What to Eat on Christmas Day (Besides the Main Meal)

You know you have a giant feast on the horizon, but what else should you eat on Christmas Day? Should you eat breakfast? Or hold off until the main event? Here, tips to help prep for a holiday feast—and how to rebound afterward

 It is 10 o'clock on Christmas Day and gifts were looted. Next on the agenda of the day: a huge brunch french toast and omelette. Or later, a decadent dinner five tasty dishes. -O-Possibly both.

Do not worry, we will not tell you to follow a large number of eating rules on Christmas Day. If there is one day to cut some slack seriously, that's all. But if you're wondering what to eat on a holiday such as the withdrawal of the diet Barbara, decadent Berkeley, MD, director of the Weight Management Program Partners, Inc. in Cleveland, shares his food-centric stuff.

Pre-Party

If Christmas brunch is not their traditions, you're probably wondering, "for breakfast or breakfast?" Berkeley suggests the former: "Starving yourself before a big meal ready to eat you later," she said Your recommendation Eat a breakfast high in protein and low in fat and low-fat Greek yogurt and resist.?. the temptation to have Christmas cookies with your coffee: "Sweet stimulate insulin, which can make you hungry," Berkeley said: "you can get a rebound hunger and inhale all the carbohydrates to back. "

The main bonus points if you can squeeze in a quick workout. Rising energy will speed up your metabolism for the food to arrive.

Post-Party

Go light on the salt, sugar and processed foods, and choose salads and lean protein at every meal left on Christmas and the day after. Most large meals high in salt and sugar, says Berkeley, thus restricting their now can help your body detox and help prevent weight gain. Of course, exercise if you can, even if it's a walk around the block with the fam-it'll help your body adapt to eat extra food.

But most importantly, it will be easier for you. "Do not forget that we are designed by nature to respond to both the party and famine," says Berkeley. "As long as their feeding strategies and daily exercise are healthy, your body can manage one or two days of holiday indulgence. So enjoy! "