Resurrecting Your Health: Happy Healthy Easter Ideas
People will often gather with their families, friends, and social communities during holidays like today. They come together to celebrate and food as well as beverages are commonly featured to make the day memorable. Holidays can be the time when you learn to prepare to bring food and drink that is healthier than the usual dishes that are known to make the belly bulge and the tummy turn on these occasions which offer up large tables of food and endless pitchers of liquid libations. You can choose not to compromise your health while still enjoying every moment with the people who share these special moments with you.
If you don’t know your host or hostess, then you need to inquire at least a week before the holiday feast. You can describe the types of foods that you wish to have made available and see if you need to bring a dish to round out the offerings. Your host and hostess will usually accommodate your requests and preferences, so don’t be reluctant to have this important discussion. If you already know that you won’t have healthy food to eat; then plan accordingly and take your own. Rather than being critical or insulted, your party preparer may just find that the food that you bring is worth bringing to the next party…taste and health DO make a huge impression that is typically positive and creates a wave of future momentum for change.
If you are the one throwing the party; then be certain to have a variety of healthy foods and beverages for people to sample and find interesting. You may change the course of their lives for the better…just because you cared enough to serve the very best!
People love finger food when at a holiday gathering. Nuts, seeds, fresh fruit and small bites of vegetables will keep them dipping and discussing their lives around the table where the goodies are presented with dips, sauces, dressings, and shakers of seasonings for their pleasure. You can have some unique and unusual items on the table spread for people to expand their horizons. Try some gluten-free snacks and foods to impress your guests. Talk about the Food Revolution and that you care about what your guests eat and drink to the point of bringing specialty items to the holiday celebration.
Prepare your favorite dishes with healthy and fresh organic ingredients. Don’t settle for deli items like potato salad or coleslaw or dried-out meats. Build your own deli on your table with a wide assortment of foods and condiments to enhance their flavor and add color to your tables.
You might not think about it, but you need a clean supply of plates, cups, utensils, and napkins that are healthy for your guests and for the environment. People will notice!
The other thing that you might notice…later tonight or tomorrow…is the degree to which you ate healthy food and drink. If you want to ensure better digestion and less gas or discomfort if you indulged in the wrong foods and too much alcohol; then go get some sauerkraut or pickled daikon to soothe the digestive system. If you suffer this holiday, then get some of these for the next holiday to prepare your body one way or the other.
Have a delightful Easter celebration and examine an egg which is one of Nature’s ways of replenishing LIFE during the spring as we recognize the season of renewal, rebirth, and regeneration. It’s your time to nourish your body, too!
