The holiday season is always a little tough on your waistband. This year stay healthy by following these four tips:
1. Participate in a local turkey trot. Many communities host turkey trots the morning of Thanksgiving to help you feel a little less guilty about eating a piece of pie at dinner. Chase and Whole Foods Market are hosting their annual turkey trot on Thanksgiving Day morning starting at Whole Foods in Upper Arlington.
2. Eat breakfast. Skipping breakfast to save room for the bigger meals of the day can actually be more harmful than helpful by causing you to overeat at lunch or dinner. Eating a small meal in the morning can help you control your appetite later in the day.
3. Use a smaller plate. Research shows using a smaller plate can help you eat less or feel the need to be a clean plater.
4. Skip seconds. Try to wait at least 20 minutes for your body to recognize that you’re full, before going back for more. What’s Thanksgiving without leftovers anyway?
If you are going to be on campus for Thanksgiving, you can try out these tips at the 24th Annual Ohio State Thanksgiving Dinner. The dinner will take place in the Archie Griffin Grand Ballroom here in the Ohio Union and will have a seatings at 11:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tickets will be available after November 16 at 100 Oxley Hall, the Hale Black Cultural Center and the Information Desk in the Ohio Union. For more details, visit the Office of International Affairs website. Subscribe below to the sOUrce for more Wellness Wednesday articles.