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Top 10 Holiday Diet Tips of All Time


1. Trim Back the Trimmings

Go all out and deck the halls with boughs of holly, glitter and lights, but when it comes to holiday food, accessorize with care. To shave calories, go easy when adding nuts, cheese, cream sauces, gravy, butter and whipped cream—additions that don't add much to the meal, but can add plenty to your waistline. Trim calories wherever you can so you leave the party feeling satisfied, but not stuffed, recommends Carolyn O'Neil, MS, RD, author of The Dish on Eating Healthy and Being Fabulous.




Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD, on December 19, 2007.SOURCES: Michelle May, MD, author, Am I Hungry? What to Do When Diets Don't Work. Carolyn O'Neil, MS, RD, author, The Dish on Healthy and Being Fabulous. Cathy Nonas, MS, RD, spokeswoman, American Dietetic Association (ADA); director, diabetes and obesity programs, North General Hospital, New York. Melinda Johnson, MS, RD, spokeswoman, ADA. Katherine Tallmadge, MA, RD, spokeswoman, ADA; author, Diet Simple. Cynthia Sass, MPH, MA, RD, spokeswoman, ADA; co-author, Your Diet Is Driving Me Crazy. David Katz, MD, MPH, associate professor, Yale University School of Public Health; author, The Flavor Point Diet. Brian Wansink, PhD, author, Mindless Eating, professor and director, Cornell University Food and Brand Lab, New York. © 2006 WebMD, Inc. All rights reserved.