healthy thanksgiving dishes

jakejacobsen
jakejacobsen Posts: 584 Member
edited October 4 in Food and Nutrition
We are looking to try a few new dishes in our home for thanksgiving, you know the healthy food. So do any of you have some favorite recipes that we could steel from you?

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  • Arabian♥Breeze
    Arabian♥Breeze Posts: 323
    BUMP
  • paigele
    paigele Posts: 123 Member
    I really like this site, because I seldom get disappointed with what it suggests. Try checking them out: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/healthy_thanksgiving_sides_desserts
  • MindyBlack
    MindyBlack Posts: 954 Member
    Personally I am planning to keep it as unprocessed as possible. I love turkey, so no problem there eating white meat white is low in cals and fat. Instead of my world famous sweet potato I am going to have baked sweet potatoes, probably 1/2 with a tsp butter, tsp brown sugar. I hate green bean casserole anyway so probably just some frozen steamed green beans and/or other veggies. Desserts and stuffing will be tough. I love stuffing. I look forward to any ideas on those that anyone may have.
  • missballast
    missballast Posts: 10
    Sweet Potato Puff from Marlene Koch's "Eat What You Love"

    Makes 8 servings
    2 lbs dark sweet potatoes or yams (2 cups mashed)
    1 cup canned pumpkin puree
    1 large egg
    3 large egg whites
    1/2 cup light sour cream
    2/3 cup Splenda granulated sweetener
    1 tbsp margarine or butter, melted
    3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
    1 tsp baking powder
    1/4 tsp salt
    1 tsp vanilla extract
    1/4 cup chopped pecans

    To prepare the sweet potato or yams, pierce the sweet potato with a fork and place in microwave. Cook on high for 10 minutes, or until flesh is soft. Preheat the oven to 350F. Coast a 2-quart casserole or souffle dish with nonstick cooking spray. Cut the sweet potatoes or yams in half and scoop out the flesh into a large bowl. Add the remaining ingredients, except the pecans, and beat until smooth. Spoon into the casserole dish and smooth the top. Sprinkle the top with nuts. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the center slightly puffs.

    1 serving = 1/2 cup
    Calories 140, Carbohydrate 19g (Sugars 8g), Total Fat 6g (Sat Fat 1.5g), Protein 4g, Fiber 3g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Sodium 210mg.

    If you want to make it an even lower carb puff, substitute two cups of mashed butternut squash for the sweet potatoes for an equally delicious puff with only 110 calories and 13g of carbohydrates.
  • MindyBlack
    MindyBlack Posts: 954 Member
    I really like this site, because I seldom get disappointed with what it suggests. Try checking them out: http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/healthy_thanksgiving_sides_desserts

    Thanks, I bookmarked for later. The recipes looked very good and good variety of things.
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