Spring Social Season Survival - Celebrate Without Gaining Weight

(June 2009) If you are the host:

• Serve a large platter of vegetables with low-fat dip instead of crackers and cheese for appetizers.
• For a cookout, marinate and grill chicken without the skin; make ground turkey or veggie burgers, or grill seafood instead of hamburgers.
• Grill a variety of skewered vegetables; wrap potatoes in foil to bake in the charcoal.
• Consider serving HMR's Chili Mac recipe.
• For dessert, serve fruit salad with low-fat yogurt as a dipping sauce.
• Encourage your guests to take leftovers home.

If you are the guest:

• Use extra meal replacements and fruits and vegetables to have lower calorie days before and after the event.
• Have an HMR Shake, Entree, or piece of fruit before you go so you'll be less hungry when you arrive.
• Bring a giant fruit salad, veggie tray, or diet sodas.

Whether you are a guest or host of a party:

• Get in some extra physical activity the days before and after the event. (A few extra walks around the block count!) At the party, join the kids in a game to get some extra physical activity.