Halt Holiday Flab – Global Weight Control Strategies
Holidays can spell disaster for a diet conscious traveler, but follow these cultural eating habits and enjoy your coastal holiday destination to its fullest.
If approaching holidays fill you with doom and gloom for the potential to pack on the kilos, take a note or two from eating styles of the world’s slimmer nations. Greece, Spain, France, Japan and Sweden boast the lowest obesity rates in the world, and these cultural eating styles have much to do with that:
Go Greek with a Multitude of Smaller Tasters
The Greek Mezze style of eating, similar to the Spanish tapas and Chinese dim sum consists of a platter of small taste delicacies shared. It offers a multitude of flavors to satisfy a hungry appetite…and the calorie load is shared! Take another note from the Greek Cookery book and opt for the Freshest Produce and use heart healthy olive oil too.
Halve the Carb with Swedish Style Sandwiches
The Swedes prefer an open sandwich, taking just one slice of bread and adding delicious toppings to make an appealing sight-satisfying snack.
Invite Family and Friends as the Italians do
Savor quality of life rather than quantity – enjoy the easy camaraderie of good company over a meal and benefit from the stress-reducing effect of it.
Bow to the Japenese practice of hara hachi bunme
The Japanese appreciate healthy, nutrient-dense foods like seaweed, fish and tofu, but know when enough is enough and stop eating when 80% full.
The Finesse of the French by incorporating Fitness
Known globally for their fine food and fabulous physiques, the French simply incorporate activity into their every day culture. Walk to the corner coffee shop, hop on a bicycle to run errands…
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