O/T Tips for Holiday Eating

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Tips for Holiday Eating

 

1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table

knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave

immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.

 

2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt

scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single-malt scotch. You

can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it

has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into

an eggnog-aholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have

two... it's Christmas!

 

3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy.

Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed

potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.

 

4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or

whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car

with an automatic transmission.

 

5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your

eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other

people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?

 

6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's.

You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the

time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while

carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.

 

7. If you come across something really good at the buffet table, like

frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself

near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the

center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave

them behind, you're never going to see them again.

 

8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or, if

you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have

three. When else do you get to have more than once dessert? Labour Day?

 

9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory

celebratory calories, but avoid at all cost. I mean, have some standards.

 

10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or

get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Reread all tips;

start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner.

 

Carol