We recommend you reflect a bit and set some intentions to thrive and feel good during this festive season. Strategies for balancing fun and health are important, here are some tips.
Drink water or seltzer, before eating and in between alcoholic drinks, if you choose to partake, and definitely before dessert.
Think veggies and protein as first foods! If followed by carbohydrates, alcohol or sweets, choose a portion.
Would a small taste or a few bites savored do the trick? This is a great strategy for dessert!
What’s important to your body for feeling your best? Is it avoiding a specific food group? If so what will you have instead? For example, if dairy is your kryptonite, then bring something that is decadent to you and replaces a favorite dairy dish to avoid temptation and not feel left out.
Plan a recovery meal. Plan to include your super foods! Include more detoxifying foods: berries, beets, broths and stocks, ferments (kefir, yogurt, fermented veggies), greens, fresh and dried herbs and definitely protein to stabilize blood sugar.
Set aside time for the rest you need. Breathe deeply in the moments in between the busy ones; create the space you need to thrive.
Practice gratitude; a pause, a poem, or chant before eating feels great and helps us to eat more mindfully.
We have an example of a Gatha Adrienne’s family practices before meals based on the Buddhist tradition, view here.
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