It’s way too easy to add on an extra 500 calories a day over and above your average daily calorie needs.  An additional 500 calories a day translates into packing on about a pound in a week (7 x 500 = 3500 calories, or 1 pound).

Some common holiday indulgences that clock in at approximately 500 calories:

• 12 ounces of eggnog
• 1 piece of pecan pie
• 3 ounces of mixed nuts
• 1 large soft pretzel
• Dunkin’ Donuts extra large hot chocolate
• 22.5 Hershey’s Kisses
• Starbucks’ Venti Peppermint Mocha with whipped cream
• 4 (5oz.) glasses of wine
• 5-7 Pigs-N-Blankets
• 5 ounces of Brie cheese
• 10 regular size candy canes
• 2-3 large Christmas cookies
• 2.5 potato latkes
• 4 fun-sized Snickers and 20 pieces of candy corn
• 4 ounces of chocolate fudge (without nuts)
• 1 Dunkin’ Donuts blueberry crumb donut
• 1 cup of Ben & Jerry’s chocolate ice cream

How many of these do you pop into your mouth during the holiday season when you’re out shopping or at a party?

For more hints and tips about holiday eating get my book,  The Sensible Holiday Eating Guide: How To Enjoy Your Favorite Foods Without Gaining Weight, available from Amazon for your kindle or kindle reader.

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