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Actress Alison Sweeney and her 5-year-old son Ben seemed to be having fun as they left a dinner date at Katsuya restaurant on Tuesday (December 7). The Los Angeles eatery must be a favorite of the Days of our Lives star and her son - we spotted them there just last month.

Alison, who is also mom to 1 1/2-year-old daughter Megan, recently shared her post-babies slim-down secrets with Redbook magazine:

I was a really conscientious eater during the day, but then at night I found myself snacking on the worst stuff. [Biggest Loser trainer] Jillian Michaels said I was just tired and craving energy; my body needed more fuel to stay awake. So now, when I crave sugar at night, I go to bed.”

When a celebrity has a baby shower, you can bet that most if not all the presents are things most moms wouldn't dream of getting. Biggest Loser host Alison Sweeney's shower was no different - except for, at the end, every single present was donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! "It seemed the perfect opportunity to do something good and have a good time, too," Alison, who is expecting a girl in January, says.

The shower, hosted by the Hot Moms Club and decked out by decorator Jennifer Sbranti, was held November 2 at the Treehouse Social Club in LA., and guests at the party - including husband David Sanov and 3-year-old son Ben - enjoyed Sunflower Baking cookies and Crumbs cupcakes while sipping Bloom Tea and Izze drinks.

Alison also spoke about being excited that she's having a girl, because she loves "decorating her room with all this great girlie stuff," she said. "I'll be honest, I'm very excited about buying a princess dress. And the lip gloss and nail polish — it's going to be so cute!"

As for a name - she plans to keep it simple, "We're very traditional," said Alison. "We're not at all interested in artsy, creative, trendy names."

Source: Life&Style