11/17/2025
The Thanksgiving season fills our hearts with gratitude and our homes with warm aromas of our favorite holiday foods.
However, many traditional Thanksgiving dishes are loaded with carbohydrates, added sugars, and unhealthy fats that will spike your blood sugar and pad your waistline.
But, with just a few easy swaps, your festive feast can be both delicious and nutritious.
Here are a few ideas to lower sugar, fat, and calories- and still enjoy a scrumptious meal:
✅ Fill half your plate with fresh oven-roasted sweet potato, squash, carrots, Brussels sprouts
(instead of the molasses and marshmallow sweet potato casserole)
✅ Sauté your green beans with olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper and sprinkle in toasted almonds. (instead of the heavy cream based green bean casserole with fried onion rings)
✅ Try savory roasted cauliflower mash with roasted garlic and herbs.
(instead of the butter-laden mashed potatoes with turkey-fat gravy)
✅ Make mini “stuffing” muffins in the oven
(instead of cooking it in the turkey, to reduce chance of bacteria from being undercooked )
✅ Roast your turkey with chicken or vegetable broth and seasoning, instead of butter.
✅ Make “apple crisps” (instead of the calorie rich pie). Cut apples in half. Remove the core and seeds. Spoon in oats, cinnamon, and touch of brown sugar in the center. Place on cookie sheet and bake for 30mins.
These swaps will allow you to savor your holiday feast, guilt-free and energized - instead of weighed down and sluggish.
Watch your portion size, eat slowly, enjoy each bite! 🤤
