Making Healthy Choices
- Eat before the big meal. Don’t think you’ll keep your calories down by starving all day before you feast. Eat healthy, low- density foods, like soup or vegetables, prior to the big meal. (Click here to see a food density chart)
- Eat veggies first. For those holiday meals, enjoy those extra treats. But as you put together your plate, pile on the veggies and fruits first. Leave less room on your plate—and in your stomach—for the high-fat, high-sugar items.
- Savor each bite. Challenge yourself to taste each bite of food and immerse yourself in the flavors. You will slow down your eating, enjoy your food more, and more likely eat less. Put your fork down between bites. Take a moment to engage in conversation before you take that next bite. Your stomach will have time to register being full before you go for those extra helpings.