Holiday eating tips
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cornerofmadnessI get this forwarding every year. This time from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
scarlettehawk and it's so worth the posting.
Holiday Eating Tips
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table
knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave
immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt
scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single-malt scotch. You
can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it
has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into
an eggnog-aholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have
two. It's LIGHTER than you think. It's Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy.
Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed
potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or
whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car
with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your
eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other
people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while
carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted
Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near
them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind,
you're never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. App le. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or, if
you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have
three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory
celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.
10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or
get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Reread tips; start
over, but hurry, January is just around the corner.
This is what I do when i have a migraine too bad to finish packing holiday boxes before the two finals I'm giving this afternoon.
oh and here, listen to this. I want to know if there is ANYWHERE else in the world people do this. Around here you don't put butter or gravy on your mashed potatoes. You put your NOODLES. I'm staring at them in horror. They're looking at me like I'm the insane one for not knowing noodles go on potatoes. No I don't know what kind of noodles. I'm too terrified to ask.
scarlettehawk and it's so worth the posting.Holiday Eating Tips
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table
knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave
immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt
scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even rarer than single-malt scotch. You
can't find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it
has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into
an eggnog-aholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have
two. It's LIGHTER than you think. It's Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy.
Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed
potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or
whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car
with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your
eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other
people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while
carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted
Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near
them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind,
you're never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. App le. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or, if
you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have
three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory
celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.
10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or
get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Reread tips; start
over, but hurry, January is just around the corner.
This is what I do when i have a migraine too bad to finish packing holiday boxes before the two finals I'm giving this afternoon.
oh and here, listen to this. I want to know if there is ANYWHERE else in the world people do this. Around here you don't put butter or gravy on your mashed potatoes. You put your NOODLES. I'm staring at them in horror. They're looking at me like I'm the insane one for not knowing noodles go on potatoes. No I don't know what kind of noodles. I'm too terrified to ask.
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Date: 2006-12-13 03:52 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-12-13 04:10 pm (UTC)Come to my house, I make really good mashed potatoes, and kickass gravy. YUM.
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Date: 2006-12-13 04:24 pm (UTC)It actually tastes fairly good, but it IS starch overkill.
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Date: 2006-12-13 04:48 pm (UTC)Strange. I can see the chicken and noodles, although I'd just prefer them on the same plate rather than mixed together. But plain old noodles? Uh-uh.
Good luck on your finals. I'm finished with two of my three classes (yay!) and my last final, which was take home, is due in my email by 5:00 this evening. The two I've already gotten are 18 and 19 pages. You can guess how I'll be spending my weekend *is dumb*
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Date: 2006-12-13 04:51 pm (UTC)see THIS is why i make my tests scantron with just a few essays. The computer does the work. That is the joy of science.
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Date: 2006-12-13 06:14 pm (UTC)but yes, i do put on essays and should put on more
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