A List of Holiday Foods to Avoid

Sugar plums? I don't even know what they are!by Ned LannamannEw. Carmen Murillo / Getty
It’s the time of year when we gather ’round our families, think of the less fortunate, and throw caution to the increasingly cold wind by putting some very odd things into our bodies. Seriously, what is it about the holidays that makes us think that crap like fruitcake, candy canes, and eggnog are acceptable for humans to swallow? Why are peppermint, hardened fat, and nutmeg the three predominant