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6 Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes
Five lighter Thanksgiving classics plus a pumpkin protein breakfast, with calculated nutrition, a make-ahead plan and one shopping list.
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What’s inside
Thanksgiving rarely goes sideways because of the turkey. It's the sides: the mash made with a stick of butter and cream, the casserole built on canned soup, the marshmallows on the sweet potatoes.
These six recipes keep the classics and lighten them, with nutrition calculated from the listed ingredients and the classic version's numbers shown for comparison. A make-ahead plan and one shopping list keep the day calm.
- Before you cookWhere Thanksgiving calories really come from
- At a glanceEvery recipe next to its classic version
- Cauliflower mashed potatoesHalf potato, half cauliflower
- Green bean casseroleNo canned soup, and not any harder
- Sweet potato casseroleNo marshmallows needed
- Low-sugar cranberry sauceAbout 6 g of sugar per serving
- High-protein pumpkin pieA real pie that pulls its weight
- Pumpkin protein muffinsBreakfast before the big cooking day
- Make-ahead plan and one shopping listAnd getting back to normal the next morning
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Who it’s for
- You are cooking Thanksgiving and want lighter sides
- You want recipes that still taste like the holiday
- You like to see the numbers per serving
- You want to do most of the cooking ahead
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NASM CPT, CES, PES · NESTA Nutrition CoachI built this from the same guides I publish on coachluke.com, after 20+ years of coaching. No crash plans, no miracle claims. Just the basics laid out so you can print them and use them.
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- Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes (Half Cauliflower, 134 Calories)
- Green Bean Casserole Without Canned Soup (Fresh Beans, 147 Calories)
- Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole (No Marshmallows, 229 Calories)
- Low-Sugar Cranberry Sauce (Fresh Berries and Orange, 6 g Sugar)
- High-Protein Pumpkin Pie (Greek Yogurt Filling, 11 g Protein)
- Pumpkin Protein Muffins (12 g Protein, No Powder)
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