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Healthy And Enjoyable Holiday Eating - It's Possible!
Melanie Jordan
Whether we're 8 or 88 we love the holiday season. We look forward to,
as I overheard my kick boxing teacher say today, "porking out". But
can you have a great time during the holidays without gaining the
inevitable 12-15 pounds that signs in my gym tell me the average
American gains between Thanksgiving and New Year's? Yes, you can!
First, if the eating style you're following makes you feel that you
have been depriving yourself of your favorite foods, you need to
consider making a change. For example, the healthy eating style I
follow that I refer to as "NMP" eating (no meat or poultry, yes to
fish, eggs and light dairy) allows me to eat all of my favorite
comfort foods like cheeseburgers, BLTs, chicken parmesan and tacos
(in their healthy non-meat/ poultry versions of course). I never
feel like I am missing out on anything, so when it comes time for the
holiday meals, I don't have the urge to go off the deep end.
Second, you shouldn't feel peer pressure when you choose to stay true
to your eating style. I'll be honest, social situations are one of
the biggest challenges to any healthy lifestyle--"NMP" or not. But
you should not feel awkward or apologetic--you should be proud of the
healthy habits you have adopted for yourself.
Here are some tips to help you enjoy the holidays healthfully:
1. Bring along a healthy non-meat/poultry offering if you are a guest-
-one of the easiest items accepted by both "NMPers" and "non-NMPers"
is a pasta salad. If you're cooking, you're in control, but don't try
to force your beliefs on others. Make your favorite foods "NMP"
style, and have dishes for the non-NMPers too (who knows, maybe
they'll try something they like).
2. At a function where you can't offer or control the food provided,
create a "smorgasbord of sides". Look for, and fill your plate with
cooked vegetables, salad, whole grain rolls, pastas, potato and rice
dishes (without fattening creamy sauces). If there's a fish entr?brvbar;e
choice, you can go for that as well. There have been many such
occasions where I stuck with "NMP" eating and no one was the wiser
because I had a nice full plate just like everyone else.
3. If there is something you truly crave, have a taste, but go right
back to your chosen "NMP" eating style (full-time or part-time) the
very next meal. For example, have a slice or two of ham or turkey
(yes, real ham or turkey), but not a giant portion, at your Christmas
Dinner (or whatever you have at your holiday meal) as a treat, even
if you are a full-time "NMPer".
We tend to equate food, and large quantities of it, with having
a "happy holiday". There is plenty of great food to have that will
allow you to have a happy holiday without expanding your waistline or
clogging your arteries. Go ahead and indulge, but do so without your
stomach being in charge. Besides, the real joy of the holiday season
is to be with your friends and family--if you make that your focus,
and food secondary, you'll have a great time and keep your health too!
(c) Copyright 2001 By Melanie R. Jordan E-Publishing
Author's By-line:
"Have Your Cheeseburger And Keep Your Health Too!" by Melanie Jordan
can be downloaded at the following URL:
http://www.infopost.com/ItemDescription.asp?navtyp=SRH&ItemI=80058
About Melanie Jordan
Melanie has followed what she calls the "NMP" lifestyle (no meat or
poultry, yes to fish, eggs and light dairy) on a full-time basis for
nearly three years. She is a personal coach and author of "Have Your
Cheeseburger And Keep Your Health Too!" and "Healthy Recipes For
Comfort Foods You Love!". Melanie also publishes a free monthly e-
zine for those who are interested in healthy living and reducing or
eliminating meat and poultry in their diet without giving up favorite
comfort foods called "Have Your Cheeseburger And Keep Your Health
Too! Update" (subscribe by e-mail to healthyeatncoach@...). More
healthy living resources and book purchase information is available
at Melanie's web site at http://www.healthyeatingcoach.com.
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