Sunday, November 4, 2012

Clean Eating Thanksgiving Feast

All of this food is most certainly an overload of calories!  But it's Thanksgiving and I WILL indulge in my favorite foods and not feel the least bit guilty!  What I can do is clean up the recipes so that I can feel good about what I am putting in my body, regardless of the calories.  Here's the menu: 

Breakfast
Turkey Sausage or Low Sodium Bacon
Pumpkin Spice Pancakes or Gingerbread Waffles with Pure Maple Syrup
Fried Eggs
Pumpkin Spice Latte or Coffee with Pumpkin Pie Creamer
Or something light such as Granola and fresh fruit in milk

Lunch
Sausage Balls
     Clean Eating Bisquick Mix
Spinach Salad
     Olive Oil, Apple Cider Vinegar, Fresh Garlic, and Cracked Pepper Dressing
     Clean Eating Ranch
     Clean Eating Vinaigrette
Butternut Squash Soup or Butternut Squash Soup with Coconut Milk 

Dinner
Oven Roasted Turkey
Cornbread Stuffing
     Clean Eating Cornbread
Gravy
Green Bean Casserole
     Southern Style Green Beans
Vegetable Casserole
     Substitute 2% Fage plain greek yogurt instead of  mayo and sour cream
     Substitute these Baked Cheese Crackers instead of Ritz
Sweet Potato Casserole
Butternut Squash, Apple, Cranberry Bake
     Substitute whole wheat pastry flour and honey or agave instead of brown sugar
Cranberry Sauce
Dinner Rolls

Dessert
Pumpkin Pie, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Pecan Pie, Apple Pie, Cherry Pie, or Blueberry Pie
     Clean Eating Pie Crust
     Whipped Cream
Fudge

Drinks
Apple Cider
Egg Nog

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