How to Eat Right During the Holidays by Renee Kennedy

They're coming -- the Holidays --

How are you going to handle the gorgeous, fattening foods

that inevitably accompany every party, gathering or event?

Food is a big and wonderful part of the holiday tradition....

From Thanksgiving to New Years, we stuff our faces with

Aunt Linda's famous pumpkin pie to Grandma's N.Y. style

cheese cake. (Actually, it all starts with Junior's Halloween

candy.)

Learning to deal with the mass quantities of fattening food

doesn't have to be painful. Instead, get to the root of the

Holiday munchies:

1. Take the stress away.

Stress causes many of us to overeat. This year, cut out a few

of the more stressful holiday events. It is OK to say, "No."

For instance, traveling during the holidays can cause

extra stress that you don't need. Put your foot down this

year and tell your relatives that you're not going to travel.

Or maybe your stress is caused by having a gazillion people

over to your house for dinner. This year consider having a

quiet dinner or suggest that it's someone else's turn

to play host.

Spending too much on gifts can also be an unneeded

stress. Try telling relatives you'd like to cut down on gift

giving this year... just tell the plain truth - money is tight

and you can't afford it. Instead, suggest a lower cost

alternative... like trading homemade gifts or putting a

limit on the gift cost.

Whatever the source of your stress, nail it down and

remove it. And throw the guilt out the window.

You will feel relieved and happy with the control

that you exert over the situation. It's your choice to take

the control... don't leave room for excuses.

2. Focus on holiday activities, not holiday food.

Go ice skating, caroling, or read a favorite holiday book.

Don't be afraid to start your own traditions. Instead of

focusing on the baking and cooking traditions

make a new tradition surrounding an activity like

decorating your own door wreath.

3. Replace some of your high calorie holiday foods with low

calorie or healthier options. Replace cookies with fruit,

replace rich candies with nuts, replace an apple pie with

ambrosia.

Every year, my mom used to include a carton of malted

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