You certainly won’t want to add back the pounds during the holiday season if you have been watching your weight all year! By making a commitment to yourself and your health, with these tips it will be possible to enjoy the holiday celebrations without adding extra pounds.
- Don’t think diet, rather think about eating smarter.
- Before attending a party, have a small high quality, nutritionally balanced meal. That way you will be less likely to be hungry and fill up on snack foods served with drinks.
- While at a party, determine to hold your drink in your dominant hand all evening. This will make it a little less convenient to reach for food.
- Think of one daily indulgence, rather than a ‘day of indulgence’.
- Before attending a party resolve to snack only from fresh fruit and vegetable choices.
If you must have a taste of chips and other ‘dry’ snack foods, alternate with fresh vegetable crudités. When that happens stick to the fresh food choices. - Choose between an alcoholic beverage, a dessert or a ‘sinful’ main course, rather than indulging in all three. When you have several events to attend, rotate your choice.
- Choose walnuts, pecans and almonds, eating individually and slowly. This way you can avoid handfuls of salted peanuts or cashews.
- Alternate alcoholic drinks with a glass of sparkling mineral water with a dash of lime, or a vegetable juice dashed with a chili sauce.
( c) Kim Beardsmore
Before attending a party, have a small high quality, nutritionally balanced meal. That way you will be less likely to be hungry and fill up on snack foods served with drinks.
While at a party, determine to hold your drink in your dominant hand all evening. If you must have a taste of chips and other ‘dry’ snack foods, alternate with fresh vegetable crudités. When that happens stick to the fresh food choices.
