Oh, you know the feeling...the holidays are over, and the sugar plums that were once dancing in your head, are now dancing around your expanded waistline. The little black dress that you wore to the office party, has been replace by your "fat jeans" or, worse yet, SWEATPANTS!! Oh, the HORROR!
Many people respond to this yearly holiday excess by denying themselves, and going on the "eating austerity plan". They say, "I'll skip breakfast, have salad with no dressing for lunch, and a postage stamp sized piece of poached chicken breast for lunch and another undressed salad. My midnight snack will be 5 frozen grapes. It won't be so hard, I'll have the weight off in two weeks!".
The first week goes by with only a couple bites of something yummy, that you stuff in your mouth while no one's looking. You feel miserable. Not only because you feel like a failure and a cheat, but because you are denying yourself one of the great pleasures in life; eating yummy food!
I have always found that moderation works far better than "scorched earth" diet plans. A small portion of cake, one square of dark chocolate satisfies the soul much better than 5 frozen grapes, and, if you allow yourself an occasional treat, you are less likely to eat a WHOLE cake or sit in front of the TV with a spoon and a quart of Chunky Monkey from Ben & Jerry's.
In 1999 our very own Sarah Phillips came to the rescue of all holiday over-indulgers with her book "The Healthy Oven Baking Book", which has 125 delicious recipes. In the book, Sarah has transformed baking classics like chocolate cake, cheesecake and sugar cookies to lighter, healthier versions, without sacrificing taste or texture. The book is available on Amazon HERE
Here on www.baking911 we have information about HEALTHY BAKING and a large section of Healthy Oven recipes (search using the keywords Healthy Oven), with step-by step tutorials:
So, take your pick...5 frozen grapes, or a piece of that stuff up there!
Happy New Year to you and yours from the Baking 911 team!
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