Mmm! Every party could be a royal feast. Because most of the times, here you can find everything: salads, vegetables, meats, sweets, cheese, fruit.And you do not find pure, boiled or fried, but combined with great skill by the most skilled chefs of the catering companies. Goose liver pate and fresh apple jelly, shrimp and avocado salad, creamy cheese with figs and cinnamon, pasta stuffed with smoked cheese, salad with parmesan ruccola , tiramisu, chocolate orange, white perch with sesame … uff! Certainly, all worth trying. However, wich are the best choices (in order to keep a slim body)?

Make a plan !

You choose between these options: either eat light and a lot or try the specialty chef (full with  cream, spices and meat, etc..,) and stop. Whatever your choose, you should know some tips to nutritionists. Do not avoid plateaus with vegetables. Cooked or fresh, they are a source of fiber and vitamins . 100 g cooked broccoli, for example, has 44 calories, 0 fat, vitamin C, fiber and calcium. A tomato has 26 calories, 0 fat and vitamin C. 100 g of spinach has 41 calories, 0 fat, iron, folic acid. If there are in the menu mini sandwiches with salmon, French cheeses and nuts, do not hesitate choose them.

Salmon is rich in omega 3 which, among other things, helps stabilize blood pressure and relieve stress. Walnuts contain alpha-linolenic acid, which protects the heart and prevents heart disease (10 g of walnuts contain 50 calories).French cheeses contain more calories (75 g Roquefort cheese has 277 calories), but are rich in calcium (100 g of parmesan were 1275 mg of calcium).

Also you can choose sea food instead of meat. Besides the great taste that you have,  have less fat and calories (one serving of seafood with parsley – vs. 300 calories. A serving of roast pork with caraway – 530 calories). As much you may  want cake, cream and burnt sugar cake, do not ingnore the fruits.

The number of calories per 100 grams of fruit is fresh pineapple – 52 bananas – 83, Apricot – 44 dates – 30 Grapefruit – 43 grapes – 73 strawberries – 37 cherries – 60. What it does not compare with a bowl of burnt sugar cream (550 calories) or a slice of cake with berries (315 calories)!

Control your cravings!

If you want, take “all you can eat menu”, but only with your eyes … Even if you are not during a diet, you must pay attention to the amount of food.  So, head up, chest out, belly sucking, and ignore the culinary temptations. Do not let your desires lead to actions, even if you have not tasted many of the goodies in your life. Most nutritionists recommend not to go to a party with an empty stomach because hunger coupled with cravings can mess with your plans. Defeat your instinct to taste each dish prepared by drinking water with lemon (mineral water and carbonated drinks makes your belly swallen). In addition, do not sit in a comfortable armchair. Dance (if there’s dancing) or socialize with others. As for drinking, delight yourself with natural juices and as little alcohol.

Do not moan if you have not tasted everything you did with the eye, there will be other occasions.

Good luck!