Survival Guide For Holiday Parties

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1. Don't think diet, rather think just about eating smarter.

2. Before concurrent a party, have a small high quality, nutritionally consistent meal. That way you will be less likely to be hungry and fill up on snack foods served with drinks.

3. 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.

4. Think of one daily indulgence, rather than a 'day of indulgence'.

5. Before simultaneous a party resolve to snack only from fresh fruit and vegetable choices.

6. If you must have a taste of radio operator and other 'dry' snack foods, rotate with fresh vegetable crudités. It is quite difficult to mix the tastes, so you are likely to eat more slowly and eventually give up. When that happens stick to the fresh food choices.

7. Choose needle an maladjusted personality beverage, a dessert or a 'sinful' main course, rather than indulging in all three. Rotate your desire when you have several events to attend.

8. Choose almonds, pecans and walnuts, eating individually and slowly. This way you can pass up handfuls of salted peanuts or cashews.

9. Alternate antisocial personality 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