3 Simple Ways to Eat Lighter on Thanksgiving If there is one thing too many of us do on Thanksgiving, it’s overindulge. By the end of
as potatoes, bread-based stuffing, noodle casseroles, and so on. That can add up to a lot of starchy carbs. These carbs can really weigh you down and give you that overly full feeling. But you don’t need to cut carbs out completely. Just balance them with lighter vegetable dishes. A good rule of thumb is two vegetable-based dishes for every starch dish. As you plate your meal, start with the veggies first, then the protein, and end with the starches, like mashed potatoes. Contain calories to the plate. Another way to cut down on calories and the post-dinner weigh-down is to watch what you drink. Instead of wine, cider, or soda, keep your beverage choice to water or unsweetened tea. This is one of the best ways to cut down on overindulging. The average glass of wine, for example, contains about 125 calories. By comparison, a slice of pumpkin pie is 300 calories. The problem is wine is far less filling than pie — and much easier to overindulge!
dinner, belts have been loosened, and everyone is ready to take a long nap. But it doesn’t have to be that way! There are things you can do to ensure you don’t indulge too much while still enjoying all the food the holiday brings to our tables. Take a look! Eat more soup. This is one of the easiest ways to avoid overindulging. Before dinner, serve soup. One of the healthiest and tastiest soups is butternut squash soup. Not only is it flavorful and relatively filling, it’s also only about 100 calories per cup — and it’s packed with nutrition. When you eat soup before the main course, you don’t start dinner feeling hungry, which can influence just how much you put on your plate. You end up putting less on your plate and finish your meal without feeling you’ve eaten too much. Eat more veggies. This should go without saying, but many of us end up eating too many starches with our Thanksgiving meals, such
A Silky and Decadent Sugar Cream Pie
INGREDIENTS:
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1 9-inch pie crust, baked
5 tbsp cornstarch 1 cup white sugar
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2 tbsp butter, melted 1 tsp ground cinnamon
5 tbsp butter
2 1/2 cups half and half
1 tsp white sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
DIRECTIONS:
1. Mix cornstarch and sugar in a saucepan before turning on heat. Add half and half and 4 tablespoons of butter. Cook over medium heat until mixture starts to boil and thicken. Stir constantly; mixture should be a pudding-like consistency. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. 2. Heat oven broiler to high. 3. Pour half-and-half mixture into prepared pie crust. Carefully drizzle melted butter over the top and dust with sugar mixture and cinnamon. 4. Place pie under broiler until butter just bubbles, about 1 minute. Keep a very close eye on it to avoid burning. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving. Enjoy!
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