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Super Bowl is a Super Calorie Frenzy Day

in The Too Busy to Diet Blog on January 31, 2015

Super Bowl Sunday is a snacker’s paradise. The only day that Americans eat more calories is Thanksgiving. It is estimated that the average American consumes 2400 calories during Super Bowl. Use these tips to insure your New Year’s weight loss goal does not suffer.

1. Plan out your calories before you start watching the game. Try to fit in exercise on Super Bowl Sunday and perhaps add extra time to your workout. This will help to insure that you are burning some calories on a day that you will be getting more calories than usual.

2. Eat a regular breakfast consisting of a fresh fruit choice, dairy choice, and starch choice. A bowl of cereal with a large fruit would be a good breakfast and will contain approximately 350 calories.

3. Eat your lunch later to keep you full before the food frenzy begins. Try a half
sandwich, a large piece of fruit, and a vegetable soup that is heavy on the
vegetables.

3. Take your afternoon snack about an hour before the game starts to stave off hunger when you start your snacking. Try to limit your intake to a high fiber choice like fresh fruit or 3 cups of popcorn.

4. Make sure that you do not sit close to the food table and measure out your food on to a small plate. Try to bring either a fresh fruit plate or a vegetable plate so you can be sure that there is something low calorie available.

6. A great dip for vegetables is a low-calorie Ranch dressing or try a fresh fruit
plate with either a cup of light vanilla yogurt or plain yogurt with a table-
spoon of honey mixed in.

7. Plan out your alcohol calories before you arrive at the party. Take low-calorie
beer or a favorite diet drink to insure there will be something available for
you to drink that is lower calorie. If you decide to drink alcohol, have a beer
or glass of wine and then drink a glass of water or diet pop before your next
alcohol selection.

8. Remember if you blow your diet on Super Bowl Sunday that tomorrow is
another day. Get back on track with extra exercise and special attention to
your meal plan the next day. Don’t beat your self up.

For more eating guidelines try Too Busy to Diet at www.toobusytodiet.com