Paleo/ clean eating for Thanksgiving

cubsgirlinny
cubsgirlinny Posts: 282 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Any tried-and-true or can't-wait-test-it recipe ideas for Thanksgiving? Share them if you have them, please.....
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  • reddingaz
    reddingaz Posts: 39 Member
    Check out www.thegraciouspantry.com -

    She blogs about clean eating & recently did a huge section on Thanksgiving recipes
    She also has a number of Paleo recipes too

    I'm definitely going to try the Garlicy Green Beans with Shallots this year!!
  • auroranflash
    auroranflash Posts: 3,569 Member
    Is that like the caveman diet? Cuz it's so ... old..... *wanders off* ._.
  • lasmit4477
    lasmit4477 Posts: 308 Member
    Best. Reply. Ever!!!!!
  • Madholm
    Madholm Posts: 167
    Turkey, sweet potatoes, corn, cranberries and.... I'm having a hard time thinking of how we managed to make these foods so 'unclean' over the years.
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    i cant breathe
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    reply of the year right here

    LOL
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    FTW!
  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 Member
    Thanksgiving should be a diet-free zone.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    I just peed a little.
  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,275 Member
    Winner winner paleo chicken dinner \m/
  • MidwestAngel
    MidwestAngel Posts: 1,897 Member
    Just like great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandma used to make.
    Can't. Stop. Laughing.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    exxxxactly.
  • IronPlayground
    IronPlayground Posts: 1,594 Member
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Classic!
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    OMGs......too funny :)
  • PaleoPath4Lyfe
    PaleoPath4Lyfe Posts: 3,161 Member
    We are having a wild turkey, sweet potatoes, roasted pumpkin soup, cranberry salsa, collard greens and I will make my husband some home made yeast rolls to go along with the rest of the food.

    i will be making a sweet potato and pumpkin pie with nut crusts.
  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    Can't. Breathe! LMAO
  • shanolap
    shanolap Posts: 1,204 Member
    Winner winner paleo chicken dinner \m/

    You win the Interwebz today!!
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    We are having a wild turkey, sweet potatoes, roasted pumpkin soup, cranberry salsa, collard greens and I will make my husband some home made yeast rolls to go along with the rest of the food.

    i will be making a sweet potato and pumpkin pie with nut crusts.

    In for Wild Turkey.

    I thought paleos couldn't drink hooch though.
  • PaleoPath4Lyfe
    PaleoPath4Lyfe Posts: 3,161 Member
    We are having a wild turkey, sweet potatoes, roasted pumpkin soup, cranberry salsa, collard greens and I will make my husband some home made yeast rolls to go along with the rest of the food.

    i will be making a sweet potato and pumpkin pie with nut crusts.

    In for Wild Turkey.

    I thought paleos couldn't drink hooch though.

    We are not talking Wild Turkey as in the whiskey..............I am talking about a wild turkey that was freshly killed during turkey hunting season.
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    We are having a wild turkey, sweet potatoes, roasted pumpkin soup, cranberry salsa, collard greens and I will make my husband some home made yeast rolls to go along with the rest of the food.

    i will be making a sweet potato and pumpkin pie with nut crusts.

    In for Wild Turkey.

    I thought paleos couldn't drink hooch though.

    We are not talking Wild Turkey as in the whiskey..............I am talking about a wild turkey that was freshly killed during turkey hunting season.

    That sounds much better than killing stale turkeys.
  • CrazyCatLadylovescats
    CrazyCatLadylovescats Posts: 107 Member
    I do Primal, which is really close to Paleo - I search for Paleo recipes all the time as that gives more results.

    Here is what I will be fixing: Turkey, roasted Brussel sprouts, pumpkin custard (in crock pot.) Probably will have stuffed mushrooms, and some kind of green beans, like garlic green beans. Probably a fruit salad with real whipped cream and either frozen or fresh berries. Oh, and Moma Stanburg Cranberry Horseradish sauce, which is fairly paleo.

    I will be making small amounts of non-primal mashed potatoes with extra cream and garlic, stuffing and cranberry sauce. I may make a half sized pecan pie, but load it with real whipped cream. My goal is to have as little of left overs as I can of the non-primal foods.

    We will have curries, taco salad, and soups for the left overs.

    And all of you making fun of this...quit it, unless you have tried it for more than 30 days. If what you are doing is working for you with grains, that is fine. Some of us for medical needs or just because it works best for us, do better eating this way. My eating lots of meat, fats and no grains means I am losing weight and am not hungry. Other things didn't work, this does.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I wait ALL YEAR for my thanksgiving stuffing. I bake the bread and cornbread myself and make it with tons of butter. I realize this doesn't help your goal, but I would rather die than skip thanksgiving stuffing.
  • Ironphoenix
    Ironphoenix Posts: 36
    Dare I suggest that you should try it before you decide it's a "fad diet" etc.. It actually does make a difference to many of us! So if you don't have a recipe or anything useful to say maybe you should leave it for the people that can support her in her attempt to eat a healthy thanksgiving! Isn't that the point of MFP? To support each other and to be healthy?
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    I wait ALL YEAR for my thanksgiving stuffing. I bake the bread and cornbread myself and make it with tons of butter. I realize this doesn't help your goal, but I would rather die than skip thanksgiving stuffing.

    ME TOO!!! I bake the bread and cornbread a couple of days in advance. Yes to tons of butter!
  • gddrdld
    gddrdld Posts: 464 Member
    We are having a wild turkey, sweet potatoes, roasted pumpkin soup, cranberry salsa, collard greens and I will make my husband some home made yeast rolls to go along with the rest of the food.

    i will be making a sweet potato and pumpkin pie with nut crusts.

    In for Wild Turkey.

    I thought paleos couldn't drink hooch though.

    We are not talking Wild Turkey as in the whiskey..............I am talking about a wild turkey that was freshly killed during turkey hunting season.

    Ooohhhh...Is that what you meant by a "Wild Turkey"?? Yeah, I'm pretty sure he was making a joke. But, thanks for clarifying for all the competely clueless peeps!
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    We are having a wild turkey, sweet potatoes, roasted pumpkin soup, cranberry salsa, collard greens and I will make my husband some home made yeast rolls to go along with the rest of the food.

    i will be making a sweet potato and pumpkin pie with nut crusts.

    In for Wild Turkey.

    I thought paleos couldn't drink hooch though.

    We are not talking Wild Turkey as in the whiskey..............I am talking about a wild turkey that was freshly killed during turkey hunting season.

    Ooohhhh...Is that what you meant by a "Wild Turkey"?? Yeah, I'm pretty sure he was making a joke. But, thanks for clarifying for all the competely clueless peeps!

    I never joke about whiskey.
  • DanaDark
    DanaDark Posts: 2,187 Member
    I never joke about whiskey.

    Marry me.
  • nikbolok
    nikbolok Posts: 107 Member
    Dare I suggest that you should try it before you decide it's a "fad diet" etc.. It actually does make a difference to many of us! So if you don't have a recipe or anything useful to say maybe you should leave it for the people that can support her in her attempt to eat a healthy thanksgiving! Isn't that the point of MFP? To support each other and to be healthy?

    True there! If I was not vegetarian, I would have an easier time with paleo. I do the best I can :(. And technically, Tequila is paleo. As is wine, red (white wine has more sugars). Although if you are going to do the #Whole30, nothing like that is allowed. I am unfortunately going to have a Thanksgiving packed with bad buffet food and heartburn after. Get to see my family however, and spend the weekend hiking. So, it's an overall win.

    “Eat meats and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch and no sugar. Keep intake to levels that support exercise but not body fat.” -Coach Greg Glassman, Founder of CrossFit
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    I never joke about whiskey.

    Marry me.

    Teeheehee. Oh you.
  • alaskaang
    alaskaang Posts: 493 Member
    Any tried-and-true or can't-wait-test-it recipe ideas for Thanksgiving? Share them if you have them, please.....

    We are going to have as close to traditional favorites as possible without including wheat and dairy. Turkey, sweet potatoes, roasted veggies with garlic & olive oil, homemade cranberry chutney, and a stuffing/dressing made with wild rice instead of bread.

    For desserts I'm going to make two pies with pecan/coconut crusts, one pumpkin and the other an experimental chocolate pecan pie based on a flourless chocolate cake recipe combined with dates, maple syrup and pecans.

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