Eating healthy during the holidays can be real challenge unless you have a great strategy. Here some tips to help and avoid packing on the pounds at a buffet table.
1. Be a food snob, if the food you select doesn’t taste as good as you expected. Stop eating it and chose something else. Think of how much less you’d eat if you only ate things that taste fabulous.
2. Think of your appetite as an expense account. How much do you want to spend on appetizers? Do you want to save some room for dessert?
3. Pace your eating prior to the event so you will be hungry but not famished at mealtime. Ignore the old diet advised of “eat before you go to a party so you wont be tempted” that is absurd! You want to be hungry enough to enjoy your favorites.
4. Socialize away from the sight of the food. Hanging around food causes people to eat more they need.
5. Survey all the food at a buffet before making your choices. Choose the foods that really want most at the time and remind yourself that you can have the other food later.
