Lets Talk Turkey!

Traditional Turkey Dinner; 1 glass cider, 1 cup eggnog, 1 cracker w/cheese,1 oz potato chips, 1 tbsp dip. 3 c green salad w/dressing, 1/2 c jello w/fruit, 6 oz Turkey(white and dark), 1/2 c stuffing, 1/2 c potatoes, 1/2 c gravy, 1/2 c cranberry sauce, 1/2 c green bean casserole, 1/2 c candied sweet potatoes, 1 dinner roll, 1 pat butter, 1 pc pecan pie w/whipped cream.

You would CONSUME about 3076 calories, 56 Protein, 222 Carbs and Fats! If you had pumpkin pie in place of Pecan, you would save 300 calories, 22 carbs and fats!

You would need to walk 58460(29 miles) steps to burn off that Dinner, and that is just dinner!

You probably ate breakfast and lunch!

And lets be honest who just eats one serving!

Lets face it, Thanksgiving is not exactly a low-carb, low-fat meal. With a few changes, new recipes, new thoughts we can make lifestyle changes for that all important meal.

Its the high carb vegtables that will send your low-carb, low-fat lifestyle into a tailspin. The potatoes, candied yams, that flour based gravy, all those good homemade rolls, and the old time favorite Stuffing!

Don't even get me started on the desserts! Pumpkin pie, Pecan, Apple, Cherry. What about those appetizers? Cheese balls, crackers.

We can still have a very healthly, satisfying meal. The great part about a low-carb way of life, is that Turkey is included! You can keep your stuffing(we will show you how)and the gravy too. Just give up the potatoes, and bread. How about pumpkin pie, you can keep that too! Over the next few days I will share some great recipes to exchange for those items we would like to stay away from.

We want to keep our weight loss going in the right direction during the holidays.