{"id":94020,"date":"2013-12-19T15:35:47","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T20:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=94020"},"modified":"2013-12-20T15:42:39","modified_gmt":"2013-12-20T20:42:39","slug":"these-14-christmas-movies-are-your-guide-to-holiday-dieting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/12\/these-14-christmas-movies-are-your-guide-to-holiday-dieting\/","title":{"rendered":"These 14 Christmas Movies are Your Guide to Holiday Dieting"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the holiday season barrelling down, we know you’re going to be dusting off those Christmas classics and watching them around the warm glow of the tree. Did you know that besides giving you the giggles, making you feel warm and fuzzy, and providing your family with a slew of quotes to lob at each other – You’ll shoot your eye out, kid! –\u00a0<\/em>your favorite movies can also serve as a holiday dieting guide? In most cases, it’s a an example for what not<\/em> to eat, but still, so much fun to watch.<\/p>\n

Holiday Dieting Guide – Christmas Movie Style\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elf<\/strong><\/p>\n

We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Michelle Obama would not approve. In Elf, Will Ferrell’s diet was every child’s dream but someone really needs to introduce him to the new My Plate<\/a><\/strong> rules.<\/p>\n

\"elf<\/a><\/p>\n

Christmas Vacation
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Clark:<\/strong> Where is Eddie? He usually eats these &%$#-ing things<\/em>. Catherine:<\/strong> Not recently, Clark. He read that squirrels were high in cholesterol<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Christmas<\/a><\/p>\n

A Christmas Story<\/strong><\/p>\n

Show mommy how the piggies eat<\/em>.<\/p>\n

His mother may have gotten Ralphie’s brother to eat his “meatloaf<\/a> beatloaf” this way, but we don’t recommend these table manners at Christmas dinner.<\/p>\n