Healthy Thanksgiving dishes

vsetter

Hi all. I have been asked to bring a vegetable dish and a dessert for Thanksgiving. Of course, the yummiest stuff is usually the worst for you.

Any suggestions for a healthy, yet tasty to those not watching their diet, dish?

I have two huge meals that day and would really like to stay somewhat on track

Thanks!!!

NaurielR

http://www.weightwatchers.com/food/rcp/RecipePage.aspx?recipeid=161891
This recipe for butternut squash with garam masala is so good, and its super healthy as well.

round_and_brown

I've been saving healthy Thanksgiving recipes for weeks. These are the ones I'm definitely trying this year:

Brussels Sprouts
http://networkedblogs.com/EliXc

Mashed Cauliflower
http://undressedskeleton.tumblr.com/post/32193615702

"Naked" Pear-Cranberry Pie
http://www.snack-girl.com/snack/pear-cranberry-pie/

Pumpkin "Pie"
http://www.snack-girl.com/snack/healthier-pumpkin-pie-recipe/

I'm not sure yet how my non-health conscious family is going to react, but oh well - more for me!

pandorakick

I was thinking of making red cabbage with apple's and cinnamon as a vegetable dish for our Christmas dinner. We don't celebrate Thanksgiving around here :-)

MichelleLaree13

A lot of people swear by taking a boxed cake, adding a can of pumpkin to it and baking into cookies or cakes. I havent tried it but tons of people swear by it.
My favorite cookie recipe is the Moms Best Quaker Cookies Recipe. Replace half of the butter and sugar with applesauce. A ton lower in calories and just as good. For myself I cut the sugar to 1/4 and cut out all the butter (replacing with applesauce). The applesauce version dries out quicker.

MichelleLaree13

I was thinking of making red cabbage with apple's and cinnamon as a vegetable dish for our Christmas dinner. We don't celebrate Thanksgiving around here :-)

This sounds interesting. Do you just boil it all together or what?

MichelleLaree13

When I make treats for others, I try to make things I dont like very much but I know others do. Peanut butter deserts is one of the things I am not terribly fond of. Peanut butter bars have a billion calories each and everyone loves them. Allrecipes.com has a super fatty recipe.

pandorakick

I was thinking of making red cabbage with apple's and cinnamon as a vegetable dish for our Christmas dinner. We don't celebrate Thanksgiving around here :-)

This sounds interesting. Do you just boil it all together or what?

Yup.

- Take 1 whole red cabbage, remove outer leaves and core, shred.
- Put cabbage in a large pan with a small layer of water, bring to a boil.
- Peel, core and dice 2-3 granny smith apples and a small onion and mix it in with the cabbage.
- Add a bit of cinnamon, put a lid on the pan and let it simmer on low heat for about 20-25 minutes.
- Stir once in a while.
- You can bind the liquid by adding some potato starch at the end.
- Freezes and reheats very well.

Enjoy!

Edited to add that in the version I made last week a 200 g portion came out at 72 kcals.

vsetter

Thanks for the great ideas!!!

ronwmiller

Great ideas. While you're cooking make sure not to sample too much of the good food. Here's a blog link that has some great tips on making sure not to over do it at Thanksgiving.

http://www.urgravity.com/Blogs/