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"  Join me and my friends (Melissa d&amp;#039;Arabian, Aarti Sequiera, and Ashely Borden) on the Cooking Channel this weekend (11 AM ET) as we talk about how to navigate the party scene while continuing to drop those unwanted pounds! It&amp;#039;s the perfect time to think about parties because if you&amp;#039;re like me, you&amp;#039;ll be surrounded by family, friends, and finger food as you gear up to watch the big game. But just like the Giants and the Patriots, you&amp;#039;ll need a game-day strategy in order to reach your goal. Take a tip from the show (and my co-worker in the GH Food Department, Sherry) and make a colorful veggie platter for your gathering. (Not the hostess? You can offer to bring the veggies and dip and you&amp;#039;re host will be happy to have one less thing to think about on game day.) The fiber in veggies goes a long way toward filling you up\u2014a winning strategy when it comes to keeping hunger on the sidelines. Serve your veggies with a delicious dip, like our Guiltless Guacamole. Store-bought dips, like hummus and salsa are easy, low-cal options. (FYI, Sabra&amp;#039;s hummus takes top honors in our taste test.) And don&amp;#039;t forget the chips! Serve your dips with some whole grain baked chip like these Tostitos Scoops (but stick to the 14-chip portion size to keep tabs on calories). For more game-day tips and tasty recipes, tune into Drop 5 Lbs with Good Housekeeping at 11 AM ET on the Cooking Channel. And since I&amp;#039;m a New Yorker, I&amp;#039;ll take this opportunity to give a shout out to the Giants! Go Giants! Speaking of New York, if you live in or are visiting the area, come visit the Good Housekeeping Research Institute, where we test products and develop recipes. By the way, if you have any game day recipes or tips to share, please post them in the comment section. And if you have any nutrition- or diet-related questions for me, post those as well. I may answer one of your questions in my Ask Sam column in the magazine. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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