Make at least one dish – Whether you are hosting the dinner or attending Thanksgiving at a relative’s house, you can help curb the excessive number of calories, fat and carbs in your meal by offering to make at least one of the dishes. There are many low carb and low calorie recipes available online for traditional Thanksgiving foods, and you can use this to make at least one of the dishes a more healthy variety. To maximize the benefit of this, offer to make your favorite or favorite dishes – those dishes you have a hard time resisting seconds on. Although it won’t curb all the excess of the day, it can eliminate a few unnecessary calories, and every little bit helps. This is particularly true if you offer to bring desserts (since traditional desserts contain so many calories and carbs) – you can get creative and put a whipped topping on healthy brownies for a low calorie Thanksgiving Day dessert option.
Supply plates – Many families opt for paper plates during Thanksgiving dinner to make cleanup easier. If your family uses them, offer to take some plates. By doing this, you can ensure that there are small plates you can use for your own meal. Limiting the size of the plate will limit the size of the portions, and that’s the first step in controlling intake on Thanksgiving when trying to diet. Self-restraint is key – Even if the types of foods you eat on Thanksgiving Day are ones that are high in calorie and fat content and will ruin your diet for the day, the key is limiting the amount. Remember as you are making your plate, as you are considering seconds, and as you are eating dessert, that there will likely be plenty of leftovers. And of course, the less you eat at the main meal, the more there is left to enjoy later.
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