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For us baked sweet potatoes is a healthy option as long as you don’t go crazy on toppings. Natural butter and a sprinkle of cinnamon is enough for me. For some they drop tiny marshmallows in the open potato. Snacks for before and after the meal is a mix of fresh nuts still in the shells. Walnuts, pecans, and peanuts are good snacks to have especially when watching football. If your guest feel they need chips and dip then restaurant style white chips with a good salsa dip is a healthy choice.
A Cobb salad with bacon, avocado, turkey, blue cheese, with vegetables and a nice homemade dressing, is still indulgent and bountiful looking on the table, but a little healthier. I don't gorge anymore, and I don't encourage anyone to gorge (coming from a culture that does, annoyingly--almost making it compulsory--which is why I refuse to do so). Have choices, let people make their choices, and everyone enjoy!
This year it will just be my husband and I alone together. So no huge meal. We are having smoked lake trout, baked winter squash with brown sugar and butter, mashed potatoes (with a pinch of butter and salt), roasted broccoli, and for dessert apple crisp and vanilla ice cream. Likely this will be my whole day as far as food.
Probably the healthiest way to eat is simply to eat less. You can enjoy whatever you want but in moderation.
The worst thing is the old eating rounds where you serve tons of snacks and people consume so much food all day.
I try not to eat empty calorie foods like chips, soda, and appetizers that much. Try to get more healthy stuff the body needs like nuts, leaf veggies, and cheeses.
For dinner the best thing is to season the turkey well and use enough brine so it doesn't taste so dry, flavorless and requires a ton of gravy or cranberry sauces that adds up calories for no good reason. Fry turkey taste so much better than oven baked. It locks in the moisture and flavor while having a good crispy skin.
I'm gonna serve baked salmon, prime rib, Brussel sprouts, asparagus, shrimp cocktails, and even sushi.
A healthy and hearty salad with Belgium endive, escarole, arugula, pomegranate.
We are making a similar salad - with endive, pears, pecans, apple arugula, and a small amount of blue cheese crumbled on top with apple cider dressing.
Mashed turnips instead of mashed potatoes.
Roasted root vegetables with a balsamic glaze.
Cranberry relish with orange zest.
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