Surviving Thanksgiving: Part 1

Thanksgiving is days away and you are already have the recipes picked out. Put THEM DOWN! It is time to plan your meal the healthy way with a few of these tips.

Meat-

 *Avoid Ham and buy Turkey.

*Do not Deep Fry your Turkey (I know… we will get through this together).

*Do Not put the stuffing inside the Turkey; cook it outside of it.

* Brush skin with Extra Virgin Olive Oil

*Avoid Butter and Salt

Sides-

 *Avoid carb loaded sides (mashed potatoes)

    - Use Cauliflower instead of Potatoes. Trust me it works and no one will know

* Instead of Green Bean Casserole with high calories toppings, Use almonds or cashews in the mix.

*Stuffing, Check Out this Recipe (you will LOVE it)

*Macaroni and Cheese – AVOID

*Biscuits- Do not use store bought, make with Whole Wheat and limit salt.

Dessert-

 *Use blue agave nectar to substitute Sugar

* Do not BUY whipped cream. Its empty calories

These are just simple fast tips to remember when planning for Thanksgiving. Part 2 will cover what to do when you are at the table.