Salad for Christmas dinner

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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    Aw..... I want Christmas dinner.. probably be nachos here....

    Definitely no salads. My teeth are way too cold sensitive for salads.
  • RobD520
    RobD520 Posts: 420 Member
    I am keep it it healthy by preparing Filet Mignon, lemon-white wine Shrimp, baked potato, spaghetti squash, and a mixed green salad with a balsamic vinaigrette.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    RAinWA wrote: »
    I will be having a wilted spinach salad with bacon and cranberries and slivered almonds. And I will be having ham, au gratin potatoes, brussel sprouts homemade pie and ice cream. The spinach calories will cancel out the pie and ice cream calories, right? And we are having cinnamon rolls for breakfast, think I need a veggie to cancel out those calories? :)

    I've been on maintenance for awhile and I have figured out that not paying attention on a few holidays makes absolutely no difference and I enjoy celebrating those days. As long as it's just a day here and there. I am usually way over on sodium though so I expect a few days of water weight.

    If they have raisins, you're good!
  • RAinWA
    RAinWA Posts: 1,980 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    RAinWA wrote: »
    I will be having a wilted spinach salad with bacon and cranberries and slivered almonds. And I will be having ham, au gratin potatoes, brussel sprouts homemade pie and ice cream. The spinach calories will cancel out the pie and ice cream calories, right? And we are having cinnamon rolls for breakfast, think I need a veggie to cancel out those calories? :)

    I've been on maintenance for awhile and I have figured out that not paying attention on a few holidays makes absolutely no difference and I enjoy celebrating those days. As long as it's just a day here and there. I am usually way over on sodium though so I expect a few days of water weight.

    If they have raisins, you're good!

    No raisins (hubby hates them) but I'll sprinkle a few on top and be good to go! Thanks!
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    RAinWA wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    RAinWA wrote: »
    I will be having a wilted spinach salad with bacon and cranberries and slivered almonds. And I will be having ham, au gratin potatoes, brussel sprouts homemade pie and ice cream. The spinach calories will cancel out the pie and ice cream calories, right? And we are having cinnamon rolls for breakfast, think I need a veggie to cancel out those calories? :)

    I've been on maintenance for awhile and I have figured out that not paying attention on a few holidays makes absolutely no difference and I enjoy celebrating those days. As long as it's just a day here and there. I am usually way over on sodium though so I expect a few days of water weight.

    If they have raisins, you're good!

    No raisins (hubby hates them) but I'll sprinkle a few on top and be good to go! Thanks!

    Let me guess, he doesn't like them because they look like flies? I've heard that excuse before! :laugh:

    Good call finding a way to work them in. Have a happy healthy day tomorrow! :smile:
  • snickerscharlie
    snickerscharlie Posts: 8,578 Member
    RAinWA wrote: »
    I will be having a wilted spinach salad with bacon and cranberries and slivered almonds. And I will be having ham, au gratin potatoes, brussel sprouts homemade pie and ice cream. The spinach calories will cancel out the pie and ice cream calories, right? And we are having cinnamon rolls for breakfast, think I need a veggie to cancel out those calories? :)

    You've got this down to an artform! B)
  • PaulaWallaDingDong
    PaulaWallaDingDong Posts: 4,647 Member
    No. What's the point of a feast if you're just going to eat like a rabbit? I'm not going to pig out, but I'm going to eat more than normal amounts of food that I don't normally eat.
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,751 Member
    We're going to a friend's for Christmas dinner. I have no idea what we'll be eating, besides ham. I'll try not to go crazy, but I'm sure tomorrow will not be a diet dinner. It's only one day.
  • mph323
    mph323 Posts: 3,563 Member
    With celiac disease I have to avoid too much of my family's holiday food as it is. No way would I not eat what I can. This year I'm finding that I'm able to eat whatever I want on the special days without going on an extended binge between Halloween and new years, and I credit learning to ditch all or nothing thinking. I can plan for days where I can enjoy sharing food with my family without guilt or feeling like I torpedoed all my weight loss effort. Sure I may gain a pound or two when holidays are stacked together at the end of the year, but I consider that a reasonable tradeoff. This way of looking at things is sustainable for me. Trying to be perfect every day without exception isn't.
  • lisamarie327
    lisamarie327 Posts: 77 Member
    I ate salad with my pasta and bread...and brownie with ice cream. does that count?
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    Our traditional pre-church snack of sausage, cheese, crackers, garlic toast, curried shrimp, and.....salad (with once a year home-made blue cheese dressing.)
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    Nope. Roast beef, Mac & cheese, roasted carrots, homemade rolls, a glass of wine. Then cake. And some red & green M&Ms. I will not make a pig of myself, but I can have a salad on Tuesday :)
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    Lean steak, veggie rice, and salad is our menu tomorrow....oh and a huge brunch earlier in the day and stocking candy. I will go easy on the candy and brunch but I'm eating every bite of that steak.
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  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    I had a salad tonight.

    Along with ham, prime rib, scalloped potatoes and dessert. Tomorrow is turkey with all the fixin's.
  • Chadxx
    Chadxx Posts: 1,199 Member
    Tubbs216 wrote: »
    What?! No. My family, if I tried to pull that:
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    This, I would be perfectly happy with a healthy Christmas dinner but I would be the only one. I normally cook very healthy meals and my wife has been a good sport so I let her and the kids choose what they wanted for dinner and I just ate reasonably and avoided the deserts.
  • ladyreva78
    ladyreva78 Posts: 4,080 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    I think the bigger question is who will have the guts to weigh themselves the day after Christmas? Not me, thats for sure :weary:

    Hihi. Our traditional dinner is on Christmas eve (good food, cookies, wine, cookies, absolutely brilliant sauces, cookies...)

    Weighed myself for *kitten* and giggles: I'm 2kg heavier this morning... but it was GLORIOUS!!!!
  • Therealobi1
    Therealobi1 Posts: 3,262 Member
    edited December 2016
    I avoid salad at the best of times. So I can't imagine eating it on Xmas day.

    But if you enjoy salads why not. just don't eat it out of some type of guilt
  • dutchandkiwi
    dutchandkiwi Posts: 1,389 Member
    Depends - usually there is some kind of salad on the christmas dinner table and I will have some then but it will notbe the only thing and it will be part of the vegetables
    Plus I'll have my salad for lunch, because I love the stuff.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,738 Member
    Turkey and veg here. :)

    No salad. I don't eat much in the way of salad. Salad is OK, but I generally prefer individual raw veggies, not all mixed together. And I don't like salad dressing ... never have. So salad wasn't part of my Christmas dinner.

    Pavlova, on the other hand, was!! :mrgreen:
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    I had salad as one of the dishes alright... a salad that cost me 618 calories...
  • ShammersPink
    ShammersPink Posts: 215 Member
    I'm having salad, but instead of lettuce leaves, I'm having slices of turkey, instead of raw carrots, I'm having pigs in blankets, and instead of tomatoes I'm having stuffing balls...

    I will weigh myself in the New Year. If the scales will take it.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    No, I don't want to end up in the er
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    If I had Christmas alone, maybe, but I'm not.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    The answer to this question is a BIG NO! My family would make me eat outside with the dogs...

    btw salad to me can be just as caloric as anything else I make.
  • MalkinMagic71
    MalkinMagic71 Posts: 1,433 Member
    I was stuffing my face with cookies at 6am this morning. Gonna have some huge pancakes for breakfast. More cookies. Then some lasagna, ham, and shredded beef sandwiches for dinner. Then more cookies. No way to a salad today or any day really.
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