Is the menu below your typical Thanksgiving Day meal? Think of the calories and the carbohydrate coma afterwards!!
•Turkey
•Canned Jellied Cranberry Sauce
•Cornbread Dressing
•Sweet Potatoes with maple syrup, brown sugar, butter, pecans, and marshmallows
•Green Bean Casserole with Canned Fried Onions
•Mashed Potatoes with butter and cream cheese
•Heat and Eat Dinner Rolls
•Pumpkin and Apple Pies with whipped cream or ice cream
How would you like to try a healthier version that is bariatric-friendly? It sounds so yummy and with less calories. Just don’t tell your family that it’s a lower calorie version ….you are the only one that has to know!!
•Antipasto Salad
•Rolled Boneless Turkey Breast with Apples & Sage
•Mashed Caramel Pecan Sweet Potatoes
•Homemade Cranberry Sauce
•Roasted Asparagus with Garlic and Olive Oil
•Holiday Fun Ice Cream Cake with homemade Chocolate Sauce
•Pumpkin Whip
Go to the web site below (Bariatric Eating) and get the recipes for your “new and improved” healthy Thanksgiving meal. You can even print the recipes out.
http://beprotein.com/BEhealthnutrition/recipes.php
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving from your friends at Weight Loss Surgical Center/West Des Moines Office ……Dyann, Theresa & Danielle