Diet guru Tim Spector reveals the two Christmas dinner staples he'd 'never touch'
Daily MailPigs in blankets and Christmas pudding are two festive staples that diet expert Tim Spector will never allow to be served on the day. Pigs in blankets and Christmas pudding are two festive staples that Tim Spector will never allow to be served on the day The diet guru, who leads the nutritional business ZOE, said he adopted a generally more relaxed attitude to eating healthily on Christmas Day compared to the rest of the year but admitted that even this had its limits. Professor Spector said the festive treat, alongside other similar hyper-sweet options, were just simply too high in sugar too make an exception — even on Christmas Day. Christmas puddings are packed with sugar, some options on supermarket shelves contain nearly 38g of sugar per serving which is over the 30g sugar per day limit the NHS advises British adults to adhere to.