Be present this holiday season 

Change your holiday habits!

Choose:

• Lower calorie appetizers, like fruit and vegetables
• Smaller plates and tall skinny glasses
• Stay on your regular schedule of eating, exercising and sleeping

Know your limits:

• Eat before you go to a party or out holiday shopping.  You will be less likely to overeat.
• Make a healthy food for parties.
• Have a plan for eating…like 5 small appetizers and 2 drinks.
• 2 mixed drinks can have almost 500 calories and depending on the appetizers, it can run as high as can 230 per appetizer.
• Wash your hands; try to eat with utensils to prevent illness.
• Be aware of what you are eating; take the time to enjoy it.
• Carry hard candy mints to change the flavor in your mouth or brush your teeth to signal yourself to stop eating.

Start a new tradition:

• Instead of giving cookies try making soup mixes or salsa as gifts
• Make a non-food craft as a holiday activity
• Go for a walk, ice skate, or sledding to enjoy the season
• Try reducing fat and sugar in your holiday baking by substituting applesauce