In your family whos food do you try to avoid during the Holidays?
826845
I have 2 aunts, one on each side of the family... the one uses nothing but fat free food so nothing sticks together like it should, everything she makes is runny, and the other well we all joke about how for her wedding present we should have sent her to a cooking school. It's really that bad.
47312
Stay away from fried foods
415853
The list is long and varied, but let's start with Haggis!\nLiver. The smell almost has me vomiting, too.\nCats and dogs.\nBrains, tongue, tripe. \nHead cheese.\nLima beans.\nAnd a baby anything. At least let it grow up!
804104
Well, in my family we have a huge amount of vegetarians, so in order to make something for them we usually do something along the lines of stuffed eggplant or a vegetarian lasagnia.  Both of which turn out excellent and everyone can enjoy them.  Recipes for those can be found at numerous cooking sites.\n\nOr\n\nThe other half of my family doesn't follow the traditional thanksgiving, because none of them like turkey.  So we created our own tradition.  Thanksgiving day, we order a huge amount of chinese food to go, we usually blow about $300-400.  We open up all the boxes on the table and just pass em around.  It's really a lot more fun and less depressing than it sounds.  Best of luck...
763060
We have dinner at my parents but contribute plenty to the menu so about 2-3 weeks before I look at recipes to see if there is anything new I want to make.\nI'll do my grocery shopping this week.  Last week we ordered the ham.\nI'm sitting down tomorrow to look through my Christmas candy and cookie recipes  :)  I bake a ton at during the holidays.
786705
My husband is making the dinner. He has since we have been married. For a long time, the rest of my family lived out of state. Now some are back in the area, but we still prefer to eat at home by ourselves. \n\nLast year, my mom was very ill. My husband made the dinner and packed it up and we took it to her. She didn't eat very much but was very happy for the company. It was her last Thanksgiving and we didn't want her to be alone or to just have Cup-a-Soup.\n\nThere will lots left over- so we will be eating Turkey and leftovers for about a week! (fine with us!)\n\nHappy Thanksgiving!
1177278
-Daddy, I hate sister's guts\n-Eh, Shut-up and keep eating
679624
Stay out of the fridge!!
815477
No, no. I was just thinking about this today actually! I really dislike this holiday. Thanksgiving, I can take. Christmas, I hate Christmas. I hate sappy Christmas music played up until Christmas Day --and then sometimes afterward as well!! It's like Chinese water torture all the way up until Christmas Day. I was in Borders, Old Navy, Barnes and Noble, and Atlanta Bread Co. today, I could not escape the Christmas music!! And it's still November. I hate when crossing the street people nearly mow you over in their SUVs, with a fancy little wreath attached to the grill!! I hate how people sack the stores searching for gifts for people they would otherwise ignore the rest of the year. I especially dislike how people decide that Christmas is the one time to buy people they love meaningful gifts. Love and meaning should infuse everyday of one's life. Not just one day out of the year. If I see a coat or a scarf or a toy that I know a member of my family would love, I buy it then and give it to them. I don't horde it for weeks or months and then shove it in some wrapping and slap it under a tree. :( But that's me!
799493
I switch off year to year.\n\nBecause Christmas get togethers are always mandatory FFF (forced family fun), I take a break every other year and stay home with immediate family for Thanksgiving.\n\nThis year is home and we are actually splurging on going out to a nice restaurant this afternoon.\n\nNext year, the dreaded triple F, and it is my turn to host the partial extended family.  Oh joy.
882066
Ignore them. Your family is more important.
701928
My three all have school dinners and enjoy them on the whole, but do not like the meat they use and are confused at the quality. They also notice things like lower quality ketchup. If asked what they had they mention the gravy before the rest and my middle child prefers school gravy because mine does not have lumps in it!
729096
Hmm...I thought I was the only one.  Seriously, Denny's or White Castle or Waffle House is nasty any other part of the day than late night/very early morning.
857790
I am supposed to be cleaning this pit of a house in time for my husband's relatives to come over for Thanksgiving. This, I hope you realise, is no mean feat due to the fact that it is such a mess that if burglers broke in, they would think the place has already been burgled. Since I am not American and only my husband's family are coming over (none of my realtives) and I get stuck cooking the meal (by relying heavily on a cookbook) I say "Sod It, let my husband clean the house!" Hence I am most certainly procrastinating!
279846
Because I don't like the taste of my food a second time around. Yuck. I'd rather let a cushion creeper fart on the couch and grose someone out. lol
549611
Yes, you can tell yourself your whole life that you hate a specific food and naturally, you won't like it because you keep telling yourself that.\n\nI overcame that one.  I told myself all my life that I didn't like chili or goulash.  But one day my b/f's mother made a goulash and I didn't want to be rude or impolite and not eat the very food that she just made for us!  So I told myself hey, I think I will like it because it has macaroni noodles and spaghetti sauce and cheese, what more could I ask for and why would I not like it?  I tried it and I LOVED her recipe!  So you basically have to tell yourself the opposite and tell yourself that you're not afraid of certain things or whatever the case may be, you can get yourself to believe anything that you want to.
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You need to get out pf the house. If you find that you have eaten something "bad", go for a walk around the block. Even just 5 minutes away from the food will help get your mind off it and refocus you.\n\nBut the best strategy is not to have "bad" foods there in the 1st place. Don't use the cop out that it is there for the rest of the family. Healthy eating should be a priority for the whole family so get them started on the fresh fruit and veg too! It will make it easier for you to stick to your diet.\n\nGood luck - it is hard