A Healthy Thanksgiving Vs An Unhealthy Thanksgiving, The Choice is Yours?

Health Tip - Healthy Vs Unhealthy Thanksgiving Eating

What is Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving is the act of thanks; grateful acknowledgement of benefits or favors, especially to God.

Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada.



What will you eat and drink? 

Traditional Thanksgiving foods is healthy in small portions.

 

   

    

       

Vegetarian Thanksgiving Alternative

           

Healthy Vs Unhealthy?

Research shows that many people who have a heart attack stated that they ate an unusually large meal before the attack.

A large meal may not cause the attack but it starts the process of fat on the cells that line the arteries or the rush of hormones released into the blood stream during digestion.

Also, the sharp rise in blood sugar levels after a big meal can change the arteries function.

   

      

     

       

     

     

Most Thanksgiving dinners has over 2,000 calories you are not in bondage. 

Have fun, enjoy the day but remember your Heart Health.

After you eat Get up! and move around:

• Walk outside;
• Stand up and swing your arms and legs;
• Turn your neck from left-to-right and up-and-down;
• Move your torso side-to-side;
• Sit in a chair and move your legs-up-and down or side-to-side;
• Move your arms front, back, up, down;
• Kick your legs front and back
• Twist your body down to the floor, twist up;
• Dance with family members.

The Key is to do something.

Healthy Holiday Eating Tips for Thanksgiving:

• Do not go to Thanksgiving dinner hungry;
• Do not use Thanksgiving as an all-you-can-eat buffet;
• Eat skinless turkey;
• Watch your portion size;
• Limit your high fat items;
• Drink plenty of water;
• Cook with lower-fat or fat-free ingredients;
• Use leftover turkey for healthy meals - soups with fresh vegetables, sandwiches.

Try these recipe substitutions:

• 1 whole egg - 2 egg whites
• Sour cream - low fat plain yogurt or low fat sour cream
• Milk - skim or 1% milk
• Ice cream - frozen yogurt
• Whipped cream - other low fat whipped products (nutriwhip)
• Cheese - low-fat cheese (does not melt well)
• Butter - light butter
• Cream of mushroom - fat free cream of mushroom  

                         

Have a peaceful and healthy Thanksgiving.

Keep your emotional temperature low do not let family or friends upset you. The past is the past you cannot change it.  

Start a healthy "New You" today.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner and try to control your portion size.

Remember!

"Life belongs to God but health belongs to you the choice is yours."  

Live well

Doc V