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Health & Fitness

Easter Eating

holiday eating

Yes, it's holiday eating all over again!

Remember:

  • Don't save up all day for the big meal.  That just slows down your metabolism and causes you to eat more.  This also changes your hunger patterns for a couple days after
  • Choose items that you do not get to have on a daily basis.  Pick your grandma's famous ________ or your aunt's homemade________.... Skip the foods that you can have on non-holiday meals
  • Portion your plate! Try to make 1/2 vegetables and fruits, 1/4 lean protein and 1/4 whole grains
  • If buffet or family style, remember that your stomach is the slowest organ to respond.  Wait 20 minutes before taking seconds.
  • If the food wasn't as divine as you had hoped, you do not have to finish it. 
  • Oh yeah and the Easter candy.  Everything in moderation. You do not have to eat it all at once.  You can save it to enjoy a little at a time.  We have awhile until Halloween. 

Enjoy family versus focusing on food.

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