It's Over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For me, the holidays run from Thanksgiving through to the Superbowl; after New Year's there are still all the rest of the bowl games, the playoff games, and then, of course, the Superbowl. All season I attempt to make things that are delicious, yet lowfat and healthy - I'm reasonably successful although I haven't found any great lowfat cake icing that tastes anywhere near ANY of the real stuff, so that's where I usually drop the ball. But by the time the Superbowl comes, it's time to throw in the towel - just go for all the stuff everyone thinks of as real football food (sausage balls, queso with VELVEETA!!, real tortilla chips, and all the rest); it's been a long season, so we might as well go for it. All day long, we're fixing stuff, and honestly, all day long, we're eating stuff. So, congratulations to the Saints, and thank you for ending the holidays on such a high note! But for me, it's back to my unending search for lowfat, healthy substitutions of all things real - at least until the NBA All-Star festivities next weekend!! Oh well, getting to cheat some here and there is what we live for - that's really why we cut back, and more willingly, the rest of the time (and truthfully,the cheating wouldn't be as much fun if we ate like that all the time). I've already planned my menu for next year when the Cowboys are in the Superbowl!! Have a good week! Melissa