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| WILL SUPER BOWL PARTY BE THE DEATH OF YOUR NEW YEAR'S DIET RESOLUTION? |
| Don't Let Super Snacking Run up the Calorie Score, Loyola Dietitian Says |
| MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Loyola University Health System dietitian Gina Bucciferro is offering these and other tips for people attending Sunday's Super Bowl parties: Eat a small meal first, so you don't wind up snacking all night. Exercise beforehand to burn some calories. Drink alcohol in moderation or not at all. Besides adding empty calories, alcohol blocks your inhibition against overeating. For people hosting Super Bowl parties, Bucciferro advises: Serve pretzels or microwave popcorn rather than potato chips and provide fruit trays instead of assorted cheeses. Serve vegetable snacks, such as celery, cucumbers, tomatoes, cauliflower and broccoli. Use low-fat sour cream or low fat cheese in dips. Salsa is good, too. Order pizza with extra vegetables and no extra cheese. For chili, use lean beef or ground turkey, or try vegetarian. "It's ok to occasionally treat yourself on a special occasion like Super Bowl Sunday," Bucciferro said. "But avoid overeating all the leftovers, which could set you up for getting off track long-term. If you choose wisely, you can maintain your diet."
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| Based in the western suburbs of Chicago, Loyola University Health System is a quaternary care system with a 61-acre main medical center campus, the 36-acre Gottlieb Memorial Hospital campus and 28 primary and specialty care facilities in Cook, Will and DuPage counties. The medical center campus is conveniently located in Maywood, 13 miles west of the Chicago Loop and 8 miles east of Oak Brook, Ill. The heart of the medical center campus, Loyola University Hospital, is a 569-licensed-bed facility. It houses a Level 1 Trauma Center, a Burn Center and the Ronald McDonald� Childrens Hospital of Loyola University Medical Center. Also on campus are the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, Loyola Outpatient Center, Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine and Loyola Oral Health Center as well as the LUC Stritch School of Medicine, the LUC Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing and the Loyola Center for Fitness. Loyola's Gottlieb Memorial Hospital campus in Melrose Park includes the 264-bed community hospital, the Gottlieb Center for Fitness and the Marjorie G. Weinberg Cancer Care Center.
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