When I go out of town. I always pack myself a cooler of lc goodies and a few lc meals just in case they decide to have something that would cause me to sabotage all my hard work. My family is always very understanding. At times, I just ate a little different. Of course there is alway plenty of a choices at the Christmas dinner. Stick with meat and veggies. I hope this helps a little. Good luck and Happy Holidays.