Are you Ready for the Weekend Game?

It's an unending challenge isn't it? Taunting food and socializing never goes away and since you will obviously have food around with your friends and family why not have healthy options around? Or if you are going to someone else's home bring something  you won't feel guilty about eating.

What are your plans to stay on track this weekend with your food plan?  Review Thursday's blog for some safe ideas if you are at a loss as to what to do. And  here’s some calorie facts if you don't plan ahead...  It’s been estimated that the average American population consumes 15,000 bags of chips and 12 million pounds of avocados for dip (per the California Avocado Commission) for this football event alone! Are you ready for some math around calories and food?

Fifteen normal potato chips are usually equal to about eighty calories. Two level tablespoons of just plain mashed avocado (without any added mayonnaise added in) account for about fifty calories. So if we just have 15 chips and only one level tablespoon of avocado on each chip that’s about 375 calories for that particular snack alone! That’s equal to a small meal in and of itself. Add a few beers and that's another 300 calories or so. Should I add the pizza, nuts, high fat chili, or anything else that might be sitting around during the game?
All I’m saying here is to practice moderation, especially if you are trying to lose weight. Enjoy the game but don't use it as an excuse to be excessive.