For many people, the Thanksgiving feast is marked by overindulgence. Here's how to maximize the meal’s nutritional value and enjoyment—without ending the day feeling overstuffed
“stuffing is a vehicle for fatty inclusions such as sausage and butter,” Ayoob warns. That’s partly why one cup of stuffing contains roughly 400 calories, 20 grams of fat, and nearly 1,000 milligrams of sodium. If you can’t imagine Thanksgiving dinner without stuffing, he recommends making it from scratch, using whole-grain bread or croutons or perhaps wild rice and adding chopped celery, onions, mushrooms, dried fruits, nuts, herbs, and spices to make it healthier and more flavorful.
Canned jellied cranberry sauce is essentially void of nutrients—and yet it’s a sugar and calorie bomb with 24 grams of added sugar and 110 calories in a quarter cup. Unfortunately, the classic sweet potato casserole is made with butter and topped with marshmallows, which adds fat, sugar, and calories to a naturally sweet food. “Sweet potatoes don’t require a lot ofau natural:
If you can’t imagine Thanksgiving without mashed potatoes, Salge Blake recommends using skim milk or buttermilk instead of cream or whole milk in the mashing process; also, you can use herbs, garlic, or chicken broth to add flavor instead of relying on butter and salt. For a fiber boost, include the skins when you’re mashing the baked spuds.This classic Thanksgiving dessert is actually fairly nutritious—with calcium, iron, potassium, vitamins A, C, and K, and niacin, as well as fiber.
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