Bon(e-in) Appetit for Holidays!

For many children Christmas means one thing, presents. Children around the world anticipate gifts from family, friends, and last but definitely not least, Santa Claus. For adults a visit from Santa is always appreciated, however, the joy of eating good food with loved ones takes center stage.

Sharing a meal with family and friends during the holidays is as old as time itself. Even cavemen sat down to get their fill of turkey, prime rib, roast duck with mango salsa, pie, and cookies. The vegan cavemen and cavewomen sat down to enjoy some tofu turkey and other nutty dishes (why are vegetarians always trying to emulate meat dishes if they despise meat so much). So, why is it then, every year around the holidays, some writer or TV producer decides to run a story about eating healthy for the holidays? Are you kidding me?

This is the time of year to enjoy a few extra cookies, or a few extra pounds of cookies. This is the time of year for large rich dinners. Turkey, prime rib, a side of lasagna for the Italian families, meatballs, ham, mashed potatoes, dressing, undressing, cookies, pies, need I go on. Okay, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, pistachio fluff, and more turkey, prime rib, ham, lasagna, meatballs, potatoes, dressing, cookies, cookies, cookies, cookies, pie, pie, pie, and more pie. And not to leave out you wacky vegetarians, tofu turkey, tofu meatballs, tofu ham, tofu, tofu, and more tofu-just eat some damn meat already. Not to forget my friends in Russia and the Ukraine, vodka vodka vodka! It is no secret, Americans tend to over consume, especially when it comes to food. However, this is the time for over consumption, the one time of the year where it is not only accepted, but expected.

Try to enjoy the holidays. You should be counting dollars rather than calories. Also, while your feeding your fat face this holiday season, try to remember those in need, like the starving homeless family staring in your window with tears of horror. Seriously, remember those in need over the holidays, but more importantly, when there are no holidays. And when you see another story about eating healthy or light for the holidays, take it with a grain of salt, and some gravy too.