Author David Zinczenko wrote a special Thanksgiving edition of “Eat this, not that” to help you make healthier choices at the dinner table. Check it out:
Cornbread
Not That:
Cornbread with butter
190 calories
9 g fat (4 g saturated)
160 mg sodium
Eat This Instead:
Dinner roll with butter
130 calories
5 g fat (2 g saturated)
210 mg sodium
Dark Meat
Not That:
Dark turkey meat (4 oz) with jellied cranberry sauce (1/2-inch slice)
410 calories
10 g fat (4 g saturated)
320 mg sodium
Eat This Instead:
Turkey breast (4 oz) with homemade cranberry sauce (2 Tbsp)
195 calories
4 g fat
265 mg sodium
Sweet Potatoes
Not That:
Candied sweet potatoes with marshmallow topping (1/2 cup)
250 calories
8 g fat (5 g saturated)
270 mg sodium
Eat This Instead:
Mashed potatoes (1/2 cup) with turkey gravy (1/4 cup)
140 calories
7 g fat (2 g saturated)
340 mg sodium
Stuffing
Not That:
Stuffing (1/2 cup)
175 calories
14 g fat (6 g saturated)
420 mg sodium
Eat This Instead:
Green bean casserole (1/2 cup)
100 calories
6 g fat (1 g saturated)
300 mg sodium
Pie
Not That:
Pecan pie (1 medium slice, 1/6 pie)
450 calories
21 g fat (4 g saturated)
70 g sugars
Eat This Instead:
Pumpkin pie with low-fat whipped cream (1 medium slice, 1/6 pie)
335 calories
15 g fat (6.5 g saturated)
38 g sugars
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