Healthy Tips To Keep You On Track For The Thanksgiving Holiday!

Healthy Tips For Thanksgiving!

1. Avoid cooking DEEP FRIED Turkey. Stay with baking, roasting or smoking your turkey this year.
2. Enjoy vegetable-based soups, fresh squeezed juices. Avoid cheesy and/or creamy appetizers
3. Try to chose whole-grain or rye breads. Limit the amount of butter and have one serving.
4. Alcohol has calories too! For example: 8 oz of a Margarita has 400 calories!
5. Stay with low-fat cooking: steamed, broiled, baked, wine sauce, boiled, poached, & stir-fried.
6. Stay away from fried, sauteed, batter dipped, cream sauce, special sauce, marinated in oil, & crispy foods.
7. Have light dressing with salads. Beware of high fat extras: cheese, cold cuts, mayonnaise-based salads, & bacon
8. Cut you meats to 6 oz. portion size of less. Fish and poultry have fewer calories than red meats. Half of you plate with green veggies, & one carbohydrate.
9. Dessert: Try eating fresh fruit or sorbet. If this isn't an option then, have some coffee or herbal tea.
10. You don't have to clean the plate. What ever you can't eat, pack it to go.
11. Take you time when eating your food. It takes 20 minutes for you brain to register that your body is full.