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Eat Lean on Thanksgiving

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Holiday time means food, family, and fun—with an extra emphasis on the food. No matter your diet and eating habits, choosing wisely during your Thanksgiving feast can help you shed pounds this season.

Follow this list of healthier food choices to save calories when that turkey hits the table. And, like all most things in life, remember to enjoy your Thanksgiving goodies in moderation.

The Main Event: When it comes to the main course, choose white meat. The lean turkey breast offers delicious flavors and tenderness and 215 less calories than dark meat.

On the Side: In place of stuffing, choose roasted potatoes. They give you a hearty fill with 235 less calories than stuffing. For your veggies, opt for something like succotash instead of creamed corn and roasted butternut squash instead of candied yams and you save 440 calories alone.

Sweet Finish: When desert hits the table, avoid the pecan pie and head straight to the pumpkin pie with a whipped cream. Trading out gluey pecan pie for pumpkin saves you 339 calories per slice, even with the whipped cream.

The History of the Thanksgiving Presidential Turkey Pardon

Turkey Pardon | Flat Rate Carpet BlogEvery year, right before Thanksgiving, the President of the United States participates in a ceremony in which he gives one lucky turkey a presidential pardon. This lucky turkey gets to live another year, but where did this tradition come from?

Ever since 1947, the National Turkey Federation and the Poultry and Egg National Board have given a Thanksgiving gift of a turkey to the President of the United States. Other than President Kennedy, every President before 1989 ate the turkey at their Thanksgiving feast.

Although the first President in modern history to pardon a Thanksgiving turkey was President H.W. Bush, there are rumors of presidential turkey pardons that go all the way back to Abraham Lincoln pardoning his son’s pet turkey.

Pardoned turkeys do more than live another year. These famous turkeys go on to live on farms or at parks. In both 2005 and 2006 the pardoned turkeys got to go to Disneyland in California to be the honorary grand marshals in the Disneyland Thanksgiving Parade. Since 2010 all pardoned turkeys have been sent to Virginia, to live out their lives at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate.

This Wednesday, President Barak Obama will be pardoning one lucky bird, in a tradition that’s fast become one of America’s favorite Thanksgiving traditions.

The Perfect Pumpkin Pie

It’s a staple for every table – yes, Thanksgiving wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a sweet and succulent pumpkin pie.  Delight your family and friends with this quick and easy recipe, and have a very happy holiday.

Ingredients:

1 9-inch pie crust

3 cups pureed cooked pumpkin
1 1/4 cups condensed milk
3/4 cup egg whites, whipped
2 teaspoons vanilla
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. Mix the sugar, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large bowl.
  3. In another bowl, mix the pumpkin, milk, and vanilla.  Fold in the whisked egg whites.  Stir the mixture until smooth then combine it with the sugar and spices.
  4. Pour the completed mixture into the pie crust then bake for 45-50 minutes, until the filling is set and the crust is golden.

Leave to cool and then serve.  Delicious!