I remember my first Thanksgiving after having GBS! I was so nervous, so I just went with the rules, PROTEIN first, so had a small amount of Turkey, then green beans, small tablespoon of mashed potatoes, that's it and I survived. Now over 2 years, it can sometime be a hit or miss. But always keep, protein first in mind and do the best I can with the rest!!

I just joined today, so I am a little late to post on this thread, but here is what i did.

I bought some great colorful miniature dutch ovens from Home Goods--each holds 1-1.5 cups of food and costs $2.99/each.

i am no cook--but, I managed to put together a low fat green bean casserole, a sugar-free sweet potato casserole, sugar-free cranberry sauce, and a spinach marie that rivaled the high calorie versions and they were so cute in the festive new cookware. i got some of the recipes from Bariatric Eating.com

Because i eat so little, the small dishes lasted me for several meals and i did not feel the least bit deprived as my food actually looked better that much of what the rest of my family was eating.

I also made a sugar-free Gingerbread cake with a fat free cream cheese sauce drizzled over it.

None of this was difficult or very time consuming and many of the ingredients i had on hand.

Just make the holidays fun and festive--don't allow yourself to feel deprived.