Cosmetic Surgery & Beauty Magazine #70
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feature<br />
Pick your<br />
battles<br />
It’s neither fair nor feasible to maintain a strict diet all the way<br />
through the party season. Choose two or three occasions<br />
when you will allow yourself to indulge and then revert back to<br />
healthy eating for the remainder of the summer. For example,<br />
sticking to a salad and a mineral water at the office Christmas<br />
lunch might do more to damage your relationship with<br />
colleagues than a blow-out would to your waistline. No one<br />
likes a party pooper.<br />
Christmas<br />
calorie<br />
catastrophes<br />
The old-fashioned Christmas feast with roast turkey, hot<br />
vegetables and Yorkshire pudding, all smothered with<br />
lashings of bread sauce and rich gravy is a delightful idea<br />
for those dining in the chilly Northern Hemisphere. However,<br />
for those celebrating in the sunshine of an Australian<br />
summer, it just doesn’t make much sense.<br />
Follow the lead of clever Aussie families by abandoning<br />
hot and heavy Christmas lunches in favour of a summery<br />
selection of seafood and salad. In terms of calorie counting,<br />
a light lunch of lobster, prawns and salad doesn’t even<br />
compare with the old-fashioned Christmas fare. Make sure<br />
you have some treats for guests who aren’t worried about<br />
their weight. A cheese board is a great idea, as it can be left<br />
out from the time guests arrive until the end of the day. As<br />
a guide, include a good cheddar, a creamy Brie, a mild blue<br />
vein and perhaps a hunk of something strongly flavoured.<br />
Accompany that with some sliced pear, dried fruits, quince<br />
paste and a selection of crackers.<br />
For dessert, put out platters of seasonal summer fruits<br />
such as strawberries drizzled with balsamic vinegar, sliced<br />
melon, mango, kiwifruit, pineapple and paw paw and big<br />
bowls of cold grapes in different colours. Set out a couple<br />
of dipping bowls of King Island Creme Fraiche for a bit of<br />
extra indulgence.<br />
If you’re hosting the festivities, get rid of the leftovers<br />
when your guests depart. Often it isn’t Christmas Day that<br />
adds the extra kilos; it’s the week that follows of grazing<br />
endlessly on all the goodies left in the fridge.<br />
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