Tips for Enjoying Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving can be a difficult time to keep up with a healthy diet. Try the following tips for healthy eating during the holidays:

• Start your day with a healthy breakfast.
• As an appetizer, nibble on raw vegetables with low-fat dips before dinner.
• Choose white turkey breast meat without the skin.
• Prepare mashed potatoes with low-fat milk and margarine instead of butter.
• Skim the fat off the top of the gravy before serving and use sparingly.
• Steam vegetables like peas and green beans rather than preparing with creamy sauces.
• Bake stuffing in a casserole dish rather than inside a turkey. Bake with low-fat broth and margarine.
• Make cranberry sauce with fresh cranberries and fruit like apples and oranges. Canned cranberry sauce is high in sugar.
• Consider diluting white wine with seltzer water to make a wine spritzer.
• Try a lower fat dessert such as pumpkin pie rather than pecan.
• Take a walk, play in the leaves, make a scarecrow or toss the football around after dinner.
• If there’s a dish that you absolutely love, take just a smidgeon.