9 Healthy Tips To Celebrate A Healthy Thanksgiving 2017

2017 Thanksgiving is few days away and tons of preparation needs be done beforehand. Its essence lies in thanking your loved ones with a special thanksgiving dinner. Well, thanking each other doesn't involve many calories but Thanksgiving dinner is sure full of calories. Grand ma’s apple pie, Mom’s turkey and rice, etc could easily reach up to about 4500 calories. What you eat, drink, and do all day long (starting with breakfast!) can have an impact on how many calories you wolf down at the dinner.

Here are some Healthy Thanksgiving Tips to make it a healthy cherish-able day: 

1. Eat Breakfast: Just because you are going to gulp down heavy dinner does not mean you should skip breakfast. You may be tempted to fast but avoid going that route. You need fewer calories to survive throughout the day. Your best option is high-fibre fruits, vegetables and grains.
    
2. Meditate, stretch and yoga: Holidays are well-known for triggering stress, anxiety and weight-gain. You are vulnerable to ignore health during those days and thus, it is necessary to meditate, stretch or do yoga. Practicing mindfulness before your Thanksgiving meal can nurture your wellbeing and prevent emotional eating.
    
3. Drink lots of water: Drinking more water curbs unnecessary anger (good practise for not only on Thanksgiving Day but in general too). This can do two things: reduce your calorie consumption and prevent post-meal bloating. 
    
4. Focus on company, not food: For one day, do not be Joey but be Chandler. Focus on the company and not food. Talk to everyone, converse and chat. It’s easy to want to dive into the cheese and crackers, but “fill up” on family time instead. It is said that Americans intake more calories before meal through appetizers and drinks.
    
5. Dive into veggie platter: Eating veggies always helps. If the turkey is taking long enough, dive into veggie plates. However, Veggie platters often come with indulgent dips made from ranch, mayo, or sour cream. Alternatively, you could ease your hunger with a small salad.
    
6. Use a smaller plate: If you take the smaller plate, then you will eat less. Do not stay hungry but do not full yourself, because it is dinner and not lunch. You preferably have to sleep after dinner, so eat less.
    
7. Split dessert with people: Do not eat dessert alone; share it with your friend or a family member. This will help you eat less.
    
8. Pack the leftovers ASAP: Temptation is strong for that yummy lip-smacking gravy and sweet-savoury pumpkin pie, but pack them up quickly. Give it to your family members for your niece and nephew. Pack them in freeze, so that you do not have time and resource for post-meal grazing.
    
9. Workout: Do not work out literally but play games with your niece and nephew. It is a fun way to celebrate family time and prevent unwanted bloating. This is how you spend healthy Thanksgiving dinner.

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