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<\/a><\/p>\nThanksgiving is soooo indulgent that there are easy areas to skim on calories that you won’t even notice.\u00a0 (And no one else will either)<\/p>\n
Sour Cream <\/span><\/strong>– I still eat sour cream even though I know I could switch it for other things.\u00a0 I like it on baked potatos and on chicken nachos……However, on Thanksgiving, you’ll be eating so many different things that cutting this out makes a big difference.\u00a0 Use plain regular or Greek yogurt instead!\u00a0 It’s just as creamy and delicious I swear.\u00a0 If nothing else, at least buy fat free.<\/p>\n Butter and Oil<\/strong><\/span> – I understand that some recipes, especially those of the dessert variety, need butter as a molecular component to cook correctly.\u00a0 In those instances, I would look it up.\u00a0 I’m not always sure here.\u00a0 However, resist putting excess butter on top of already buttered items.\u00a0 I buy unsalted butter all the time and use it for everything.\u00a0 If you naturally use salted, here’s a great chance to cut down on a lot of sodium! If you can use other things than butter, do it.\u00a0 I just don’t know what they are \ud83d\ude42 I think fruit puree?<\/p>\n Salt<\/strong><\/span> – Salt is delicious.\u00a0 I was on a low sodium diet for a few years while living in my parent’s house due to an illness in the family.\u00a0 So I don’t really have an issue with sodium and cutting it out.\u00a0 However,\u00a0 I do get salty cravings sometimes!\u00a0 The easiest way to cut out salt at this meal is (unfortunately….) what you brine your turkey in.\u00a0 I usually use salt, apples, oranges, cranberries, onion and herbs.\u00a0 This year I’m going to cut way way down on the salt and see what happens.<\/p>\n Rolls <\/strong>–<\/span>I know I know I know.\u00a0 Bread is awesome.\u00a0 However, a buttered roll can cost you easily 350 calories.\u00a0 So for a lot of people, this can make it or break it.\u00a0 How many of us have more than one???? I will be having rolls, but just one at my thanksgiving feast.\u00a0 Why? Because I work out and I can!\u00a0 So if you are like me, go for it! If they are really big, just do what I do and steal half from someone else.<\/p>\n Don’t make it! <\/strong><\/span>– If there is a dish you don’t think you can handle eating way too much of……don’t make it.\u00a0 If there is a dish you could kinda care less about but it’s “tradition” but nobody really eats it…….don’t make it!\u00a0 I won’t be making sweet potato casserole this year.\u00a0 I only make it because I feel like we have to and I don’t really care.\u00a0 So I’m not going to.\u00a0 I’m pretty sure Pilgrim Police won’t show up at my door.\u00a0 Just saying.<\/p>\n To makeover a few Thanksgiving favorites:<\/p>\n