How to Not Pack on the Pounds This Holiday Season
GUPTA: The way we eat during the holidays is a decision that can affect us all year-round. We know that. On CNN.com this week, we asked which topic you'd like us to most tackle on HOUSE CALL. You picked that perennial problem, holiday weight gain. Thanks to all those who voted. We turn now to nutritionist Page Love for some ways to stay slim this holiday season.</s>PAGE LOVE, NUTRITIONIST: When it's crazy during the holiday season with all the holiday bustle, and running to get your gifts, and going to parties, it's really hard to stay on track with your nutrition plan. So I'm going to give you my three top tips of how to stake on track during the holiday season. Number one, you want to make sure that you don't go shopping or go to holiday parties when you're really hungry or ravenous. Take a snack with you or eat a snack before you go. Raw fruit, raw veggies, string cheese, whole grain crackers, a mini popcorn bag, anything healthy like that that will help you curb your craving, so you don't arrive at the mall starving and then</s>GUPTA: Try to get those workouts in after the party? That's going to be pretty tough. But good advice nonetheless. Page Love. Now that you know how to stay jolly without becoming a bowlful of jelly, let's talk about getting your gift list healthy. Straight ahead, giving the gift of good health.