Get Chef Meg's Latest Cookbook: A 500-Calorie Thanksgiving
by Chef Meg, World Master Chef and SparkRecipes Healthy Cooking Expert
Thanksgiving is a time for family, gratitude, and, of course, food. The typical holiday meal can have more than 4,500 calories and 229 grams of fat, according to the Caloric Control Council. That's almost three days worth of food for most of us! Butter, cream and white bread seem to be lurking in almost every dish, and the meal never seems to end.
For those of us who are trying lead healthier lifestyles, moderation and healthy eating are just as important on Thanksgiving. Fortunately, it is possible to eat right and still enjoy yourself on Turkey Day!
To help, I created brand new SparkRecipes for a three-course Thanksgiving meal that clock in around 500 calories! (Dessert, not included in that number, will add 150 calories or fewer, if you have room for it.)
This SparkPeople meal has 510 fewer calories and 39 fewer grams of fat than a traditional feast! These recipes include a veggie-rich soup to start your meal off right, the juiciest turkey you'll ever taste, several sides, two desserts, plus a cranberry relish that will leave the store-bought jelly quivering in its can.
You can find all the recipes on SparkRecipes!
Click here to download and print a colorful recipe book that includes all of these recipes! (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download this pdf document.)
For an online version of the cookbook or to add the recipes to your Nutrition Tracker, click here.
Which recipes will you be trying? Do you have any to share? What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?
Thanksgiving is a time for family, gratitude, and, of course, food. The typical holiday meal can have more than 4,500 calories and 229 grams of fat, according to the Caloric Control Council. That's almost three days worth of food for most of us! Butter, cream and white bread seem to be lurking in almost every dish, and the meal never seems to end.
For those of us who are trying lead healthier lifestyles, moderation and healthy eating are just as important on Thanksgiving. Fortunately, it is possible to eat right and still enjoy yourself on Turkey Day!
To help, I created brand new SparkRecipes for a three-course Thanksgiving meal that clock in around 500 calories! (Dessert, not included in that number, will add 150 calories or fewer, if you have room for it.)
This SparkPeople meal has 510 fewer calories and 39 fewer grams of fat than a traditional feast! These recipes include a veggie-rich soup to start your meal off right, the juiciest turkey you'll ever taste, several sides, two desserts, plus a cranberry relish that will leave the store-bought jelly quivering in its can.
You can find all the recipes on SparkRecipes!
Click here to download and print a colorful recipe book that includes all of these recipes! (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download this pdf document.)
For an online version of the cookbook or to add the recipes to your Nutrition Tracker, click here.
Which recipes will you be trying? Do you have any to share? What is your favorite Thanksgiving food?
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Comments
Mini Apple Tarts for me.
I printed the cookbook, though. I may have just planned my menu for Christmas Day dinner.
Thanks, Chef Meg! - 11/18/2009 2:23:37 PM
Thanks for the healthy Thanksgiving recipes! I'm thankful for YOU, Chef Meg! - 11/18/2009 7:40:26 AM
I even emailed the pdf link to the friend who is hosting T-giving this year and asked if she wanted me to make any of those things... - 11/18/2009 12:53:05 AM
I love pumpkin pie, preferably with vanilla ice cream, but I'll save that for another year. - 11/17/2009 11:04:59 PM
- 11/17/2009 9:39:29 PM
Here is a version from SparkRecipes:
1 can Pumpkin (15oz.)
2 sm. pk instant sugar free fat free vanilla pudding
2 cups skim milk
1 8 oz. tub Cool whip lite
1/4 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
Directions
Mix pudding with skim milk; when set add other ingredients; Chill
Number of Servings: 8 - 11/17/2009 5:17:26 PM
Thanks, Chef Meg! :-) - 11/17/2009 2:16:25 PM
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