'happy thanksgiving'
Tomorrow is the Thanksgiving Holiday. I wish the very best for you and your family and I thank you from the bottom of heart for subscribing or reading The Skinny Gourmet. Yesterday I posted the thanksgiving prep guide. This guide gives you everything you need to prepare a great low-calorie, low-fat and high taste menu for tomorrow. Of course, you may have your own traditions and plans but I am excited about this menu plan for two reasons: First, the menu (with the exception of Spinach Souffle and Shrimp Almondine Stuffing) was entirely designed by you the reader. The recipe contest earlier in the month provided great recipes. In fact, during the up coming months I’d love to feature more of the submitted recipes. So don’t be surprised if you get an email from me asking if I may use a recipe that you submitted. And second, I’ve tested all of the recipes and they are just wonderful. They would make a great addition to your classic recipes or start a new tradition by using all the recipes.
As you may already know, once per phase there is a Free Day. This is a day in which there is no structured menu plan. Please note that a free day doesn’t mean fall off the wagon and onto a cheesecake. What it does mean is you are free to make selections on your own, watch your portion sizes and make sure you get your veggies and water. It’s ok to enjoy a SMALL treat such as a small piece of pie, cake or even a bite of ice cream. I know its tough to have these things in front of you and not be able to eat a half a pie or gallon of ice cream. And you may ask how can I be so cruel as to let you have just a bite – but these are temptations, especially if you have kids, that you are faced with everyday. The real world is filled with fried delights and sugarplum cotton candy. Anything more than a taste is wrong.
Finally, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on Thanksgiving. If you are like me you have SO much to be grateful for. The Skinny Gourmet is a free site in which I ask nothing but your dedication. This holiday season, if you could find a way to give back to someone in need. You could volunteer your time, donate canned goods or volunteer at a shelter or soup kitchen. This year, more than ever, people everywhere are in need. It is amazing to me, in this day and age, that you and I can choose if we want to make recipes from theskinnygourmet.net or our own traditional recipes when so many have no choice but to eat what a soup kitchen has given them. It’s tough but if you could make this Thanksgiving better for just ONE person then happiness can spread.
Happy Thanksgiving Friends and May God Bless You All.
