Easy Tips for Cooking Light on Thanksgiving

I am not in favor of trying to limit what I eat at Thanksgiving but I do not want to gain weight. There are some easy steps to make this meal less caloric and just as enjoyable!

1. Cook a fresh turkey breast

2. Saute the veggies for your dressing in fat free chicken or veggie broth rather than a stick of butter. If you are making corn bread dressing decrease the fat by half in your corn bread.

3. Cook fresh green beans in a tad of olive oil rather than the fried onion green bean casserole.

4. Cook a low starch veggie rather than peas or corn. (Enough starch with the potatoes and dressing).

5. Make a sugar free jello with fresh fruit.

6. Make a fresh fruit salad or a fresh veggie salad.

7. Skip bread

8. Add a bit of neufatel cream cheese to the potatoes rather than gobs of butter.

9. Purchase Costco turkey gravy which is lower calorie than making your own where it is hard to control the fat. Go lightly on the gravy.

10. Make a lower fat pumpkin dessert. You could make a pumpkin mousse or cheesecake in ramekins and ditch the crust which is loaded in calories.

Join me in giving Thanks without feeling a load of guilt. Blessings!