Like Christmas, Easter is often a time of dietary anxiety rather than celebration.

Many of my readers say they are worried about what they will eat, for the fact that they cannot avoid the lucullian lunches for two consecutive days. Here are 5 diet tips that can be useful for those who feel anxiety about the Easter holidays.

EASTER: DIET TIPS TO ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS

• Moderation and tranquility with food are the key.

  Whether you are in the family or in company, no one is putting a knife to your throat to eat everything .
  You are the adults, and often in these situations those who eat in company feel compelled to gorge on others as well. Move the bar from food to the occasion of the party, to chatter, to the occasion to be together.

  Reducing the portions of the first course and reducing the alcohol intake during meals allows you, for example, to be able to taste a dessert without too much guilt.

  In case, avoid fruit at the end of the meal, so as not to add those sugars to an already abundant situation from the glycemic point of view. Chew for a long time, allowing some time to pass before serving yourself again. Go for protein dishes.
  Do not feel in any way obliged to honor the table otherwise those who eat all this stuff and then it is a pity if you eat it in the following days.

• Walk or move and you won’t feel guilty.
  

  At Easter, the weather is undoubtedly more forgiving and allows us to go out for a walk both on the afternoon of Easter lunch and on Easter Monday. Comfortable clothes and off to some picnic.
  Isn’t it possible to go out this time? No problem: you can walk home using these videos or do an easy 10 minute workout before Easter and Easter Monday to burn some calories like this.

• Use light and compensatory meals outside of holiday lunches.
  

  Breakfast and dinner can be very calorie-reduced. For example, for breakfast we can opt for an egg white omelette or a low-fat Greek yogurt with a handful of blueberries, for dinner for a plate of raw or cooked vegetables with oil, preferring green and leafy ones that help the liver work. Here are 3 diet breakfast ideas . And 8 light meal ideas to use at dinner. 

• Anything left? Freeze or store.
  

  The good news is that you don’t have to brush a whole chocolate egg. You can keep it in a container and use it for desserts for the following months. Same thing for pastiere, baked pasta, side dishes that are left over. Portion and freeze, but avoid using them as an excuse to continue eating badly even after the holidays. They can be useful on subsequent Sundays, for some sneaky breakfast or some spring picnic.

• Avoid the hassle of food in all forms.

  Better to eat what we like in a small portion, than to be strong not to eat it and in the end eat twice as much. This arm wrestling with our willpower is the worst way to stay at the table and unfortunately it triggers episodes of nervous or emotional hunger.

It is not two days to ruin our figure, it is something we know very well, so it is better to learn point one than to apply unnecessary prohibitions. Diet is not a bet that you win or lose at every meal. The correct diet must be followed for life. So if a day or two you eat something more, you have plenty of time to make up for it.