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	from Fiona Haynes According to our Nutrition Guide, eating just one extra Christmas cookie each day during the holiday season could mean one full extra pound of fat by January. And while gaining one pound over the holiday season doesn't sound so bad, that doesn't take into account all the other holiday treats we may be seduced into eating. So here are some great holiday tips to help keep our waistlines in check.

In the Spotlight

Top 5 Ways to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
Don't panic -- the holiday season doesn't mean your scale will become your worst enemy! Learn how to enjoy the season's eatings without gaining weight.
- Weight Loss Guide Jennifer Scott

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How Not to Eat Too Much Over the Holidays
The holiday season is here and that means lots of parties, lots of fun and lots of food. Did you know that eating just one extra Christmas cookie each day during the holiday season could mean one full extra pound of fat by January? Imagine what all the party foods, eggnog and other treats will do to your waistline.
- Nutrition Guide Shereen Jegtvig

Can I Eat More Than One Low-Fat Holiday Cookie?
This is a good question, especially during the holiday season when many of us are busy whipping up batches of cute little gingerbread men or pretty little tree- and star-shaped sugar cookies. One of the pitfalls of low-fat cooking and baking is that we can easily be lured into eating more of something just because it's low fat.
- Low Fat Cooking Guide Fiona Haynes

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Top Picks - Top 8 Kitchen Tools from your Low Carb Diets Guide

When people make a change to eat less processed food, often they find themselves in the kitchen more than they used to be. When that happens, attention naturally turns to figuring out what would make food prep easier and faster. Most of us have gadgets that sounded like a good idea, but we never use them. These are the ones I reach for again and again.

1) Silicone Baking Mat
These things are amazing. They are mats made of silicone and fiberglass and they make any baking surface entirely nonstick. You can literally cooking anything on them, and cleanup is reduced to almost nothing. I pour my flax meal foccacia bread batter on it, put it in the oven, and when I'm done there's nothing to clean up but a few crumbs. Biscuits, crackers, cheese crisps, meats - go wild! Clean with a damp cloth or warm soapy water, reuse 2000-3000 times.

2) Microplane Grater/Zester
When I open up a top drawer, often I'm reaching for one of these. If you haven't tried them yet, you simply MUST. Not only do they take the tasty zest off citrus fruit, leaving the bitter pith behind, they are great for hard cheeses (they turn Parmesan to snow with a few strokes), ginger (ditto, especially when it's frozen), nutmeg, chocolate - anything that is hard.

3) Microplane Grater With Slider Attachment
Pop the garlic into the hopper (does up to 8 cloves at once), and a few strokes later you've got garlic mush - much easier to clean than a garlic press, and can be used to grate lots of other things. There are two sizes - fine and coarse - the coarse one grates carrots, for example, and I use it for garlic, even though the fine one is recommended.

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