Baby showers are sugar festivals—cake, candy, punch, continuous grazing. Research on social eating shows events encourage consumption through proximity and social obligation. Your strategy: eat beforehand so you’re not hungry, choose one thing worth having if anything, skip the punch and candy bowls, and focus on the celebration. The event is about the baby, not sugar consumption.
This companion covers the challenge, before and during strategies, the cake question, and social navigation. (5 min read)