Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holidays. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
November wasn't a good month!
Between getting new medication on the 1st that had a great side effect( Weight Gain) to holiday eating it hasn't been a great month for me. Of course I'm not going to give up, I going to go hard on one of the worse months to ever diet! Office snacks, holidays parties and family get-together don't help at all. I'm at my best with challenges like these. Getting back on track.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Enjoy All the Trimmings--and Still Stay Trim
SparkPeople's 500-Calorie Thanksgiving Feast
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.)
Use the chart below to compare my Thanksgiving feast with a traditional meal. The more recipes you use from this list, the more calories you'll save--without sacrificing taste or tradition!
This SparkPeople meal has 510 fewer calories and 39 fewer grams of fat than a traditional feast! You'll find all the recipes to make it below! 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.
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.)
Use the chart below to compare my Thanksgiving feast with a traditional meal. The more recipes you use from this list, the more calories you'll save--without sacrificing taste or tradition!
| SparkRecipes Feast | Calories | Fat | Traditional Meal | Calories | Fat |
| Herb Roasted Turkey, 3 oz light meat | 140 | 3 g | Turkey, 3 oz light meat | 140 | 3 g |
| Apple Cider Gravy, 2 T | 20 | 0 g | Gravy, 2 T | 50 | 2 g |
| Vegetable and Fruit Stuffing, 1/2 c | 78 | 1 g | Stuffing, 1/2 c | 180 | 9 g |
| Roasted Root Vegetables, 1/2 c | 82 | 2 g | Mashed potatoes, 1/2 c | 220 | 8 g |
| Cranberry Relish, 2 T | 42 | 0 g | Cranberry jelly, 2 T | 55 | 0 g |
| Steamed green beans (or another green vegetable), 1/2 c | 15 | 0 g | Green bean casserole, 1/2 c | 120 | 8 g |
| Roasted Squash Soup, 1 c | 128 | 3 g | Cream-based soup, 1 c | 250 | 18 g |
| Total: | 505 | 9 g | Total: | 1,015 | 48 g |
This SparkPeople meal has 510 fewer calories and 39 fewer grams of fat than a traditional feast! You'll find all the recipes to make it below! 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.
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