5 Tips For Summer Festival Fun
Here in my neck of the woods there is an endless supply of neighborhood cookouts, outdoors festivals and the like. While they are a lot of fun and a great way to meet new friends, it’s very easy to get off track. You start out the day hoping to score some homemade crafts and hear live music and the next thing you know you’ve eaten your way through a bag of kettle corn and are passed out in a beer tent. Here are some helpful tips on how to enjoy yourself but not overdo it.
- Pre-Game. No not on booze like you did in college. I mean eat a big healthy meal before you ever leave the house so you aren’t so ravenous you’re ready to kill small children to get some funnel cake. A power breakfast will give you the energy to get through the day and will take the edge off so you can make healthier choices.
- Hydrate. Make sure you have had some water before you get to your destination and keep the liquids coming throughout the day. Salty foods, maybe some alcoholic beverages, they all add up. Take a chug of water when you are starting to feel like snacking and see if that helps.
- BYOS (bring your own snacks). If your only options cost 12 tickets for a choice of fried goodies that doesn’t leave you with many options. Make sure to bring along your own healthy snacks, like fruit and nuts, that travel well. This way you will spend less money and you won’t feel like you have to eat crap.
- Share.Provided you are close enough to the other person to do so, why not split a serving. You won’t feel deprived but you also can cut some calories.
- Cheat. If you want to indulge go ahead and do it. When I feel like I’m being deprived of something it just makes me mad and then I end up eating way too much of it out of defiance. Plan to sample one or two treats and enjoy them. Everything in moderation as they say.
Above all make sure you have a great time and wear sunblock!
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