This time of year, avoiding the holiday treats is hard because they are everywhere. Door County Daily News had a chance to talk to Door County Medical Center Dietician Cathy Keller, and she explained that you don't need to avoid all of your favorites; you just need to have a strategy when you are faced with plate after plate of cookies, sausages, pies and foods that we only see this time of year. She said the first step is to try and fill up on the healthiest options you can find on the table. Her suggestion was vegetables, cooked or raw, that would start to fill you up. Another suggestion, if you are struggling with being pre-diabetic, is to plan ahead and eat healthy before going to your holiday parties. Include healthy lean meats like fish and chicken. Or, if you are someone who bakes cookies, bake the cookies closer to the event you are going to because this will keep you from eating more of your own cookies. Keller provides many helpful tactics to allow you to enjoy your favorite seasonal foods while maintaining a healthier lifestyle over this holiday season. The entire conversation with Keller can be found on the podcast page by clicking here.