My Weight Doctor Thanksgiving Dinner Ditch and Switch Menu

Thanksgiving's coming, and we all know what that can mean: lots of food and lots of temptation, from now through year's end. But this celebration (and all that follows) doesn't have to leave you feeling like a stuffed turkey, and it doesn't have to derail your weight-loss efforts.The average American eats between 2,000 to 4,500 calories in their Thanksgiving meal. Decrease the calories by making these small modifications to your favorite recipes: Turkey - Ditch the Butter and Gravy and Switch to Olive Oil , Au Jus from pan dripping, herbs, apple juice or honey. Ditch the Skin and Switch to No Skin . Ditch the Dark meat and Switch to White Meat. Stuffing - Ditch the White bread cubes and Switch to Whole Wheat bread cubes. Ditch the Pork Products and Switch to Low Sodium chicken broth. Ditch the Butter and Switch to Vegetable Spread Mashed Potatoes- Ditch the Potatoes and Switch to Cauliflower. Ditch the Heavy Cream and Switch to Fat Free Half and Half. Sweet Potato Casserole - Ditch the Sugar and Switch to Splenda/Stevia. Ditch the Canned Sweet Potato Switch to Fresh Sweet Potato/Canned in Lite Syrup. Pumpkin Pie - Ditch the Sugar and Switch to Splenda/Stevia. Ditch the Canned Sweetened Pumpkin and Switch to Fresh Pumpkin/Canned Plain Pumpkin Ditch the Sweetened Condensed Milk and Switch to Evaporated Milk HappyThanksgiving from My Weight Doctor!