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Thanksgiving is next week and many of us are planning on seeing family, friends, and eating good foods. Here are some easy tips to make your Thanksgiving a healthy one!
- Eat only 1 - 2 servings of turkey and other sides
- Do not overload your plate
- One serving without skin: 2 oz. = 50 - 70 calories (depending on how it was cooked)
- Limit your eating to 2nd's and not 3rd's
- Add whole grain to your stuffing
- Lowers many chronic diseases
- Helps weight management
- Lowers blood pressure
- Lowers gum disease and tooth decay
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- Include at least 3 dark green vegetable side dishes
- Has less calories per serving
- Has vitamins, lowers cholesterol, and blood pressure
- Tons of Fiber to keep your weight management in check
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- Broccoli, Shitake and Red Onion Roast
- Balsamic-Glazed Green Beans And Pearl Onions
- Brussels Sprouts with Bacon, Garlic, and Shallots
- Use Turkey Bacon for less calories
- Healthy sweet potato recipes
- Sweet potato is loaded with vitamin C vitamin A, potassium, calcium, and iron
- Used by bodybuilders to help build muscle
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- Healthy pie recipes
- Make sweet pies without all the unwanted extra calories
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- If you want to try everything that is displayed to eat for Thanksgiving then get small portions of each.
- Getting 1 - 2 oz of each dish will save you unwanted calories you do not want to take in and will save you from looking like a prude during Thanksgiving.
- Take your time while eating
- Your body does not know it is full until 20 minutes.
- Take your time and converse with you family and friends. I'm sure there is a lot of catching up to do.
- Drink red wine, low calorie beer, fresh squeezed juices, and/or water
- Cut out sodas, especially diet sodas
- Red wine is loaded with anti-oxidants
- Drink beer like Miller 64 and other low calories that are under 100 calories
- Fresh orange juice or homemade organic lemonade has less calories than the high corn syrup prepackage ones.
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