>>> SO, THE HOLIDAYS ARE UPON US.
US.
AND WATCHING WHAT YOU EAT AT
HOLIDAY PARTIES CAN BE RATHER IRRITATING.TIES CAN BE RATHER
IRRITATING.
BUT IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE
BECAUSE SOME CHOICES ARE BETTER
THAN OTHERS WHEN IT COMES TO
COUNTING THE CALORIES.
WE HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION
TO MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU.
WHICH FOOD SHOULD YOU EAT?
HOW MUCH?
AND HOW DO I STOP MYSELF?
JOY BAUER IS HERE WITH ALL OF THE ANSWERS. HERE WITH ALL OF
THE ANSWERS. WALK US THROUGH IT.
>> THIS IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF
FUN.
EVERYBODY IS GOING TO
PARTICIPATE.
WERE AT A COCKTAIL PARTY.
I HAVE MY PARTY DRESS ON.
>> I WISH I WERENT WEARING
GRAY.
>> YOU LOOK FABULOUS.
>> I HAVE A LITTLE SPARKLE.
>> OUR WAITER, DEREK, IS GOING TO START WITH FINGER FOODS.ING
TO START WITH FINGER FOODS. >> HELLO, DEREK.
>> WHAT WERE GOING TO DO IS,
FIGURE OUT WHICH IS THE LOWEST IN CALORIES.HICH IS THE LOWEST
IN CALORIES. YOURE GOING TO GUESS, THE
AUDIENCE IS GOING TO GUESS, AND ALL OUR VIEWERS AT HOME ARE AND
ALL OUR VIEWERS AT HOME ARE GOING TO GUESS, TOO.
IS THE LOWER CALORIE OPTION,
THREE PIGS IN BLANKETS OR TWO
SLIDERS?
SLIDERS?
WHICH DO YOU THINK? IN THE AUDIENCE, YOU HOLD UP THE
CORE RESPOND
CORE RESPOND CORRESPONDING PLATE.
CORRESPONDING PLATE. WHICH IS THE LATEST?
>> IM GOING TO GUESS GREEN.
>> ITS MIXED IN THE AUDIENCE.
YOU SAY GREEN.
AND THE ANSWER IS GREEN, PIGS IN BLANKETS.NSWER IS GREEN, PIGS IN
BLANKETS.
>> I GUESS THAT BECAUSE OF THE
BIG OLD BUNS.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS? THESE ARE NICE AND SMALL.
IN 12 YEARS WITH NBC AND THE
"TODAY" SHOW, I HAVE NEVER, EVER
PROMOTED PIGS IN BLANKETS.
>> YOU HAVE TO.
ITS THE BEST APPETIZER EVER
MADE.
MADE.
THIS IS 180 CALORIES. THIS IS MORE, BECAUSE ITS MADE
WITH FATTY BEEF.
AND THERES ALWAYS A SPECIAL
SAUCE LURKING.
>> THE ROLL IS DEADLY. >> TAKE THE ROLL OFF AND YOU
HAVE EVENED THE SCORE.
>> I DO THAT WHEN IT COMES TO
THE SLIDER.
THE SLIDER. WHAT ELSE?
WHAT ELSE? >> DEREK.
>> DEREK. >> HELLO, DEREK.
>> NOW, WERE FACED WITH THREE
MINIQUICHE OR THREE MINIEGG
ROLLS.
ROLLS.
>> THIS SEEMS LIKE A TRICK. >> WHICH IS THE LIGHTER OPTION?
RAISE YOUR GREEN PLATE IF YOU
THINK ITS THE QUICHE.
RAISE THE RED PLATE IF YOU THINK
ITS THE EGG ROLLS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, MEGYN?
>> I GUESS IM GOING TO SAY
RED -- THESE HAVE BEEN FRIED.
BUT THATS ALL CARBY.
ITS MIXED.
ITS MIXED. >> ITS MIXED AGAIN.
AND THE ANSWER IS RED.
THE EGG ROLLS.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT IS TRICKY.
YOU WERE EXACTLY RIGHT.
WHEN YOU CONSIDER THEY ARE FRIED
BUT THE INSIDE IS PUFFED UP WITH
LOW CARB AND VEGETABLES.
THE QUICHES, BY THE WAY, THEYRE
DELICIOUS.
DELICIOUS.
WHAT ARE THEY MADE WITH? >> CHEESE.HEY MADE WITH?
>> CHEESE. >> CREAM AND CHEESE AND EGGS AND
THAT BUTTERY OUTSIDE.
>> TOO BAD.
>> YOURE GOING TO BE HAPPY NOW
BECAUSE WERE BRINGING ON
COCKTAILS.
COCKTAILS.
>> WHAT?
MAGIC WORD. HELLO, DEREK.
HELLO, DEREK. >> DEREK IS NOW OUR BEST FRIEND.
IS THE LIGHTER LOW-CALORIE
OPTION EITHER GOING TO BE THE
PEMP
PEMP
PEPPERMINT MARTINI OR THE RUM PUNCH.MINT MARTINI OR THE RUM
PUNCH.
>> THIS IS EASY. DO YOU KNOW IT?.
DO YOU KNOW IT? GREEN, BABY, GREEN.
>> AND THE ANSWER WOULD BE, RED.
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT?
>> OKAY. >> COME ON.
>> THIS IS BASICALLY FRUIT PUNCH
AND SOME RUM.
220 CALORIES.
220 CALORIES. A PEPPERMINT MARTINI IS
TYPICALLY MADE WITH HALF AND
HALF.
HALF.
>> YEAH.
ITS LIKE A REAL FESTIVE DRINK.
ITS CREAMY.
>> THERES NO CREAM IN THERE.
>> IN TYPICAL ONES THEY ARE.
>> THIS IS A FRAUD.
>> EVEN IF IT DOESNT HAVE THE
CREAM IN IT, IT DOES HAVE THE WHITE CHOCOLATE LIQUEUR ANDHE
WHITE CHOCOLATE LIQUEUR AND VANILLA VODKA.
VANILLA VODKA. >> I OBJECT TO THIS EXPERIMENT.
THIS IS NOT CREAMY.
PASS.
PASS.
MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE. THAT WAS A FAIL.EXT ONE.
THAT WAS A FAIL. >> CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
A REGULAR CREAMY PEPPERMINT
MARTINI IS THE EQUIVALENT OF
EIGHT DOUGHNUT HOLES.
>> BUT THE REGULAR MARTINI IS
GOOD FOR YOU, RIGHT?
>> ITS GOING TO BE 400.
ITS THE HOLIDAY RUM PUNCH.
>> COME OVER, DEREK.
>> ITS HEALTHY.
>> NEXT UP, WERE TALKING DIPS.
THESE ARE TWO DELICIOUS PIP SDIP
SUPERFATTENING.
SUPERFATTENING.
>> SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOUR DIP WHEN YOU DO THAT AND NOTHING DIP
WHEN YOU DO THAT AND NOTHING HAPPENS.
HAPPENS.
>> LETS SAY ITS HOT OUT OF THE
OVEN. THIS IS SPINACH ARTICHOKE DIP
AND THIS ONE IS BAKED BRIE.
IS IT THE BAKED BRIE OR THE
ARTICHOKE DIP?
ARTICHOKE DIP?
AND THE ANSWER WOULD BE THE
SPINACH ARTICHOKE DIP.
>> REALLY?
>> LOOK HOW EXCITED THEY ARE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THE SPINACH.
I HAVE NEVER HAD THE SPINACH ARTICHOKE DIP WIN.
THEYRE BOTH SUPERFATTENING.
ALBEIT DELICIOUS.
ALBEIT DELICIOUS.
THIS HAS A LITTLE BIT OF
VEGETABLES IN IT. THE ARTICHOKES AND THE SPINACH.
>> YOU GET NUTS ON THERE.
THATS GOOD FOR YOU.
>> BRIE IS REALLY FATTENING.
ITS ALL DENSE CHEESE.
AND A LITTLE BIT OF HONEY IS
USUALLY DRIZZLED ON THE TOP.
>> YOURE NOT SAYING TO EAT
THIS.
THIS.
YOURE SAYING IF GIVEN THE
CHOICE, GO FOR THIS.
>> ITS LIKE THE BEST OF THE WORST. LIKE THE BEST OF THE
WORST. GUYS, IF YOU DUNK IN SOME