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This month, Virginia Willis, the food stylist for "The Main
Ingredient," shares some tips on how to enjoy your holiday meals with
a clear mind, and offers some healthy recipes for your Christmas
dinner.  As the holiday season unfolds around the nation, people
celebrate in a  variety of ways according to their religious beliefs
and ethnic  backgrounds. Traditional holiday meals likewise differ
widely across  the country. Some people have roast goose or lamb, while
others enjoy  turkey or beef tenderloin. An acquaintance of mine likes
to have  poached salmon on the holiday table, and my Cajun friends in
Louisiana prepare duck gumbo. As for my family, we usually celebrate
with ham.  My traditional Southern Christmas feast is laden with fat
and quite  unhealthy, needless to say. All of the dishes I mentioned in
my  Thanksgiving column last month make an encore appearance at
Christmas  ~- plus a few more! But I don't dine year-round like I do
during the  holidays.  The best approach I can suggest for you as you
sit down in front of  your holiday dinner is to combine good dishes
with the bad. Try to  mix the salad and vegetables with a reasonable
amount of Aunt Jenny's  macaroni and cheese. Also, watch the eggnog,
and walk away from the  cheese platter towards the vegetable crudit.
Finally, stop when  you're full and take a long walk after dinner,
instead of sitting on  the sofa watching football or the parades!  ©
1997 Lifetime Entertainment Services. All rights reserved.  MC
formatted using MC buster by Barb at PK  NOTES : Mix the Healthy Dish
With the Heavenly Dish at This Year's  Holiday Meal  Recipe by:
Virginia Willis  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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