Healthy Thanksgiving Recipe (Desserts)

Recipe alert! We all know one of the best parts of Thanksgiving dinner is dessert (besides spending time with your family and loved ones 😉) but they are usually chucked full or sugar and calories! I've found a few different classic holiday recipes that vary in low calories, sugar free and vegan options. Satisfy your sweet tooth this year without the guilt afterwards! 



Triple Apple Pie

Healthy Pumpkin Pie

Zucchini Bread (Vegan Options)

2 Ingredient Fruit Dip

Healthy Thanksgiving Recipe (Green Bean Casserole)

Guys! It's time for another Thanksgiving dish! This one I'm super excited about because it's one of those side dishes that is almost impossible to make healthy. 

But I managed to find a couple recipes for you to try out this year. 

When Thanksgiving rolls around, another very popular dish at the dinner table is green bean casserole. Now we all know that some veggies covered in cream of mushroom soup, topped with breadcrumbs and fried onions isn't good for us. But what if it could be?

"Just 1/2 cup serving of classic canned cream of mushroom soup is overloaded with sodium - nearly 1,000 mg of 36% of the recommended daily value - which has been linked to high blood pressure when consumed in excess." 

And don't forget that most of the good nutrition that we can get from the green beans will be lost in the cooking process. So I've done some serious digging and managed to find a couple recipes that offer and lighter version of this classic holiday dish. Click the links down below to find them and let me know what you think! 

Healthy Green Bean Casserole - EatingWell 

Vegan Green Bean Casserole 

Paleo Green Bean Casserole

Healthy Thanksgiving Recipe (Potato Dishes)

We've got another healthy Thanksgiving recipe today! One of the most popular dishes for Thanksgiving are the mashed potatoes. Some of you might be rolling your eyes because how can mashed potatoes be healthy? Well potatoes themselves aren't necessarily bad for you. When we make mashed potatoes we add so many extra fats and calories to the dish between butter, oils, cream, cheese and sour cream. Take all of that out and eat the correct portion size and voila! Most people would think I'm crazy for suggesting you take all of that out because let's face it, that's what we think makes it taste so good. But I've found a couple recipes for healthy and delicious potato recipes.



Vegan Mediterranean Mashed Potatoes


Garlic Potatoes, Green Beans and Cauliflower


Cauliflower Mashed "Potatoes"


Potato Salad

Healthy Thanksgiving Recipe (Gravy)

We're officially 17 days away from Thanksgiving, but who's counting? 😉 Our next recipe is a healthy gravy. That may sound a little strange to most of you. Most gravy is high in carbs and fat per serving size. Down below are the nutritional facts of a store bought canned chicken gravy. Notice the serving size is only 1/4 cup but it contains 14% of your daily sodium intake and 3.4 grams of fat. I've found a healthier alternative that saves you 60 calories and 4 grams of saturated fat per serving. Sounds good to me! I'll leave the link down below. 

Healthy Homemade Gravy

Serving Size: 1/4 cup
Amount Per Serving
Calories from Fat 31 Calories 47
% Daily Values*
Total Fat 3.4g		5%
	Saturated Fat 0.839g	4%
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.892g
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.517g
Cholesterol 1mg		0%
Sodium 343mg		14%
Potassium 65mg
Total Carbohydrate 3.22g		1%
	Dietary Fiber 0.2g	1%
	Sugars 0.46g
Protein 1.15g

Healthy Thanksgiving Recipe (Stuffing)

It's day two of the Healthy Thanksgiving series on my blog! One of my favorite dishes at Thanksgiving dinner is stuffing.  But if you look below, you can see the nutritional facts for traditional Thanksgiving stuffing. Not exactly what you want to be eating if you're trying to stick to your health goals! I've managed to find a couple different recipes that cut down on the carbs and sugars but still look delicious! 


Sausage & Veggie Stuffing

Harvest Stuffing

The next link is going to give you some alternatives to the main ingredient in stuffing - bread. Most breaks contain lots of carbs and sugar. Challenge yourself to make a breadless stuffing! 

Breadless Alternatives

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe: 5

Serving Size: 1 serving Amount Per Serving

• Calories252.5
• Total Fat5.1 g
• Saturated Fat1.3 g
• Polyunsaturated Fat1.6 g
• Monounsaturated Fat1.5 g
• Cholesterol55.3 mg
• Sodium678.2 mg
• Potassium145.8 mg
• Total Carbohydrate43.0 g
• Dietary Fiber2.6 g
• Sugars3.5 g
• Protein8.2 g