{"id":7641,"date":"2015-12-17T12:04:46","date_gmt":"2015-12-17T17:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/?p=7641"},"modified":"2015-12-17T12:04:46","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T17:04:46","slug":"enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoy the Holidays Without Overindulging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/2015\/12\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/12_holiday200\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7650\" title=\"12_holiday200\" src=\"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_holiday200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Overindulging at parties and get-togethers can easily result in unwanted weight gain. Registered Dietitian Linda Gavrielov \u00a0from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cooperhealth.org\/departments-programs\/ripa-center-womens-health-wellness\">The Ripa Center for Women\u2019s Health and Wellness at Cooper <\/a>\u00a0offers her holiday tips and tricks for enjoying a healthy holiday season.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Have a balanced snack prior to arrival at holiday parties.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid rushing to the food when you arrive at the event.<\/li>\n<li>Fill your plate with vegetables and salad before hitting the entrees and desserts.<\/li>\n<li>Choose foods that you really want, and keep the portions small.<\/li>\n<li>Eat slowly and\u00a0savor each bite.<\/li>\n<li>Beware of liquid calories from soda, wine, beer and alcohol.<\/li>\n<li>Drink sparkling water with lemon or lime in between alcoholic drinks and food.<\/li>\n<li>Socialize a distance away from the food.<\/li>\n<li>Make a healthful and delicious dish to share.<\/li>\n<li>Take a walk with your friends, family members or coworkers after eating.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy your special holiday foods. Moderation is key, forget the all-or-nothing mindset.<\/li>\n<li>Aim to maintain your weight. Trying to lose weight during the holidays may be a self-defeating goal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Linda comes to Cooper with a fitness background as well as a range of outpatient nutrition experience. She completed her dietetic internship and earned her Master\u2019s Degree in Clinical Nutrition from New York University in 2009. Since then, Linda has been providing both individualized medical nutrition therapy as well as nutrition education in group format.<\/p>\n<p>Register today for Linda\u2019s free nutritional classes at the Ripa Center:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/events.cooperhealth.org\/event\/community-health-seminars\/new-year-nutrition\">New Year, New You &#8211; Nutrition Workshop<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong>Join Linda Gavrielov, MS, RD, the Ripa Center\u2019s new on-staff dietitian, as she helps you understand nutrition and what steps you can take for starting off the year right.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/events.cooperhealth.org\/event\/community-health-seminars\/ladies-weight-management\">Ladies Weight Management Lunch and Learn<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nLinda Gavrielov, MS, RD, will host a discussion on weight management. Over a light lunch, she\u2019ll discuss general nutrition guidelines and approaches you can take to managing your weight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overindulging at parties and get-togethers can easily result in unwanted weight gain.  The Ripa Center for Women\u2019s Health and Wellness registered dietitian, Linda Gavrielov, RD offers her holiday tips and tricks for enjoying a healthy holiday season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[305,346,405,462,634],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-admin","4":"has-excerpt","5":"post-7641","7":"format-standard","8":"category-ehealth-connection","9":"category-featured","10":"post_tag-healthy","11":"post_tag-holiday","12":"post_tag-linda-gavrielov","13":"post_tag-nutrition","14":"post_tag-the-ripa-center-for-womens-health-and-wellness"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Enjoy the Holidays Without Overindulging - eHealth Connection<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Enjoy the Holidays Without Overindulging - eHealth Connection\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Overindulging at parties and get-togethers can easily result in unwanted weight gain. The Ripa Center for Women\u2019s Health and Wellness registered dietitian, Linda Gavrielov, RD offers her holiday tips and tricks for enjoying a healthy holiday season.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"eHealth Connection\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-12-17T17:04:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_holiday200.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Cooper University Health Care\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Cooper University Health Care\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Cooper University Health Care\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/person\/2c005609082bfcff6406277fb92b7d0f\"},\"headline\":\"Enjoy the Holidays Without Overindulging\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-12-17T17:04:46+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/\"},\"wordCount\":315,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_holiday200.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Healthy\",\"Holiday\",\"Linda Gavrielov\",\"nutrition\",\"The Ripa Center for Women\u2019s Health and Wellness\"],\"articleSection\":[\"eHealth Connection\",\"Featured\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/\",\"name\":\"Enjoy the Holidays Without Overindulging - eHealth Connection\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_holiday200.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-12-17T17:04:46+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_holiday200.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_holiday200.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Enjoy the Holidays Without Overindulging\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/\",\"name\":\"eHealth Connection\",\"description\":\"Health and Wellness Articles from Cooper University Health Care\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Cooper University Health Care\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2016\/06\/ehealth-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2016\/06\/ehealth-logo.png\",\"width\":455,\"height\":83,\"caption\":\"Cooper University Health Care\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/person\/2c005609082bfcff6406277fb92b7d0f\",\"name\":\"Cooper University Health Care\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ce4a013b01e440fb78e3eb5f48c35a09d9e141cb221d0d33b9c7087e30272292?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ce4a013b01e440fb78e3eb5f48c35a09d9e141cb221d0d33b9c7087e30272292?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Cooper University Health Care\"},\"description\":\"This is my bio.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Enjoy the Holidays Without Overindulging - eHealth Connection","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Enjoy the Holidays Without Overindulging - eHealth Connection","og_description":"Overindulging at parties and get-togethers can easily result in unwanted weight gain. The Ripa Center for Women\u2019s Health and Wellness registered dietitian, Linda Gavrielov, RD offers her holiday tips and tricks for enjoying a healthy holiday season.","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/","og_site_name":"eHealth Connection","article_published_time":"2015-12-17T17:04:46+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_holiday200.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Cooper University Health Care","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Cooper University Health Care","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/"},"author":{"name":"Cooper University Health Care","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/person\/2c005609082bfcff6406277fb92b7d0f"},"headline":"Enjoy the Holidays Without Overindulging","datePublished":"2015-12-17T17:04:46+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/"},"wordCount":315,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_holiday200.jpg","keywords":["Healthy","Holiday","Linda Gavrielov","nutrition","The Ripa Center for Women\u2019s Health and Wellness"],"articleSection":["eHealth Connection","Featured"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/","name":"Enjoy the Holidays Without Overindulging - eHealth Connection","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_holiday200.jpg","datePublished":"2015-12-17T17:04:46+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_holiday200.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_holiday200.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2015\/12\/17\/enjoy-the-holidays-without-overindulging\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Enjoy the Holidays Without Overindulging"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/","name":"eHealth Connection","description":"Health and Wellness Articles from Cooper University Health Care","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#organization","name":"Cooper University Health Care","url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2016\/06\/ehealth-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/files\/2016\/06\/ehealth-logo.png","width":455,"height":83,"caption":"Cooper University Health Care"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/person\/2c005609082bfcff6406277fb92b7d0f","name":"Cooper University Health Care","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ce4a013b01e440fb78e3eb5f48c35a09d9e141cb221d0d33b9c7087e30272292?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ce4a013b01e440fb78e3eb5f48c35a09d9e141cb221d0d33b9c7087e30272292?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Cooper University Health Care"},"description":"This is my bio.","url":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7641\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}