Enjoy Thanksgiving!

Coming into the 'holiday season' can also mean we pack on a few extra pounds. What's a health conscious person to do?!?  You're going to eat. A lot.  What you can do is modify the ingredients in your courses, shaving 10's, if not 100's of calories and fat off the final tally.
It's a lot easier that you think~
Mashed potatoes: halve the butter and add garlic. Use milk instead of cream.
Stuffing: use whole grain bread. Use olive oil. Use one egg and additional egg whites. Use Mrs Dash seasoning (they are ALL salt-free!)
Gravy: halve the butter and add olive oil.  Use whole grain flour as the thickening agent. Go very light on the salt. Or... replace the salt with a little white wine (yum!)
Sweet potatoes: halve the butter. Instead of brown sugar, try real maple syrup - just a couple tablespoons (measure it out.) Cut the marshmallows! You're an adult now. ;-)
Green bean casserole: halve the butter (getting the idea by now?) Use half condensed milk and half whole milk.  Make your own crispy onions using olive oil. Use low-sodium broth. Use fresh or frozen green beans (avoid canned). Use low-sodium creme of mushroom soup of make your own!
Turkey: buy organic or heritage and free-range if you can. It's sustainable, free of antibiotics and other nasty additives, humane, and they taste better!
Desserts: It's hard to replace sugar, creme, etc and get a good consistency, so it's best here to watch your portions. You can enjoy a thin slice and still feel satisfied!
Buon appitito!

Some helpful links

WIth so many apps and websites related to fitness and nutrition, it's hard to sift through the good ones. Well, friends, here's my list. I've done the vetting for you!

To know calories and nutrition content, try www.calorieking.com
To track your food intake progress, try this app~ my fitness pal (available FREE at google play store and apple)
More tracking app~ fooducate
To track your bike or walk miles, try the site MapMyRide.com
One of the best pedometers out there is from www.fitbit.com (try one of the wrist ones!)

Get yourself set up for success with these very helpful websites and apps!

To your good health, Linda