On Thanksgiving, people may forgo breakfast or lunch to save room for a feast in the evening. But this is not the best strategy to avoid packing on the pounds this holiday season, one nutritionist says. Its a big mistake to fast before a big meal at a party, or at Thanksgiving dinner, said Katherine Tallmadge, a registered dietitian and op-ed contributor to LiveScience. When people skip meals, they end up feeling so hungry by dinnertime that they overeat, Tallmadge said. Youre ravenous, and you just eat like crazy. Youre completely irrational, she said. To avoid this scenario, Tallmadge recommends eating a regular breakfast and lunch on Thanksgiving, at the same time you normally would eat these meals. This Thanksgiving, Tallmadge said she will eat her regular breakfast of oatmeal with fruit and nuts. Its true that at Thanksgiving dinner, most people will eat more than they would on a normal day, Tallmadge said. But by eating a regular breakfast and lunch, youll likely eat less calories overall than you would if you skipped the meals, she said.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 01:56:15 +0000
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