Q: My Aunt Sally bakes a fruitcake every Christmas that will make you disown your loved ones and profess your undying love to the dessert. I just lost a ton of weight and I’m afraid to pack it back on.
A: Don’t be afraid. Christmas is a time of gift giving not calorie giving.
Any holiday where gifts are exchanged, Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanzaa (do you give gifts during Kwanzaa?) or the Kula ring in Papua New Guinea, gives us the opportunity to enjoy all sorts of delicacies guilt and calorie free. Sometimes we give out of necessity or reciprocity, but sometimes we give out of love. So (eat) your yule log, delight in your jelly donuts, revel in your macaroni and cheese and chase after your ceremonial pig. Happy {insert chosen holiday here}, your gift is a calorie free day. Or eight days, or twelve.
Pros: If you don’t follow any of these religious or cultural traditions but still want to participate in a calorie free day, try singing the “Pass It On” song from Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock. Give pebbles to your friends and you are in the clear.
Cons: Having one of these delicacies on a random unholy or uncelebrated day will cause the calories… and your ass, to double.
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