1.  Feeling flabby after all that festive food?

2.  For at least a month before Christmas we were subjected to an endless barrage of ads for fattening festive foods.

3.  Beyond the usual festive foods in restaurants and markets, Montreal has a few slightly illicit pleasures this Christmas, foods that can be banned in the United States.

4.  In Manhattan, however, the festive foods are there for the living to eat, in at least four Mexican restaurants.

5.  Instead, corporate gift givers should consider giving festive food such as cookie bouquets, honey-baked ham or green plants -- all of which can be delivered.

6.  Not only are the gifts fun to create, but you can personalize them with some of our festive food creations.

7.  Round loaves spiced with cinnamon, koulouria, and loaves called pouloi which enclose a red-dyed egg are piled on tables with other festive foods.

8.  Most families gather after church services for a party with festive food, including traditional date-filled sugar cookies.