New photo We review Christmas Advent calendars packed with healthy chocolate and protein treats and beauty gift boxes for all budgets

GUZZLING sweets and chocolate before breakfast isn’t the healthiest idea. But now you don’t need to feel too guilty with your Advent calendar as there are plenty that are good for you.

We try out a selection containing great-tasting healthy treats, plus we take a look at Advent calendars filled with beauty products.

Health

with Jane Atkinson

Coins

Musclefood’s protein Advent calendar contains contain half the sugar of traditional chocolate treats

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Musclefood’s protein Advent calendar (£4.95, musclefood.com) has 25 high-protein chocolate coins that contain half the sugar of traditional chocolate Advent treats.

Made from Colombian cocoa beans, coconut almond butter and protein pea isolate, there are 61 calories and 19 per cent protein per coin. A bargain at the price.

Bars

BoostBox’s Advent calendar has an average protein content of 15g per product

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BoostBox’s Advent calendar (£39.99, getboostbox.co.uk) contains 25 different high-protein bars such as Pulsin, PhD and Boostballs.

There is an average protein content of 15g per product and a wide range of flavours.

It’s a bargain as the contents are worth over £60, but with some bars packing 200 calories, you’ll have to do some exercise to justify scoffing one a day.

Balls

The Protein Ball Co calendar is full of flavours: peanut butter and jam, goji and coconut, and pistachio and lemon

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The Protein Ball Co calendar (£12.99, theproteinballco.com) contains, unsurprisingly, protein balls.

Flavours include peanut butter and jam, goji and coconut, and pistachio and lemon – and are light but filling with just 30 calories each.

A perfect daily treat. Sadly, the balls you buy in regular bags work out much cheaper.

Beauty

with Gabriella Stein

Budget

George at Asda, 12 Days of Christmas (£20, Asda)

The first-ever beauty Advent calendar from George at Asda does what it says on the tin

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The store’s first-ever beauty Advent calendar features 12 days’ worth of products from the George beauty range.

Six shades of George satin lipsticks and six shades of their long-lasting nail polish are included in a traditional-style Advent calendar box.

Together the contents are worth £30. Not a huge variety of products, but a nice gift if you’re on a budget. Can be purchased from stores nationwide.

MID

Feel Unique, The Little Beauty Parcel (£75, feelunique.com)

Feel Unique’s Little Beauty Parcel is full for deluxe beauty treats

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24 boxes filled with deluxe and full-size beauty treats worth an incredible £250.

I love the fabulous fairytale story book design. There is a real variety of products spanning skincare, make-up and hair care from brands such as Charlotte Tilbury, Ciate, Caudalie and Revlon.

My favourite for 2018, and a great opportunity to try out big-name brands without forking out on pricey products you might not love.

LUXURY

Elemis, 25 Days of Beauty (£150, elemis.com)

If you’re serious about skincare, the Elemis 25 Days of Beauty gift box is the one for you

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The ultimate calendar for luxury skincare lovers. It features 25 products worth more than £345.

Contains everything from their award-winning pro-collagen marine cream to body creams, body oils, masks and face washes.

A pricey option but the contents more than make up for this. If you’re serious about skincare, this is the one for you.

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You don’t have to pack away your bikini just because you’re the wrong side of 20. These body-beautiful stars reveal their secrets to staying in shape and prove you can smoulder in a two-piece, whatever your age. Read on and be bikini inspired!

TEENS
Hayden Panettiere
Size: 8
Age: 18
Height: 5ft 1in
Weight: 8st

To achieve her kick-ass figure, Hayden – who plays cheerleader Claire Bennet in Heroes – follows the ‘quartering’ rule. She eats only a quarter of the food on her plate, then waits 20 minutes before deciding whether she needs to eat again.

Hayden says: “I don’t have a model’s body, but I’m not one of those crazy girls who thinks that they’re fat. I’m OK with what I have.”

Nicollette says: “I don’t like diets – I see it, I eat it! I believe in eating healthily with lots of protein, vegetables and carbs to give you energy.”

kim cattrall

Size: 10-12
Age: 52
Height: 5ft 8in
Weight: 9st 4lb

SATC star Kim swears by gym sessions with Russian kettle bells (traditional cast-iron weights) and the South Beach Diet to give her the body she wants. To avoid overeating, Kim has a radical diet trick – squirting lemon juice on her leftovers – so she won’t carry on picking.

Kim says: “I am no super-thin Hollywood actress. I am built for men who like women to look like women.”
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