{"id":72078,"date":"2025-12-23T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savvytokyo.com\/?p=72078"},"modified":"2025-12-17T17:58:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T08:58:40","slug":"a-tokyo-dietitians-guide-to-festive-feasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savvytokyo.com\/a-tokyo-dietitians-guide-to-festive-feasting\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tokyo Dietitian\u2019s Guide To Festive Feasting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or Oshogatsu <\/em>(Japanese New Year)<\/a>, this time of year is filled with holiday celebrations\u2014and all the festive foods that go with it. In this Tokyo dietitian\u2019s guide to festive feasting, I want to address a concern I hear every November and December from many of the patients who visit my office: how to balance meals in a way that allows them to enjoy their favorite holiday fare while still maintaining their health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I completely understand their struggle, which is why I\u2019m happy to share what I\u2019ve learned through my work as a dietitian over the years. And before you start to worry that this will be another nutrition article suggesting you swap cauliflower into all your holiday recipes or warning about the dangers of sugar, let me reassure you that this is not that article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on for tips on how to include balance and joy as you savor the season with these holiday eating dos and don\u2019ts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n