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Healthy Holiday Eating: Keep a Food Journal
If the thought of decadent holiday food is stressing you out already, take control and try keeping track of your holiday eating with a food journal. It seems simple, but by writing down what you're eating throughout the day, you'll develop a real awareness of what you're putting in your body. A treat here and there, if you're not keeping track, can feel like it's no big deal, but writing it down will give you a real record of what you've eaten and make it easier to judge if you really do want dessert.
Holiday Eating Tip: Healthier Easter Basket
Easter is coming up this Sunday, and for those of you who celebrate and are also trying to watch your weight, this means another holiday of dealing with candy and sweets. The positive side is that there is no rule that says you have to fill your Easter basket with pounds of chocolate eggs and jellybeans. Fill your basket with these healthier alternatives instead:
- Carrots (since the Easter Bunny likes to share)
- Fresh fruit
- Homemade cookies that are filled with healthy ingredients like oats, raisins, dried cranberries, walnuts, and dark chocolate chips
- Bars of Dark chocolate
- Colored eggs made with homemade dyes
- Dark chocolate covered peanuts, pretzels, or raisins
- Mini banana bread muffins
- Fitness DVDs
- A scented candle
- Animal shaped hand soaps (my girls love these)
Holiday Eating Tip: Rebound After the Gorge
Marty, a contestant from season three of The Biggest Loser, once said: "The largest [dieting] obstacle is getting back on track after a cheat day." I have to second that. With the biggest cheat day of the year being Thanksgiving, I thought I would remind you to get back on the healthy lifestyle wagon right away.
Holiday Eating Tip: Watch Those Calories
If you're not looking to gain any weight between Thanksgiving and Jan. 1, 2008, then take this into consideration.
Eating 88 extra calories per day between Thanksgiving and Jan.
Holiday Eating Tip: Eating in Groups
The holidays are approaching which means all of us healthy eaters need to be armed to go into holiday meals with our best tricks up our sleeve.
In light of this and because it's time to start thinking about the holidays, CalorieLab.com offers some great tips and tricks for surviving holiday meals. Here are highlights:
- Sit next to the slowest eater at the table and match that person’s pace
- Always have some food left on your plate to forestall the “one more helping” impulse
- Decide how much you will eat before the meal takes place
- Be the last person to begin eating
- Limit your meal to the entree plus a maximum of two items, with dessert, appetizer, bread and so forth constituting an item each
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Holiday Diet Tip: Don't Skip Breakfast Before a Big Dinner
Christmas is almost here, and many of you are gearing up for gifts, time with the fam, and that enormous Christmas dinner. It may seem like a great idea to forgo breakfast to save room for your decadent evening meal, but it's not a good strategy for a few reasons. Not only will you feel exhausted and too crabby to socialize, but avoiding breakfast will also slow down your metabolism.
All the News That's Fit to Eat — Nov. 26, 2008
- Put together the perfect cheese platter this Thanksgiving. — Los Angeles Times
- Turkey hotline operators reveal the biggest trends in turkey over the past 20 years. — Washington Post
- This holiday season, try these gluten-free desserts on for size.
All the News That's Fit to Eat — Dec. 3, 2008
- Whether it's 10 a.m. or 10 p.m., bacon has a place on the table. — Los Angeles Times
- The art of perfecting the English scone.
Healthy Eating Tip: Eating in Groups
Thanksgiving is a gluttonous holiday, and when sharing a table with others it is easy to lose your moderate ways and over indulge in a foodie version of keeping up with the Joneses. I am here to remind you to stick to your guns and remember your willpower. I have a few tricks to share, just in case you feel yourself succumbing to the chow down peer pressure.
Healthy Eating Tip: Veggies For Crackers
Party season is coming, which means appetizers and lots of them. One way to turn many finger foods into a health food fest is substituting veggies and fruits for crackers, chips, and bread. If you're hosting a party, I suggest experimenting with your standard cheese and crackers hors d’oeuvres and try putting some produce into the mix.
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