Cut Back on Thanksgiving Calories
Skip and Replace Certain Holidays Foods to Save Calories
Nov 16, 2006
A typical person eats roughly 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving Day. We all know that 4,500 is not a good number, especially for those trying to lose weight. The typical American diet is doubled and the dieter’s calories are tripled or more on this one feast each year. But many of these calories are used up on snacking and miscellaneous extras. By cutting back and replacing some items throughout the day you will be able to save a decent amount of calories and even if you overdo it a bit, it won't be as severe.
Here are some things you can cut or replace on Thanksgiving Day to reduce your caloric intake:
- Skip the roll and save 150 calories.
- Hold the butter and save 185 calories.
- Replace the sweet potato casserole with a plain baked sweet potato and save 280 calories.
- Replace pumpkin pie with a low fat pumpkin cheesecake and save 350 calories.
- Skip snacking on chip and save 150 calories per serving.
- Skip nibbling on just 2 cookies and save 240 calories.
- Skip the butter on your veggies and steam them to save 185 calories.
- Replace cranberry sauce with fresh cranberries and save 370 calories.
Keep in mind that eating sweets can make you crave sweets. So if you think it is harmless to eat sweets just this one day, think again. Fro some people it can set them back for days, weeks or even months because the sugar cravings are difficult to ignore.
