Human beings are funny creatures. We make a big deal about forthcoming events, anticipate a bright future and somewhere along the line, forget about all that we promised ourselves as the year progresses.

Sadly the tradition of making New Year’s resolutions becomes a victim to the same process. We celebrate New Year’s Eve the best we can, bid adieu to the year that has passed, and vow to make the coming year better for us and those around us.

Some of us make long sweeping declarations to never drink again, or to quit smoking, or to lose a hundred pounds to get a date on Valentine’s Day. Regardless of the resolution, many of us who have made these declarations find ourselves sheepishly sparking a cigarette while standing in the cold under our office buildings because it has a no smoking indoors policy, or gorging ourselves in bed on that big packet of Hershey bars we got from our Aunt’s over Christmas holiday.

Imagine this- Christmas is over and now it’s time to get back to the real world. You’re up early in the morning to get ready for work. Bleary eyed you pull out your favorite suit and start putting it on. Suddenly you are jerked awake as you realize that your trusty pair of pants is refusing to button up at your waist. You sink on your bed in horror, miserably imagining a future with yourself in sweatpants for as long as you live.

Okay, admittedly it’s never as bad as it was just painted it out to be. But that doesn’t undermine the feeling of dread that hits us after the festivities of the holiday’s end, which makes us realize that we really shouldn’t have gotten into a contest with our siblings on who can eat the most Christmas cookies without throwing up.

There is no harm in indulging yourself a little around the holidays. We all deserve to let our hair down and relax with our loved ones. However a little wisdom never goes amiss, and during holiday season, the wisest thing you can do is weigh your actions against a predictable consequence (like pigging out on grandma’s Christmas cake will make you add on a few pounds).
There are a few easy preventive measures that you can take before you go to big Christmas dinners and parties where you are likely to overindulge.

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This dish is always a crowd pleaser.  Very easy to make and absolutely delicious, you can’t go wrong.  Using whole-grain pasta and whole-wheat flour, the fiber is high.  Further, it is very well balanced and filling!

Nutritional Value per Serving
Servings per Recipe: 8
Calories:  400
Protein: 31 gms / 30% of Calories
Carbohydrates:  55 gms / 53% of Calories
Fiber:  8 gms 
Fat:  6 gms / 14% of Calories

How to make Chicken with Sundried Tomatoes and Artichokes