5 Healthy Eating Tips for the Holidays Food means family. Food means sharing stories and laughs with loved ones. Food means cheering on the Longhorns the day after Thanksgiving. With all of the festivities this holiday season, it’s easy to get swept up in the merriment and overindulge in unhealthy foods. Marissa Duswalt Epstein, director of The University of Texas at Austin
Nutrition Institute and former associate director of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! initiative, says that holiday social gatherings and healthy eating can go hand in hand. “Healthy eating can happen all year long, even during the holidays. Nutritious meals can be delicious, and when we enjoy them with others, it makes them that much better.” We asked her to share some tips on how to enjoy a delicious but healthy holiday.