Rules of symmetry at the holiday table

Think over the plan

Try to make the plan of meal before food and be sure that all necessary products are at your disposal. It not only will facilitate many things, but also will give the chance to choose those products which are required for you now.

At once two

You receive the strongest flavoring influence from the first two stings. Therefore the break between the first and second stings has to be minimum. So you are sated quicker.

Do not overeat


You do not go to parties next the heart at all. You will be hungry, and it is a direct way to overeating. If you want to try food from a holiday table, then full meal before it is optional. It is enough to have a bite some fruit or vegetable. Also do not miss a breakfast – it will break your metabolism for the whole day.

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Always you hold houses fruit or other light and useful meals, like yogurt with shredded almonds, to airy popcorn or olives – something on your taste. It is better to eat a plate of grapes, than a package of chips.

Try to avoid some sauces


Sauces and cheese – just necessary things for all festive feasts. But very dangerous. They contain huge amount of fat. Eat sauces with fruit, a celery, but not with crackers. As the most harmless sauces are considered hummus (paste from the Turkish peas) and salsa (the Mexican sauce).

Taste yogurt


It is worth being careful of mayonnaise gas stations. Try to mix slightly low-fat yogurt, Dijon mustard, it is a little salt, pepper and the Tabasco sauce – such gas station perfectly will be suitable for a chicken or salad instead of mayonnaise. Yogurt can be used instead of cream in soup, or to condense with it sauces. Even the fattest yogurt contains much less calories, than cream.

Use vegetables


Use vegetable puree as thickener. It gives more saturated taste without excess fats. Therefore vegetable snack and puree it is much easier than meat dishes and cream soups.

Limit consumption of fats

People use much more oil, than it is really necessary for them, filling with it a half of a frying pan. Instead just grease a frying pan with a piece of the frozen oil. So you protect yourself from excessively greasy food.

Drink of dietary cocktail


At preparation of cocktails use the toning or mineral water – aerated or not, depending on your addictions. But you remember that consumption of carbonated drinks strengthens effect of alcohol. So be reasonable by drawing up cocktail.

Water


Alternate each drunk glass of wine or cocktail to a glass of water. It not only will interfere with organism dehydration, but also considerably will reduce alcohol consumption.

Strategy


At a party adhere to one of strategy. If you are more predisposed to desserts, then refuse alcohol. If you want a glass of wine - miss a dessert.