Good morning! 
It is Tuesday, 11 May 2021
(W19 | D131 | 234 rem)
Today is:
Observed annually on May 11th, Eat What You Want Day sets diets aside for a day of indulgence. Itâs about having one day a year of eating with no regrets. Whether you love donuts or fast food, today is your day to gratify without feeling guilty.
Hotdogs, greasy hamburgers, french fries, potato chips, cake, cookies, sweets, and ice cream are just a few of the things you can enjoy today without remorse. Decadent food is definitely on the menu today.
However, the saying, âeverything in moderationâ applies to this holiday quite aptly. Itâs a âdonât stress about your diet for one dayâ day, not an âeat everything in sight and then eat some moreâ day.
Many people spend time stressing over their diet, and what they should or shouldnât eat, mainly because todayâs world is filled with magazine covers sporting perfectly toned, perfectly tanned models that constantly make us feel inadequate.
The various health food fads that seem to come and go every few weeks definitely donât help, eitherâas it turns out, a gluten-free diet is not particularly good for anyone who isnât actually allergic to gluten, juice cleanses deprive us of the protein and fat our bodies need to function properly, and taking too many vitamin supplements just makes our urine expensive when our bodies flush the excess.
Eat What You Want Day was created by Thomas and Ruth Roy to help people break away from the frustrating health and diet trends of our times, if for only one day, and just let go and enjoy life a little.
Most nutritionists seem to agree that giving yourself a break every now and again can actually be good for us, and that forcing ourselves to eat only low-calorie, tasteless foods for prolonged periods of time is likely to cause us to suddenly gorge on everything in sight when our determination wears off.
There are a number of different ways you can make this day fun! Why not switch the typical meals around? You can have dinner for breakfast, and breakfast for dinner! After all, who doesnât love tucking into Chinese leftovers the morning after? Or, if you want to have breakfast for dinner, why not put together a fluffy stack of pancakes with some maple syrup and bacon for dinner? After all, no rules apply on Eat What You Want Day, so you may as well switch things up a little bit!
If you have got children, why not allow them to be in charge for once? Most of the time, parents are in charge of whatâs for dinner. If we werenât, children would probably never see a vegetable in their life! But, for this one day, why donât you let your children decide whatâs on the menu? You may end up with a random concoction of delicious treats, but it will certainly be a lot of fun, and it will get them interested in cooking as well, which is always a good thing.
Another way to make Eat What You Want Day fun is to break your typical routine. For example, if you usually take a packed lunch to work, why not gather your colleagues and enjoy lunch together at a local restaurant? Of course, your children wonât be able to ditch their school lunches and dine out, but you can still make their packed lunches exciting. Look for fun ways to make their lunches, for example, you can cut their food up into different shapes and add some edible glitter to the mix to keep things exciting.
However you decide to enjoy the day, do it in moderation, do it safely, and have an awesome Tuesday! 
