Holiday Eating Guilt
November 20th, 2009 | 
Author: Tis the season for tons of misinformation designed to destroy your enjoyment of holiday eating.
Is holiday eating unhealthy?
In my opinion, holiday dinners are probably soem of the helathiest meals that most people eat all year.
When else do people go out of hteir wya to make fresh real foods?
When else can you stuff your family and friends full of healthy foods like turkey, green beans, broccoli, carrots, sweet potatoes and cranberries? You tell me when else people eat that many good for them foods in one sitting?
About the only thing that’s really bad for you about holiday dinners is stuffing yourself full of desserts after you’re already stuffed. But if you’re going to eat dessert, the time to eat it is when you’ve got food in your stomach. That will prevent the sugar spike you would normally get if you eat sweets on an empty stomach.
Is the practice of stuffing yourself healthy?
Of course it’s not. But like I said – you can sneak in a lot of healthy foods in that feast – and if you’re only stuffing yourself a couple times a year, and you eat relatively healthy the rest of the time – It’s not going to cause that much harm.
Use some common sense -
Don’t stuff yourself so much that you’re in pain.
Make sure you’re taking a good share of the healthy options.
Stick with seasonal favorites that you only get this time of year. You can have mashed potatoes or bread anytime. Skip them and fill your plate with sweet potatoes and cranberries.
Eat smaller portions of the ‘bad’ foods.
Don’t let guilt ruin your holidays. There are a good 360 days of the year that you can eat healthier.
Now if you would just take better care of the other 360 days….
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Of course you are right about the holiday meals but here in the UK it is all the other things that people tend to stuff themselves with, not only on Christmas day but at the parties leading up to it, that ruin the health effects of the vegetables – high fat snacks, mince pies, Xmas pudding with cream or brandy butter, chocolates and let’s not forget the alcohol! And then of course there is the stress of all the preparation and Xmas shopping. A real recipe for disaster.
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lol! Boy, I gained a pound just reading your comment! Just focus on getting more fruits and vegetables in and you’ll be surprised at how it helps curb overeating. It’s ok to eat all of that, in moderation, and as long as you equally load up on good for you stuff too.