Did you know that you can eat healthy and enjoy the amazing holiday meals during the holidays without all the fuss?
You sure can!
Enjoying yourself and the tasty treats during the holidays doesn’t have to be challenging. In fact, several small mindful changes can allow you to enjoy the holiday festivities without feeling the need to loosen the belt, so to speak.
Here are seven tips for eating healthy during the holidays:
Don’t Skip Meals
Avoid “saving room for later” by skipping meals throughout the day. Eat your regular meals and enjoy a small healthy snack before attending the holiday party or event. It’s important to do this to don’t end up overeating and overindulging because you have starved yourself throughout the day. This leads to you eating more than you should and consuming a higher caloric count than is recommended.
Enjoy in Moderation
You do not have to skip out on your favorite meals or tasty treats, either. All you need to do is remember to eat in moderation. This will allow you to savor your favorite foods without overindulging. Don’t eat until you are 100% full. Try stopping at about 80% fullness. This will allow your satiety to catch up with your belly!
Use a Smaller Plate or Take Smaller Proportions
When it comes to plate size at your holiday parties and events, you do not need to take the biggest plate available. Doing so tricks your mind into thinking it needs to fill the plate, which causes you to consume more food than you need. Using a smaller plate, you can manage your portion sizes to stay within the recommended caloric intake and not overindulge.
However, if a smaller plate size isn’t an option, consider taking smaller portions of food and practice mindful eating to ensure your body recognizes the amount of food you are eating and alerts you to when you’re full.
Eat more Vegetables
This is understood that eating the healthy color of the rainbow (not Skittles) will help your body nutritionally and fill your stomach quicker, which will help prevent you from mindless eating or overindulging in foods that aren’t as healthy for you.
Drink more Water
Water is an essential component of healthy living. Ironically though, it is often the one thing most people slack on when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. While it is important to drink plenty of water throughout the day, you can also drink an 8 oz glass of water before eating to help you digest your food and minimize food consumption.
Avoid or Minimize Sugary Foods and Drinks
It is inevitable to be surrounded by sugary foods and drinks during the holidays. You do not have to skip these entirely – think about sharing your deserts with someone else. You can consider avoiding them, if you wish, or minimizing your intake of sugary desserts, adult beverages, and the like to keep you from blowing your diet out the window.
Avoid Socializing by Food
Unbelievably, socializing near the food table can cause you to eat food you don’t necessarily need. You are mindlessly eating. As you are talking to others, you may find yourself inadvertently reaching for food to nibble on while socializing. This causes you to overindulge and fill up on foods that you likely should be keeping to a minimum.
As a friendly reminder, there is no need to fret when it comes to enjoying your holidays. Mindfulness and moderation are the keys to finding balance this holiday season.
Utilize any (or all) of the tips from above, and you will no doubt have a wonderful and enjoyable holiday season without worrying about any extra weight gain.
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