- 1). Go for plain white turkey meat. Go ahead, take a hulking slab of turkey breast, as long as it doesn’t hulk above 6 oz. or so. Remove any turkey skin and forgo the heavy, greasy gravy.
- 2). Indulge in salads and veggies. Fill up the rest of your plate with vegetable choices that don’t appear steeped in heavy cream, gravy or coated with those crispy French fried onion strips. If none of the choices fit this description, ask your host for an apple, raw carrots or other fruit and vegetables that have not been cooked and infused with calories.
- 3). Skip dessert and drastically fattening side dishes. Sorry, this means no sweet potatoes drenched with miniature marshmallows, no green bean casserole and no pumpkin pie drenched in wicked whipped topping. If you must quench your sweet tooth, ask your host for a flavored coffee or tea with a dab of sugar.
- 4). Take small portions. Keep in mind your empty stomach is only as big as your fist. That teeny amount of food should be enough to sate you. If you must have a second helping, make it half the size or less than the first and stick to the low-calorie choices.
- 5). Nibble. Eating slowly will help you realize when you are full so you can stop eating. Just because everyone else is scarfing down their food doesn’t mean you have to follow suit. Nibbling will also allow you to sit around the table and chat with food still on your plate so you don’t feel obligated to keep filling it.
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