That evil Thanksgiving dish...

pannellkat
pannellkat Posts: 709 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
As much as some of us are dreading Thanksgiving dinner because of all the yummy dishes that will be shoved in your face and as much as most of us are committed to controlling our portions tomorrow and staying away from certain dishes....

What is that one dish that you just KNOW you CAN NOT and WILL NOT stay away from?? I mean come on, Thanksgiving is only once a year and family members are busting out their specialty dishes that you only see once a year right?

My evil dish is not a dish per say but it is my moms GRAVY!!!! OMG....her gravy is sooooooo yummy...it just makes me want to slap her! 3 times!! lol

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  • Cindysunshine
    Cindysunshine Posts: 1,188 Member
    Pumpkin Pie for me. ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh
  • havingitall
    havingitall Posts: 3,728 Member
    It's not Thanksgiving here but stuffing always does me in
  • EllienLyla
    EllienLyla Posts: 34
    candy yams and pecan pie... sweet tooth!
  • annhjk
    annhjk Posts: 794 Member
    Pumpkin Pie for me. ughhhhhhhhhhhhhh

    If you make the recipe on the Libby's can, use fat free evap milk and make it without the crust, it's only 140 calories (and that's with a serving or 2 of light cool whip). I don't mind not having the crust. I like the inside better anyway.
  • Nikki143
    Nikki143 Posts: 491 Member
    luckily for me, its only gonna be me, my 2 kids & my boyfriend.. Were making a turkey, squash & mashed potatoes.. & an apple pie.. So even though I may eat like its Thanksgiving, its really just an "extra huge" regular meal.. hopefully.. cause I don't intend on making more deserts,... Christmas will be the killer, cause i'm baking my gifts this year.. :sad:
  • Nikki143
    Nikki143 Posts: 491 Member
    It's not Thanksgiving here but stuffing always does me in

    where are you Havingitall??
  • havingitall
    havingitall Posts: 3,728 Member
    I am in Canada. Our Thanksgiving is the second Monday in October
  • swtally80
    swtally80 Posts: 278 Member
    Oh stuffing is my enemy doesn't matter how healthy its made! Ug!
  • tabbydog
    tabbydog Posts: 4,925 Member
    For me it is stuffing and gravy. Gravy is just basically FAT with CARBS (flour, corn starch) added. What is up with that? But it is soooooo good. I have been exercising extra all week. I am not going to deprive myself tomorrow, within reason! :devil:
  • 34at35
    34at35 Posts: 318
    My wife's apple pie! At least she now makes it with splenda instead of sugar. Originally done that way for our diabetic daughter-in-law but it is still so good she doesn't make it any other way anymore.
  • msarro
    msarro Posts: 2,748 Member
    Pecan pie. Oh, and green bean cassarole. But tomorrow is off the record anyways, its a holiday! Celebrate!
  • DrBorkBork
    DrBorkBork Posts: 4,099 Member
    Sparkling apple cider... I'm going to have a hard time having just 1 glass. The rest of the dinner, I'm not worried about. Okay, except for, maybe, the rolls. I asked my friend to bring sweet Hawaiian rolls.
  • atauds
    atauds Posts: 41
    Buttery mashed potatoes with gravy. Very evil. I plan on running 3 miles as soon as I wake up. That's to account for any small temptations tomorrow.
  • CasperO
    CasperO Posts: 2,913 Member
    Before I spout off too hard, let me qualify this statement. I will (mostly) keep track, and I will use the time off to exercise like a beast. That said:

    Several days this week I will eat maintenance calories, and that one day I may eat maintenance plus 1000 calories. Over the week, by the time the leftovers are getting thin, I will probably eat maintenance plus 3500 calories - which is an awful awful lot of food. :-)

    I will therefore gain 1 pound, and I do not care. It's one week, and one pound, and It'll be gone by December 15th. In the meantime I will enjoy the holiday with my family, and I will eat and drink and I will be very merry.

    <<Oh yeah, my one weakness. I have many, 'cause I have a horrible sweet tooth. But the biggest is this stuff called "Poppycock - Cashew lover's something or other". Wow,,, that stuff is like crack. I can't walk out of the kitchen without a handful. We usually don't have it in the house, but my wife picked up a big can @ Sam's last week. It's almost gone.>>
  • jb_sweet_99
    jb_sweet_99 Posts: 856 Member
    It's not Thanksgiving here either, but on Thanksgiving I was not able to say no to the Buttery mashed potatoes with gravy either, or my Grandma's Cheesecake (Luckily it's the Weight Watchers recipe!)
    Enjoy your Turkey day South of the border :wink:
  • ivykivy
    ivykivy Posts: 2,970 Member
    Carrot cake :love: and ham. My plate will be covered with those two things :bigsmile:
  • lbpw
    lbpw Posts: 77
    there must be something wrong with me. i think im the only one who doesnt like thanksgiving. i was never big on turkey and stuffing is just ok. apple pie is the one thing i think i would be tempted to eat but i think we're only getting a pumpkin, and i dont like pumpkin pie either haha. soo it looks like ill be maintaining that day.
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    I have to have my jellied cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving. Like CasperO, I'm not gonna worry about calories though until after the leftovers are all gone. Then I'll get back on track until Christmas. :bigsmile:
  • lotusfromthemud
    lotusfromthemud Posts: 5,335 Member
    Pecan pie. Oh, and green bean cassarole. But tomorrow is off the record anyways, its a holiday! Celebrate!

    Preach! Exactly my thoughts.

    Right down to the food choices.
  • neenaleigh
    neenaleigh Posts: 584 Member
    :drinker: ALL OF THE PIES! i cant stop at one piece! im an addict! i will try one slice of each and then find the one i like the most and eat another!!!! im going to try to do my best to not do this, this year! i want to leave thanksgiving dinnner without being sick!!!
  • wks7777
    wks7777 Posts: 230
    green bean casserole isnt TOO bad i make mine with the 98% fat free soup.!
    Pecan pie. Oh, and green bean cassarole. But tomorrow is off the record anyways, its a holiday! Celebrate!
    Oh and my weakness...the sweets for sure Chocolate Pecan pie, Pumpkin Cheesecake, all that good stuff...oh and of course mashed potatos with giblet gravy OMG...and my moms cornbread...oh man all of its my weakness! Good Thing im doin an intense 2 hr workout tommorow morning before hand!!
  • wks7777
    wks7777 Posts: 230
    My brother hates thanksgiving food...grant it he is a super picky eater but the only thing he eats out all of that good food is Honey baked ham and rolls lol.
    there must be something wrong with me. i think im the only one who doesnt like thanksgiving. i was never big on turkey and stuffing is just ok. apple pie is the one thing i think i would be tempted to eat but i think we're only getting a pumpkin, and i dont like pumpkin pie either haha. soo it looks like ill be maintaining that day.
  • BADGIRLstl
    BADGIRLstl Posts: 473 Member
    Sweet Potato Pie! OMG I could eat two pies easily! I also love dressing and collard greens! Jeesus cover me
  • Hannah_Banana
    Hannah_Banana Posts: 1,242 Member
    Thankfully, I am hosting this year, so I get to decide what goes on the table. I'm not making my biggest weaknesses (fried okra & twice baked potatoes) and I don't like turkey, or pie of any kind. I'll be having green beans, a little ham and 1 roll and that'll be it for me. Already entered my food and everything.

    However, I DO plan on indulging in a little sparkling apple cider! :love:
  • courtney_love2001
    courtney_love2001 Posts: 1,468 Member
    How about.....all of it!!! I love mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, sweet potato casserole, hashbrown casserole, mac and cheese, pecan pie....I could go on and on. I will just have tiny portions of all of it, and I'm thinking I'll go over by about 500 for the day (at least). Then the next day my mom's making fried chicken instead of turkey...wahhhh :sad:
  • guamchar
    guamchar Posts: 100 Member
    My weaknesses at Thanksgiving are a little bit of everything. GRRR.

    Open faced turkey sandwich covered in gravy, mashed potatoes and more gravy, corn casserole, broccoli/cheese/ritz cracker casserole, and chocolate pecan pie.
  • tabbydog
    tabbydog Posts: 4,925 Member
    It is so fun to see what everyone else has for Thanksgiving dinner. Like Okra and collard greens. I love collard greens, but have never had okra. And cornbread, YUM...... :heart:

    Everyone have a very happy thanksgiving. Everyone is doing great, so don't stress about one day. Just get in an extra workout or two somewhere and ENJOY! :drinker:
  • CasperO
    CasperO Posts: 2,913 Member
    Sweet Potato Pie! OMG I could eat two pies easily! I also love dressing and collard greens! Jeesus cover me
    I made sweet potato pie, and it's really not that bad. I cube the taters and simmer in a saucepan with a little butter 'til they're mush, then add cinnamon, nutmeg, a little 2% milk and 1/2 cup of sugar. Then pour it into a crust and bake,,,

    So, each slice is sweet potato, and crust, and 1/16th of a cup of sugar, and that aint bad. Worst part is the crust.
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