Thanksgiving Food and Your Health: Have the Best
of Both Worlds
By: Farah VitaleLet’s be honest, I enjoy splurging during the holidays as much as everyone else. So every Thanksgiving, I let myself splurge on all my favorite dishes and I remind myself it was just this one occasion.
Then guess what happens next?
Decemeber comes along and suddenly there’s a huge Christmas dinner I talk myself into indulging in. Not to mention all the food I’m eating at Holiday parties too (I try not to think about that).
Well this year, I’m breaking the cycle and taking a much more critical look at the food I’m making for the holidays.
This year, I’ve decided to give myself some healthy eating guidelines and not only to avoid the guilt, but to actually feel good about the food I’m eating. So here are a couple of tips and recipes I’m following to make my favorite holiday dishes a little healthier and just as delicious:
1) Instead of using canned cream of mushroom soup in your green bean casserole, make your own creamy sauce using low-fat milk.
2) Opt for a gluten-free bread when making your stuffing, so that it only has a fraction of the fat.
3) Instead of traditional mashed potatoes, try making this garlic mashed potato recipe that contains Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Potassium, fiber, and has fewer calories and fat.
