Overview
- Nutritionists urge planning menus in advance with fresh, homemade dishes that emphasize fruits and vegetables while limiting sugary and alcoholic drinks.
- Food-safety guidance includes separating raw and cooked foods, preventing cross-contamination, keeping refrigeration below 5°C, and reaching at least 65°C when cooking or reheating.
- Mindful strategies include serving small portions, eating slowly, pausing between bites, and using a single well-balanced plate to sample favorites without repeating.
- Experts advise against daytime fasting to ‘compensate’ for dinner because it heightens anxiety and binge risk, recommending steady meals and vegetable choices for satiety.
- Alcohol moderation centers on hydration, with one specialist suggesting a 1-to-3 ratio of alcoholic drinks to water, alongside tips such as trimming visible meat fat, using spices to cut salt, adding nuts, and staying active after meals; reporting also cites research linking holidays to 30–50% higher caloric intake and stress-related impulsive eating.