Top 10 Things to Indulge in, Avoid for The Holidays

thesoydailyclub.com ^ | 12/21/2006 | Paul and Gail King

[wideawake]

Plum pudding + freshly made hard sauce + good coffee fortified with good brandy = Top notch holiday merriment.

[killjoy]

Or as I've always said, anything worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for monks.

Or as I've always said, it is better to regret something you didn't do rather than something you didn't.

[killjoy]

Or as I've always said, it is better to regret something you didn't do rather than something you didn't.

Should read, "better to regret something you did do rather than something you didn't"... past my bedtime...

[Froufrou]

80 proof vodka has only 80 calories an ounce and 0 carbs. I limit as much as I can but it's tough on game nights. I'm a Spurs fan, ya know.

[LIConFem]

I sometimes add some mashed roasted garlic as well. As you said, it's not like we eat like that all the time!

[Prokopton]

"Or as I've always said, anything worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for monks."


A wise man once told me he believed in "all vices in moderation. I don't want to overdo any but I don't want to skip any either. ;)

[Kenton]

ROFLMAO... Thanks, you just gave me a new tagline...

[Red Badger]

80-100 proof hard liquor (whiskey, vodka, rum, etc) has 100 to 125 calories per 1.5 oz (shot). So, if you drink screwdrivers or margaritas all night during the game, you could easily consume 500 to 1000 calories when you add the orange and lime juices..........

[Red Badger]

http://www.healthyhorns.utexas.edu/education/images/nutrition/Calorie%20content%20of%20alcoholic%20beverages.pdf

[Froufrou]

Me know. Although I thought I had the cal count right. <:O(

I use sprarkling water or diet tonic for mixers. Rarely if ever juice and then only straight cranberry with no sugar added. Or I just drink Miller Lite.

[latina4dubya]

I sometimes add some mashed roasted garlic as well. As you said, it's not like we eat like that all the time!

excellent! this is a good way to get your daily garlic intake... garlic works as an antioxidant... the health benefits of garlic are huge! i will have to add garlic to mine so my mashed potatoes can be healthy!

[Red Badger]

I once remarked while looking thru my cupboards for something to snack on, "How come everything here is "fat free" but me?".............

[Red Badger]

I often eat a garlic clove like a vitamin pill. Whole. Just drink it down with some water...........

[Froufrou]

Well, you do know that men just have less body fat than women. Lucky for me my slender hubster likes me 'fluffy.'

[LIConFem]

There are two ways to go with the garlic: You could coarsely chop and toast it, which adds both flavor and a bit of a nice crunch, or you could roast and mash it with the spuds. Either way is really yummy!

By the way, I'm gonna hafta try the cream cheese. That sounds really good!

[Red Badger]

Maybe we have less body fat because of the genetics. Women needed to store more fat for the rough times when game and food was scarce, so as to assure the survival of the human race...............

[Froufrou]

That must be why in certain cultures the man with the biggest wife is viewed to be most successful. Blecht!

[najida]

I actually had an anorexic friend marry into an old world family....

LOL!

All she heard one holiday was his relatives yelling at him "What kind of husband are you! You can't feed your wife!?!"

[JohnG45]

Thank you for starting this thread!!!!

I love Freeper's senses of humor.

[Froufrou]

I should be so lucky. I had anorexia but not enough to be too thin...then again, can we be too rich or too thin?