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The Advent calendar too high in calories? A dietetics expert goes against prejudices.
How to enjoy the Advent calendar without feeling guilty? An expert gives her advice
The days are flying by and December seems to be here already. And who says December can for some people mean Christmas tree and Advent calendar. If many now opt for a beauty Advent calendar, as is currently offered by OhMyCream in partnership with The Socialite Family or Clarins and Typology, others continue to prefer the classicism and indulgence of the good old Advent calendar. ‘Chocolate Advent. But this, far from making your skin more beautiful, could also give you a few extra kilos. But in fact, Is an Advent calendar dietaryly correct?
It was a dietitian nutritionist who answered the question asked by our colleagues at ELLE. As the holidays approach, Sophie Janvier naturally has to face a lot of questions about the abundance of chocolates, foie gras and other products linked to the end-of-year celebrations. “I usually answer ‘buy an Advent calendar and everything will be fine’. I’ll let you imagine the stunned faces of my patients. And yet. The Advent calendar is, in my opinion, a wonderful invention, and I will explain to you why“, she said.
The Advent calendar, a good example of non-deprivation
She then takes the example of one of her clients who came to consult her with the aim of losing weight. Depressed from going on diets, she dreaded the end of year celebrations. “I manage to restrict myself very well, but I break down. I can down a chocolate bar and a baguette when I’m stressed“, she confided to the nutritionist. A case according to the expert of a patient who practices “restriction cognitive“, that is to say that she tries to control what she consumes in order to control her weight. She then advised her first exercise: the Advent calendar. The dietician advises him to replace his evening natural yogurt with daily chocolate, combined with fruit. “Everything else in her diet can remain the same as what she already does. She can weigh herself to check that the demonized food has not had an impact on her weight.“, lit.
Because during this month, the patient, not deprived, will not need cracking. Emotionally stabilized, she will have no compulsions. “Eat what we really want, treat ourselves with a modest quantity, appreciate the present moment, anticipate the joy we will have when we open the new little window, That’s all the Advent calendar is all about, and that’s what makes it so dietary correct.“, says Sophie Janvier, to whom we owe the work The gentle method to eat better (ed. Leduc).
