It is about one week until Thanksgiving. The local grocery store was crowded early this morning with shoppers buying turkeys and other food items for next week. Many shoppers clutched lists and coupons and were intently reading labels while looking for the best buys. And I was right there in the thick of it.
People are often curious about what a nutritionist will serve for a holiday meal. Nuts and twigs or will she indulge? How about a little of both?
Our family Thanksgiving meal varies from year to year, depending whether or not the chief cook and bottle washer feels like experimenting with new recipes. Variations to the menu also depend on whether the family members are game for a few surprises.
The general idea is to serve turkey with various sides. These sides usually include stuffing, sweet potatoes, twice-baked potatoes, green vegetables (green beans, limas, or peas), sweet-sour red cabbage, dinner rolls, gravy, assorted relishes (carrots, pickles, celery, olives), and, of course, pumpkin pie with a topping. Sounds traditional, right? And with a few modifications, the meal is less damaging to the waistline.
- Usually the turkey is just the breast portion. This size works well with our family. Sprinkling rosemary and thyme on the turkey or inserting the herbs with garlic under the skin before baking adds a tasty touch to the white meat. Basting the turkey with juice is another way to easily add flavor.
- Stuffing is a mix of white and whole wheat breads, browned and drained turkey sausage, whole egg, onion, celery, vegetable or chicken broth, and herbs to taste.
- The sweet potatoes are baked in the skin and adorned at the plate with the individuals preference of reduced fat spread and/or gravy. No one really misses the marshmallows or sugary additions found in potato casserole recipes.
- Twice baked potatoes are prepared with a mix of Neufchatel cheese and low-fat sour cream. And no salt or butter is added to any food when prepared. I let the guests decide on what they want to add.
- Veggies, such as green beans, are also prepared without any additions except for toasted almonds or other nuts. Toasting brings out the flavors of the nuts which then compliment the vegetable.
- Dinner rolls are homemade. A fat loss overview can help you construct a clear describe of what you need to focus on to complete your fat burning purpose if you're a rookie; or serve as a reminder for these who are at an intermediate or more boost stage of their weight-loss program. Promptly after are seven steps that can serve as methods for your personal weight loss system. The first thing that one must understand is that losing weight and losing fat is not the same. Many weight loss programs have misled people into considering that it is the same, but most diets and weight loss applications only work by producing a person's body to lose more muscle flesh and water than actual body fat, more help please visit The Fat Loss Factor. I do enjoy my bread machine for preparing the dough and making life a bit easier this time of year.
- The pie is made with fat-free sweetened condensed milk and whole eggs. A graham cracker crust works well for the shell. Sometimes I prepare a similar crust made with gingersnaps instead. I heard a few sighsshe is taking this low fat stuff too far. Well, I do add a full-fat pecan pie to the dessert menu that more than makes up for any fat-reduced item in the meal.
This year I may experiment with Brussels sprouts. There are several tempting recipes to mull over. Simply browning the vegetable brings out its sweetness. And coffees flavored with seasonal spices are another treat that I have yet to experience. Sounds like a yummy way to enjoy that second piece of pie.
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The articles written by Andrea Wenger, Birmingham Diets Examiner, are for informational purposes only and are not to be used in the place of medical advice. Please contact a licensed physician or other medical professional before changing any health care routine or before starting any diet, fitness, or exercise program. Although every effort has been made to include the most current information, new information is released daily and may cause some recommendations to change.
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