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The Ultimate Super Bowl Party
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For the Ultimate Super
Bowl Party!
(ARA) - To throw a Super Bowl party your friends
will never forget, do something unforgettable. It's
easy to create the ultimate football party with some
innovative and creative methods to tackle the
party-planning details.
Whether you're entertaining in your
home, backyard or your favorite local hot spot,
there are many ways to incorporate items that will
impress your guests and make your party the party
they'll be talking about for years to come. |
Renting materials from your local American Rental
Association rental store is a great way to have access to
pieces that are otherwise too expensive in larger
quantities. Renting will also give you access to the latest
style and decor of equipment. Here are some ideas:
Television
The central piece of any Super Bowl party is the television
to watch the game. Make sure to clean your TV screen for a
crystal-clear picture and position it in a place where
everyone can view it.
Location
Most Super Bowl parties are held inside, but don't let
tradition limit you. Weather isn't a factor when you can
rent tents -- so you can enjoy the game outdoors. Rental
companies offer portable heaters to keep you cozy and
flooring options to keep your feet dry. Or, throw a
tailgating party and surprise guests with an outdoor tent to
watch the game under.
Theme
Remember, the sky is the limit. Try picking a unique theme
for your party. How about a
"Hawaiian Huddle" party including fun colored leis,
tropical drinks and a faux sand beach? Or perhaps you can
theme a party around a type of food such as
"Football Fiesta" and serve
items like chips and salsa, tacos and burritos.
Food
Food is an important part of any good Super Bowl party. You
can choose to have your party catered, but often doing it
yourself is a great way to save money. Choose traditional
party fare or try unique items to surprise your guests. Food
warmers can be rented to keep food and appetizers warm and
fresh. Lessen your workload by just preparing the main dish
and asking your guests to bring items for a potluck. To
satisfy every partygoer's thirst, consider renting large
coolers to keep the keg cold or portable bar. You could even
rent a monster grill or a rotisserie to prepare your
favorite food.
Design Details
You have control over how your party looks. Make an
impression by choosing
table cloths, napkins and other
accessories in your favorite
team's colors. If you don't
have enough chairs or table in your home, be sure to rent
enough to accommodate all your guests.
Activities
Finally, be sure to consider the guests who aren't football
fanatics by planning additional party activities. Rent
popular Texas Holdem tables or a Craps table for short
tournaments before the game and during halftime.
Many rental stores offer personalized service through
certified event rental professionals or staff who are
trained to help you choose the right rentals to make your
party a success. That way you'll get the expertise of staff
and personnel who can show you everything you need to know
about what you are renting. For the rental store nearest
you, visit www.RentalHQ.com.
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Lighter
Super Bowl Snacking that Doesn't Fumble on Taste |
(ARA) - Deep-fried chicken wings, potato skins, chips and
dip, and pizza dripping with cheese and pepperoni - a glance
at the average Super Bowl Sunday party menu may leave you
thinking the event should actually be called
"Cholesterol-Bowl."
The extra calories consumed by the average American on the
nation's number one sports holiday probably won't send you
into cardiac arrest. But it still makes sense to think about
lightening the cholesterol load on Super Bowl Sunday.
While you may consider substituting baked chips for trans
fat-filled fried ones, sensible sports snacking doesn't
necessarily mean replacing wings with celery sticks. You can
fry foods with less cholesterol and no trans fats, plus add
a punch of nutrition, by finding alternatives to vegetable
oil. Palm oil is an alternative that is gaining popularity
in America for its relative health benefits and
flavor-enhancing qualities.
Restaurants across the country are turning to healthier
trans-fat free alternatives such as palm oil as more local
governments mandate the elimination of trans fats from their
menus. Chances are you've already dined in one that uses
trans-fat free alternatives such as palm oil. In fact,
outside the United States, palm oil is the most widely used
cooking oil.
"You can substitute trans-fat free palm oil for any other
type of oil or shortening in your favorite Super Bowl Sunday
recipes," says Salleh Kassim of the American Palm Oil
Council. "Simply use a one-to-one ratio. If your recipe
calls for you to fry in a cup of vegetable oil, just
substitute a cup of palm oil."
Unlike other alternative oils such as olive, palm oil has no
flavor of its own and preserves the flavor of whatever
you're cooking. And since palm oil has a high quantity of
antioxidants, it is very stable when heated, and is actually
better for frying than oils like soy or canola, which smoke
at high heat.
Finally, using palm oil to cook your chicken wings or other
favorite Super Bowl snack will at least boost the amount of
good (HDL) cholesterol in your recipe. "Increased HDL is
linked to decreased risk of heart disease, and it cancels
out the increased risk associated with elevated bad (LDL)
cholesterol," Kassim says.
You'll also get an added nutritional punch; palm oil
contains powerful antioxidants like tocotrienols,
beta-carotene and vitamins A and E. Antioxidants are known
to combat free radicals - the biological waste product that
speeds the aging process. So by using palm oil in your Super
Bowl party prep, you may actually find yourself feeling
younger on post-Super Bowl Monday!
Courtesy of ARAcontent
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