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10 Strategies to Help You Avoid Gaining Weight During the Holiday Season
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1. Don’t Skip Breakfast
• Start your day with a healthful breakfast• Oatmeal, skim milk and fruit make a
great way to start• Whole-grain cereal is a
better choice than baked goods such as Danishes, coffee cakes and croissants
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2. Maintain Physical Activity• Maintain physical activity and
exercise
• Shorter workouts are better than no workouts
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3. Eat Lighter at Home
• Eat lighter meals at home to help make up for an increase in richer foods:• Baked fish with potatoes
and salad• Spaghetti with marinara
sauce, salad• Soup and salad
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4. Keep the Right Ingredients on Hand• Don’t keep higher-calorie, tempting
foods in your house• Stock your kitchen with easy-to-
prepare items that are based on whole grains, vegetables and beans
• Meals will be faster and more healthful
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5. Eat More Fruits & Vegetables• Increase your intake of fruits and
vegetables• Take them with you for snacking on
the run:• Apples• Carrots• Pears• Broccoli
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6. Survive the Parties
• Eat a healthful meal before parties
• Limit or omit alcohol
• Limit or avoid rich or calorie-dense foods such as desserts, nuts and fatty meats or appetizers
• Focus on conversation
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7. Bring a Healthful Dish
• Bring a healthful dish to parties and get-togethers
• Ideas include:• Tossed salad with fat-free dressing• Vegetarian chili• Fruit salad• Raw veggie platter• Veggie side dish
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8. Bake Fewer Calories
• Bake smaller and fewer cookies
• Form a cookie exchange, so you get variety without baking it
• Bake or make crafty inedible items instead of cookies
• Or omit baking this year and exercise instead!
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9. Cook Lighter for the Holidays• Omit butter, margarine and oil in
cooking – use broth instead
• Defat gravy
• Increase vegetable dishes
• Serve light turkey without skin
• Include fruit with dessert
• Use fat-free dairy products
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10. Make Resolutions Now!• Make your New Year’s resolutions
now and stick to them:• Eat better or eat out less often• Exercise more• Drink less or no alcohol• Eat fewer foods with sugar• Eat more fruits and vegetables
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