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Healthy Holiday Eating Tips for Thanksgiving and Christmas
Rate it! Votes (2) | Comments (0) By Lori Thibideau Posted August 6th, 2007 FabulousFoods.com Recommends: Holly Clegg's Trim & Terrific Home Entertaining the Easy Way, by Holly Clegg, (2006, Running Press)	Holly Clegg's Trim & Terrific Home Entertaining the Easy Way

• Don't stuff the turkey with the dressing, as it absorbs much of the fat. Bake it in a covered casserole instead.
• Saute onions and celery in a small amount of butter/margarine, i.e., 1 tablespoon. Use chicken or turkey broth for additional moisture.
• Roast the turkey on a rack so the fat drips away from the bird.
• Use a fat separator for the roasting pan juices and skim off all fat before making the gravy.
• I use a dry package of turkey gravy mix for added flavor and thickening.

• Make pumpkin pies with canned, evaporated, skimmed milk.
• Use half the amount of sugar in the recipe - and substitute brown sugar for white, as it's more flavorful.
• Use more spices than the recipe suggests. I double the amount.
• Use light or fat free whipped topping.
• If more than one choice of pie is offered after the meal, choose ONE, not a bit of each - always choose the one that "rings your bell" (a 10 on a scale of 1 to 10).
• Eat the filling of the pie and just a bit or none of the high fat crust. Cover the crust with a napkin so you won't nibble on the crust.

Potatoes

• Mash the potatoes with chicken broth and canned, evaporated, skimmed milk. HOLD THE BUTTER - NO ONE WILL NOTICE!
• Use pineapple and/or orange juice thickened with corn starch as a glaze for carrots or sweet potatoes. (I add a pinch of pumpkin pie spice to the glaze.)

Miscellaneous

• Sprinkle hot vegetables with dill for flavor instead of butter.
• Use low fat canned cream soup in the traditional green bean casserole.
• Use all fruit spreads on rolls vs butter or margarine OR, SKIP THE ROLLS due to so many other "bread" items, i.e., stuffing, sweet potatoes, whipped potatoes, etc.
• Use the 1-10 rating system during Thanksgiving dinner. Rate each food that is passed on a 1-10 scale - 1, not appealing - 10, WOW, my favorite! Eat only 9's and 10's. Pass up the rest!
• Don't skip meals before the big meal that day. You'll be too hungry and may overeat. Treat it as a regular day - 3 meals and fruit snacks.
• Begin the meal with a salad. You'll eat less during dinner.
• After dinner, go for a long walk!

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