The Real Deal With Thanksgiving Eating

If only Thanksgiving weren’t so frightening to those of us trying to watch what we eat. We have to suffer through all of the beautiful dishes screaming our names to just “try” them. We all know there is no such thing as “trying” a piece of cheesecake. So why do we make ourselves so miserable, or even pretend like we can handle the pressure?

We have labeled Thanksgiving as the least healthy holiday. Well, like we all know, it doesn’t pay to hang out with the wrong kind of people. Thanksgiving should just be considered another day in November as far as it’s affect of our health, it just happens to be guilty by association. The association we give it to food, and lots of it. With this being the United States of America, we are free to do as we wish, furthermore, eat as we wish. Let’s take a closer look at the major food components to Thanksgiving before we judge too strictly.

First up, I’d like to call to the stand, Turkey, the main character in the Thanksgiving feast.

5 ounces of white mean Turkey: Total Fat: 11.9g Saturated Fat: 3.4 Trans Fat: 0 Cholesterol: 107.8mg Sodium: 89.3mg Carbs: 0 Protein :40.6g

Turkey does have a little bit of fat, no saturated or trans fats though, but healthy unsaturated fats. There is a very small amout of cholesterol, sodium, and no carbs. It has tons of protein, and protein from turkey is a great source because it is a complete protein with all of the necessary amino acids. It seems like turkey is not bad for us, but actually healthy. The jury says that Turkey is innocent!

Now for Sweet Potatoes.

Sweet Potatoes, Dark Orange, Fresh, 5″ long Total Fat: .1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 71.5mg Carbs: 26.2g Protein: 2g

Well, it looks like sweet potatoes are pretty close to fat free and cholesterol free. The sodium content is minuscule as is the protein. It actually has good carbs, they are complex carbs which means they digest slowly and provide your body with energy over time, instead of just adding inches to your waistline. There is no fat, or anything else unhealthy and they are a healthy source of good carbohydrates. It seems Sweet Potatoes are innocent as well.

Next I would like to call to the stand, Cranberry Sauce.

Cranberry Sauce, Sweetened and Canned, 3 slices: Total Fat: .3g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 49.6mg Carbs: 66.5g Sugars- 64.5.g Protein: .3g

It would seem like cranberry sauce is fat free, but think of the rules the FDA puts on fat, preservative or even trans fat free items. If an item has less than .5g per serving, then it can claim to be free of it. Just keep that in mind. Imagine that it all has .49g and that is how much fat you are consuming. Cranberry sauce has no cholesterol and a limited amount of sodium. There are tons of carbs, 64.5g from sugar to be exact. Why don’t you just measure out 65g of sugar and attach it to your waistline, we can cut out the middleman that way. It would appear that cranberry sauce is guilty! At least the canned sugary kind is.

Next on the stand is Stuffing:

Stuffing, bread, prep/dry mix 1/2cup Total Fat: 8.6g Saturated Fat: 1.7g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 543mg Carbs: 21.7g Sugars: 2.1g Protein: 3.2g

Stuffing does have a little bit of fat, but it’s not bad fat. It is low in sodium, but also low in protein. There is a ton of sodium, but actually less than most canned or boxed goods, so it’s not that bad compared to most American diets. There are a fair amont of carbs, but they are from the white bread and not sugar. It would appear that stuffing is innocent!

The results speak for themselves, turkey isn’t bad, but actually healthy. Sweet potatoes aren’t bad, but healthy, cranberries are healthy if you prepare them yourself, and stuffing isn’t healthy, and isn’t bad.

We have determined that Thanksgiving is actually innocent! Eat small portions like you would on any other day and Thanksgiving could actually be your healthiest meal of the whole year!

I think we know who is really guilty.

Even if you eat healthy food in excess, you will gain weight. Calories are calories no matter where they come from.

So what’s the big deal? Thanksgiving has only gotten it’s bad image because we overeat, and not only on the healthy stuff. We fill ourselves full of dinner and dessert. I know I don’t have to tell you how bad dessert can be, so I’m not going to. Just take it easy.

Give Thanksgiving a break, and get real. Instead of stuffing ourselves with more turkey, we know when to stop and have enough will power to do it. Let’s enjoy our time together and give thanks for a full table, and a reasonably full stomach and refrigerator.

Happy Thanksgiving

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