf2e356fa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] White Frame Corner White Frame Corner

Most cookies contain refined flour and sugar, which raise blood sugar. The Flourished Table owner Elise Harlow, MS, RD, says this raises insulin

[{"selector":"#anim-1b055e0c-b255-4bfb-b661-8095cc4f2381","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-59e677d9-eb2e-4d7a-8396-3937be867038","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a45a1fdf-55e9-4371-9724-dbbbbcb2767a","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f29110a6-400b-4e5b-ace3-8e76f0144c35","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-034cd139-747e-43e1-ab57-5610265cf62d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7db50a08-e97f-44dc-a3c8-f26f002cbe79","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] White Frame Corner White Frame Corner

There's nothing like a warm bowl of soup on a cold day, yet cream-based soups may cause considerable weight gain.

[{"selector":"#anim-e01e15c4-0ed0-4c8b-8f9f-2534f71e905d","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-76910c22-73d8-458b-aba0-c1d1d8f949da","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9e6b28c1-3fb8-44da-ad36-d706098ec9e0","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9b9b7df2-3ee5-4d00-897c-28e59f26bedd","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-26560eb1-81a9-4f56-8fb0-e30f484c19f9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-efdcb4da-85e9-4a3c-9982-df3d23d159a9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] White Frame Corner White Frame Corner

Latkes are a Hanukkah traditional, but eating them all month might cause winter weight gain.

[{"selector":"#anim-7e7464f1-745f-4a83-9eb5-e1d4d16e3f3d","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-27f65c37-4b0f-4aaf-95b7-cce5a5d39bf6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1958a01a-1917-45a5-97b9-9fb604b4162e","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1ad28c45-0520-41c9-9ce6-5b46601cc851","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-10032088-1821-412a-a719-4b6e64e62bf6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e2f4d6c6-d872-407c-90f0-d154095a940f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] White Frame Corner White Frame Corner

Pie, whether pumpkin, apple, or pecan, is heavy in calories and lacking in fiber and protein, so you may find yourself eating seconds or thirds.

[{"selector":"#anim-d2fa5451-cbba-4757-bcd1-7cbfc4a7c488","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-965f41a6-2678-413b-94bd-7072da72a239","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e8d20595-411d-4124-b333-4ebb2c207817","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e8eac481-3087-4f44-939f-e9cdd055f9a9","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2f4567a5-02aa-435d-acbe-19ab3e5617f5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eda2207f-b82a-4ce5-b26c-4e2a948dde65","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] White Frame Corner White Frame Corner

Holiday casseroles like baked mac and cheese and green beans with fried onions are high in calories and fat, making them easy to fill up on.

[{"selector":"#anim-134a2fea-4cbd-446b-b88e-8622eb2df16b","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7b71b7a0-b85a-411b-a5b8-babd20ff15fa","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aa0768c4-f8c3-4b26-857b-dd73c6c62ace","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b1ddd59e-5c31-4ba0-b7e7-8761601928bb","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d6fcca85-bba3-41f5-99ea-4e49cf06d608","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fd89c864-aa64-476f-b7d9-6726ae0351d0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] White Frame Corner White Frame Corner

"In general, as we approach the colder months, people tend to crave more comforting foods such as mac and cheese and cheesy

[{"selector":"#anim-1a9a4e98-d1df-4363-b2e5-a35066f34fa2","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-04710d67-2268-4178-b495-f44d7aeb1772","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d7bb069e-d0bd-4af8-8681-6c10f9b7e819","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d3a063c3-123c-4098-8866-f92da6e62069","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-38032dee-aeea-4234-adb8-2a83da5781b6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e9dc4aca-3a5a-4c00-8640-a342b073fbb9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":350,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] White Frame Corner White Frame Corner

Check Our New Stories

Party Text Learn more