{"id":1405,"date":"2012-11-16T18:13:27","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T23:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/blog\/?p=1405"},"modified":"2013-12-29T16:35:53","modified_gmt":"2013-12-29T21:35:53","slug":"thanksgiving-dinner-low-carb-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/blog\/thanksgiving-dinner-low-carb-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving Dinner Low Carb Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"AOLMsgPart_1_771bd6ea-748b-4a08-b094-4f9cf340fbcb\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"><em>There is no other day of the year that contains as many carbohydrates at one table as Thanksgiving Day does. For those living a low carb lifestyle, this can be detrimental to their normal diet. There are many ways to prevent overdoing the sugar and carb intake on Thanksgiving (many of which we discussed in last week&#8217;s blog), but willpower on this annual day isn&#8217;t always the strongest. In many cases, the best way to avoid massive carb consumption on this day is to make traditional Thanksgiving foods that are lower in carbs than the traditional versions. Read on for a list of low carb Thanksgiving Day recipe resources and additional tips for making your low carb Thanksgiving dinner a success.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small;\">Turkey &#8211; Luckily for low carb dieters, Thanksgiving Day centers around a large turkey baked in the oven. Without extra seasonings, turkey is one of the safest low carb foods on Thanksgiving Day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small;\">Stuffing &#8211; There are many <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/topics\/low-carbohydrate\/index.html\">recipe<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/topics\/low-carbohydrate\/index.html\">s<\/a> available for low carb stuffing for Thanksgiving dinner, and these offer varied tastes. If you want a more traditional style of stuffing, but you want lower carbs, the best thing to do is to use your traditional recipe and substitute a few of the key ingredients for lower carb versions. Simply using <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/low-carb-or-sugar-free-34\/low-carb-breads-35\/low-carb-bread-124\/\">low carb bread<\/a> can lessen the amount of carbohydrates in each serving of stuffing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small;\">Desserts &#8211; Desserts are one of the most pleasurable parts of Thanksgiving dinner each year, and there are many that are simply too high in carbohydrates to enjoy. You can either make a homemade low carb dessert, or you can purchase a pre-made <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/low-carb-or-sugar-free-34\/low-carb-cakes-pies-86\/\">low carb pie<\/a> or other dessert to provide for your holiday dinner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/images\/products\/Dixie_Diner_Instant_Mashers.jpg\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/images\/products\/Dixie_Diner_Instant_Mashers.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small;\">Side Dishes &#8211; There are so many variations on traditional side dishes possible that it is feasible to create a wonderful-tasting low carb dish in the place of every one of your favorites. Using mashed cauliflower in the place of mashed potatoes is one great option, as well as making <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/diet-foods-78\/healthy-mixes-53\/healthy-meal-mix-109\/dixie-diner-instant-mashers-331.html\">low carb<\/a> varieties of other favorites such as green bean casserole and deviled eggs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small;\">Breads &#8211; We all know that bread is one of the biggest offenders of containing a high carb content, but at the same time rolls are a staple of Thanksgiving Day meals. By opting for low carb rolls, you will be able to indulge in the bread you love with your dinner, but you will be limiting your carb intake at the same time. \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"><em>Thanks for reading our blog! Visit us today at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/\">Linda&#8217;s Diet Delites<\/a> to stock up on everything you need to keep your Thanksgiving Dinner low carb!\u00a0 hanksgiving Day dessert choice!<\/em><\/span><\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no other day of the year that contains as many carbohydrates at one table as Thanksgiving Day does. For those living a low carb lifestyle, this can be detrimental to their normal diet. There are many ways to prevent overdoing the sugar and carb intake on Thanksgiving (many of which we discussed in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/blog\/thanksgiving-dinner-low-carb-style\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Thanksgiving Dinner Low Carb Style<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[83,5,3],"tags":[434,467],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1405"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1405"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1405\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1681,"href":"https:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1405\/revisions\/1681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lindasdietdelites.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}