Christmas is a notoriously unhealthy time of year -- rich dishes and sugar galore ensures that it's almost impossible to lose weight this time of year. But over at the Daily Mail, they have some simple swaps you can make to cut calories and hopefully inches too. Here are a few ideas:

• Champagne instead of mulled wine saves 131 calories
• Chicken satay skewers instead of mini cocktail wieners saves 83 calories
• Boiled potatoes instead of roast potatoes saves 131 calories
• Vegetarian stuffing instead of meat stuffing saves 70 calories per tablespoon
• Packaged gravy instead of homemade gravy saves 65 calories
• Fruit salad with cream instead of fruit trifle saves 216 calories

Do all of the above swaps and you're saving yourself 696 calories. No bad for a few easy substitutions, eh? Click here for more simple swaps.