The holiday season is all about tradition, and many of those traditions revolve around food and drink. However, some traditional holiday food and drink are nasty, but because they’re “tradition,” we’re still inclined to subject ourselves and our loved ones to them year after year.

Since this holiday season will likely be anything but traditional, why not make this year the year we kick one or all of these five holiday foods/drinks to the curb?

• Fruitcake

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  A classic bad holiday food, fruitcake just...won't...go...away! WHY?! JUST STOP!

• Heathy Brussel Sprouts

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  Brussel sprouts are very trendy, but only if they are completely stripped of their nutritional value by being sautéed in copious amounts of fat and/or bacon. Anyone that tries to keep these mini cabbages healthy deserves a lump of coal.

• Hot Buttered Rum

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  There are variations of Hot Buttered Rum, but a standard recipe is made up of hot water, butter, rum, sweetener and spices. It is a disgusting mess that leaves a weird film on your tongue because you're literally drinking melted butter. If you want to get a buzz, just drink some spiced rum on the rocks.
• Peppermint Candy Canes

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  This might be a controversial statement, but peppermint candy canes are the candy corn of Christmas. They're pretty to look at, especially hung on a tree, but they taste awful.

• Chocolate Oranges

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  This unique candy is fine, in theory, but the orange flavoring is almost always too synthetic tasting and the quality of the chocolate is never quite up to par. Just eat a regular chocolate bar and save yourself the weird aftertaste.

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