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Great Holiday Meal IdeasFor the Calorie, Carbohydrate & Fat Conscientious |
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| By:Ron Baer | |||||
The holiday season is upon us again and so are all the gatherings, parties and tempting edibles. Although the holiday season is a time for celebration and joy it is certainly not without its fair share of stress. Scheduling and organizing, shopping and spending, entertaining and accommodating are just a few of the stresses we all experience during the season. The one stressor I did not mention however seems to be increasing in popularity year after year, “Food”. This year will be no exception. Thousands of magazines, newspapers,T.V shows and internet sites will bombard their subscribers with “Great tasting low calorie, low fat and/or low carbohydrate meal ideas”. From Oprah to www.whatever, if it can
Don’t get me wrong, food has always been a major component of the holidays; In fact in the “good old days” food was a very welcomed and an exciting part of any holiday event. It has only been in the past 10 years or so that so much stress has been associated with holiday food. So why has holiday food gotten such a bad rap over the years? Well, primarily because of our ever increasing obsession with calories and macro nutrients (fats, carbohydrates and proteins). Our concerns are certainly understandable what with diseases and heath conditions like Diabetes and obesity plaguing our society today. But are we going about it the right way? Do we really need to add any more stress to what is suppose to be a joyous and celebratory time? Do we really need to alter, degrade or discard grandma’s favorite recipes? No! , No! and most of all; No! we should never have to alter, degrade or discard grandma’s recipes. The truth is we all should be ashamed of ourselves for even suggesting such things and here’s why.
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One of two things will be true this holiday season; Either you got plenty of physical activity and routinely made wise nutritional choices throughout this past year and therefore the few holiday events will make no difference what-so-ever in your health and body composition. Or… You were not physically active and you did not regularly make good nutritional choices throughout the year and therefore the few holiday events will make no difference what-so-ever in your health and body composition. Either way, don’t stress over or worse ruin your or others holiday events trying to watch your calories. Because it just doesn’t make any difference! Let’s be brutally honest here, no matter how enticing the full color glossy photo is, no matter how well written the description and recipe is, no matter who endorses it; The fact remains the same. Low calorie, low fat or low carbohydrate dishes taste like poopoo, when compared to the “real” thing. It never has and it never will. Most importantly, it just doesn’t make any difference anyway! There are 365 days in a year. If you added up all the holidays throughout the year, including your birthday and a few friends and family member’s birthdays even through in some special engagements, they might all add up to 20 days or so. That represents only 5% of your total daily intake throughout the entire year. The point is, it’s the other 95% that makes a difference not the few holiday meals. If you really want make a difference in your health and fitness, try being a lot more active and making a lot better nutritional choices during the non-holiday and special event days next year. You know the other 345 days. That’s what really matters. So... forget about trying that “Great tasting low calorie, low fat and/or low carbohydrate meal idea” and enjoy the holiday season the way it is suppose to be enjoyed; good company, good times and… good food. |
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