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There is no holiday that is more celebrated with food than Thanksgiving! It almost seems tradition for many of us to eat until we are as stuffed as the turkey itself! Over the past couple of years I have learned to eat all of the foods that I love at Thanksgiving dinner while keeping myself on program... I hope you can do the same. ***This page is meant as a guideline so be sure to check your nutritional information.*** Plan ahead. Bank some points. Eat light the rest of the day. Have a large glass of water before your meal. Skip the skin. Wear a belt for your meal and keep it on all day. No stretch waistbands! Take a walk after you eat. Fill at least 1/2 your plate with veggies. Eat slow. Serving spoons that also serve as measuring cups are a must at thanksgiving! If you want to eat a bit of everything....do it. Just control your portions. Try taking 1/2 instead of a whole piece of each pie so you can try many. Remember your anchors...change where you normally wear a piece of jewerely (ie:a watch, a ring) to the other hand so that you are reminded all day of the reasons you want to stay in control. If you're cooking... Make sure your turkey is not "self-basting". Slip your spices and herbs under the skin...against the meat for added flavor. Use broth, rather than pan drippings to baste your turkey. Send most leftovers (ecspecially those most tempting to you) home with others! If you're eating away from home... Don't forget your spray butter! Make or bring your favorite 'low-cal' dish(es). Politely refuse to take leftovers home. Keep in mind the true meaning of the holiday by remembering all you are thankful for. :) Turkey Turkey (1 oz) light or dark meat (without skin) 1 Turkey (2 oz) light or dark meat (with skin) 3 Turkey Leg,1 10 Turkey Leg, with skin (2 oz) 3 Turkey thigh, with skin (2 oz) 3 Turkey breast, with skin (2 oz) 3 Stuffing Stuffing... bread, from mix, prepared (1/2 cup) 4 Suffing... homemade (1/2 cup) 4 Stuffing... Stove Top, all kinds, prepared (1/2 cup) 4 Potatoes Mashed Potatoes, homemade (1/2 cup) 2 Mashed Potatoes, frozen, prepared (2/3 cup) 2 Potatoes au gratin, homemade (1 cup) 12 Potatoes, baked, cooked (1 cup,8 oz) 3 Potatoes, sweet, cooked (1 cup,8 oz) 3 Instant Mashed Potatoes (1/3 cup) ***Best to check your labels!*** 1 Gravy beef, chicken, or turkey, canned (1/4 cup) 1 brown, homemade (1/4 cup) 2 Most storebought brands (1/4 cup) ***check your labels!!*** 0-1 Veggies Corn, kernels, canned (1 cup) 2 Corn, cream-style, canned (1 cup or 6 oz) 2 Del Monte, Green Giant cream-style corn, canned (1/2 cup) 2 Frozen corn, niblets (2/3 cup) 1 Squash, summer (1 cup) 0 Squash, winter (1 cup) 1 Rolls any type (2 oz) 3 crescent dinner, store-bought, 1 (1 oz) 2 high fiber rolls (3 or more grams of fiber), 1 2 Pillsbury French loaf, crusty, refrigerated, 1 3 Desserts Apple Pie, homemade (1/8 of pie) 8 Pumpkin Pie, homemade (1/8 of pie) 8 Pecan pie, homemade (1/8 of pie) 11 Mincemeat pie, homemade (1/8 of pie) 14 Sweet Potato Pie, homemade (1/8 of pie) 8 Apple Cranberry Stuffing Acorn squash with cranberry filling All-Bran apple cinnamon bread Pineapple Angelfood Cake Pumpkin Cream Pie Sweet Potato Pie Chocolate peanut butter pie Chocolate-Raspberry Mousse Ice box cake Scalloped Corn Lighter Libby's Pumpkin Pie Eggplant Casserole If you have any recipes you would like to see here please let me know.... Recipes@Getting2Goal.com