Tis the season, and parties about.

I love this time of year, but it does not love my waistline. It happened to me last weekend. I was invited to a Christmas party around the time I normally eat dinner. I knew that hostess was a great cook and did not want to miss out on some of the food. Nonetheless, I still wanted to watch the calories, especially since I was quite hungry.  Hum, what to do?

Easy, I ate a big Honey Crisp apple before I left for the party. It was just enough to take the edge off my hunger. That way I was not so tempted to eat nuts, cheese or corn chips that preceded the buffet. By the way, nuts, cheese, chips, even if they are gluten free, are the highest fat (and most caloric) items at parties. Try to keep from eating them, if you can. If you aren’t hungry, it will be easier to skip the fattening snacks and choose the lower-calories options such as salmon, crudités, salads, and simple gluten-free cookies.

Also, make sure to have food ready to eat at home though. Many people eat too much junk at a party because they have nothing to eat at home (too many parties, so little time for cooking). Even if you have not cooked in a while, you can still make a healthy sandwich with high-fiber bread (such as Glutino’s Gluten Free Fiber Bread – with 2 grams of fiber per slice) low-fat cold cuts such as turkey or roast beef, some lettuce and tomatoes. Top that with a piece of Belgian chocolate and you wouldn’t feel deprived at all.

And, what about booze? I will give you the scoop on that in my next post. Stay tuned…….

And, bon apetit!!