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Posted by: Pylon

I am in charge of the meal again, but would like to make it as healthy as possible (while still satisfying). I assume I'm not alone in this, right? OK, so where do we start?

Turkey. Easy enough. Now what?

Posted by: IainDaniel

Potatoes, Sweet potatoes, Brocolli, green beans, Turnip, squash.

Pretty much every typical dish at thanksgiving can be healthy

Posted by: WBM

I agree with Iain.

You can chop red potatoes and sweet potatoes, toss them in a bit of olive oil, sea salt, pepper, and rosemary, and roast them up.

Green beans are easy, too. Sautee some onions until really soft and golden and cook the green beans with that.

A salad is easy enough. Or roasted brussesl sprouts.

Many, many choices...

Posted by: Pylon

Yeah, yeah...but I'm trying to think of clever ways to do this covertly...as in not letting the family know what I am up to until they are done.

Posted by: WBM

Well, let's narrow it down a bit. What do you want to cook?

Posted by: Pylon

Whatever. I really decided to make this change because I like the challenge as a cook of creating a really great, yet healthy, meal.

So far, I'm looking at a bird (roasted), mashed potatoes (probably w/ garlic), a tomato-red pepper soup, a salad of some sort, roasted asparagus, cranberry sauce w/ vanilla bean and cardamom, and something with sweet potatoes.

Posted by: goandykid

Is stuffing a given? No pumpkin or apple pie? You can still find healthy versions of those.

Posted by: Jodi

Sweet mashed Potatoes

Boiled Sweet Potatoes
Splenda
Cinnamon
Sugar Twin
SF Maple Syrup
Skim Milk or Almond Milk

Mash the sweet potatoes and add in the ingredients above to reach the consistency and taste you want.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

I have to go to two Thanksgiving dinners (one at noon and one at 6:00). If either of them are healthy, I will disown the family.

Hey Pylon, love the Marshall Faulk avatar!

Posted by: goandykid

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Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

I have to go to two Thanksgiving dinners (one at noon and one at 6:00). If either of them are healthy, I will disown the family.

Hey Pylon, love the Marshall Faulk avatar!

You sir, can join my exclusive club of the dual-dinner thanksgivings.

It's an amazing and rare feat, and gives me goosebumps jsut thinking of it. My moms side of the family is having it here in the house, a small one.

My dads side (divorced btw) is having a big one (20-30) people either at a church's cafeteria that we rent or my uncle's house.

Thing is I have to split my time between those from around 3:30-10:00.

Posted by: largepkg

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pylon

Whatever. I really decided to make this change because I like the challenge as a cook of creating a really great, yet healthy, meal.

So far, I'm looking at a bird (roasted), mashed potatoes (probably w/ garlic), a tomato-red pepper soup, a salad of some sort, roasted asparagus, cranberry sauce w/ vanilla bean and cardamom, and something with sweet potatoes.

Don't forget to soak the bird in brine for 6-8 hours prior to cooking!

Posted by: IainDaniel

Screw that Deep fry it MMMmmmm

Posted by: goandykid

Yeah jsut make it a cheat day.

Posted by: RexStunnahH

YEah A Cheat day is The Best one!

Posted by: largepkg

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Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Screw that Deep fry it MMMmmmm

You would still brine it prior to frying. It's worth the extra step, trust me!

Posted by: vortrit

Thanksgiving and Christmas. Both of them cheat days, for sure. Besides I don't even cheat that much anymore. I say I'm going to cheat, but I'll probably only eat the white turkey meat...

Posted by: goandykid

Pylon, what've you decided? Adding stuffing and pies? Cheat day? Deep fried and brined? It's a holiday, if you eat healthy on Thanksgiving it's not American.

Posted by: WBM

Fried turkey...OMG

My ultimate holiday weakness is prailines. That butter-y, sugar-y goodness is hard to beat.

And crushed and sprinkled on top of gooey candied sweet potatoes...

Pylon, what about bread pudding made with whole wheat bread, egg whites, skim milk, stevia, cinnamon, and fruit for dessert? That would be quite yummy.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

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Originally Posted by vortrit

Thanksgiving and Christmas. Both of them cheat days, for sure.

I agree. The problem is, I eat small meals the rest of the year, so I can't really eat all the much Thanksgiving chow at one meal.

I get full too quickly.

Posted by: IainDaniel

Purge and reload

Posted by: the nut

Quote:

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Purge and reload

Hell, we're doing a fried turkey this year.

Posted by: Spud

Deep fried turkey?

Posted by: IainDaniel

Yep Deep fried

http://www.fabulousfoods.com/school/...fryturkey.html

Posted by: Spud

Oh my god. That looks heavenly!

Posted by: IainDaniel

Suprisingly it isn't that bad for you either, as the fat used to cook the turkey isn't absorbed by the bird.

Posted by: I Are Baboon

I've had fried turkey before. It is AWESOME. Our team cook at a 24 hour bike race made it for us once the night before the race. Soooo good.

Posted by: RexStunnahH

Pumpkin Pie with Haupia topping!

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