The Real Deal With Thanksgiving Eating
We all know that Thanksgiving has been labeled the least healthy eating day of the year. If you are on a diet, you will most likely blow it, or make yourself crazy trying to stick with it. With Thanksgiving's tradition of eating until you're ready to burst, it seems pretty logical to be scared.
We have labeled Thanksgiving as the least healthy holiday. Well, like we all know, it doesn't pay to hang out with the wrong kind of people. Thanksgiving should just be considered another day in November as far as it's affect of our health, it just happens to be guilty by association. The association we give it to food, and lots of it. With this being the United States of America, we are free to do as we wish, furthermore, eat as we wish. Let's take a closer look at the major food components to Thanksgiving before we judge too strictly.
The first offender, Turkey, the centerpiece of our Thanksgiving meal.
5 ounces of white mean Turkey: Total Fat: 11.7g Saturated Fat: 3.2 Trans Fat: 0 Cholesterol: 107.6mg Sodium: 89.2mg Carbs: 0 Protein :40.4g
Turkey does have a little bit of fat, no saturated or trans fats though, but healthy unsaturated fats. There is a very small amout of cholesterol, sodium, and no carbs. It has tons of protein, and protein from turkey is a great source because it is a complete protein with all of the necessary amino acids. It seems like turkey is not bad for us, but actually healthy. The jury says that Turkey is innocent!
Next Up, Sweet Potatoes.
Sweet Potatoes, Dark Orange, Fresh, 5" long, Total Fat: .1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 71.5mg Carbs: 26.2g Protein: 2g
Well, it looks like sweet potatoes are pretty close to fat free and cholesterol free. The sodium content is minuscule as is the protein. It actually has good carbs, they are complex carbs which means they digest slowly and provide your body with energy over time, instead of just adding inches to your waistline. There is no fat, or anything else unhealthy and they are a healthy source of good carbohydrates. It seems Sweet Potatoes are innocent as well.
Now let's look at canned, sweetened cranberry sauce.
Cranberry Sauce, Sweetened and Canned, 3 slices: Total Fat: .3g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 49.6mg Carbs: 66.5g Sugars- 64.5.g Protein: .3g
Well, it appears that cranberry sauce is fat free, please remember that the FDA lets food be labeled as fat free, preservative free, or trans fat free as long as there is less than .5g of the substance per serving. Please don't think that everything is actually fat free. Just think of it as .49g of fat per serving. Canned cranberry suace has no cholesterol and a very low sodium level. It does have 66.5g of carbs, 64.5g of those are sugar. Think of those 65g being pasted right to your belly, that's not a pretty sight. It looks like canned cranberry sauce is guilty!
Now for the stuffing:
Stuffing, bread, prep/dry mix 1/2cup Total Fat: 8.6g Saturated Fat: 1.7g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 543mg Carbs: 21.7g Sugars: 2.1g Protein: 3.2g
Stuffing does have a little bit of fat, but it's not bad fat. It is low in sodium, but also low in protein. There is a ton of sodium, but actually less than most canned or boxed goods, so it's not that bad compared to most American diets. There are a fair amont of carbs, but they are from the white bread and not sugar. It would appear that stuffing is innocent!
The results speak for themselves, turkey isn't bad, but actually healthy. Sweet potatoes aren't bad, but healthy, cranberries are healthy if you prepare them yourself, and stuffing isn't healthy, and isn't bad.
Is Thanksgiving guilty? No, it's innocent. Turkey, sweet potatoes, and stuffing might actually be our healthiest meal of the year with small healthy portions.
Now who do you think is actually guilty?
Even if you eat healthy food in excess, you will gain weight. Calories are calories no matter where they come from.
So what's the big deal? Thanksgiving has only gotten it's bad image because we overeat, and not only on the healthy stuff. We fill ourselves full of dinner and dessert. I know I don't have to tell you how bad dessert can be, so I'm not going to. Just take it easy.
Give Thanksgiving a break, and get real. Instead of stuffing ourselves with more turkey, we know when to stop and have enough will power to do it. Let's enjoy our time together and give thanks for a full table, and a reasonably full stomach and refrigerator.
Have A Happy Thanksgiving. - 17269
We have labeled Thanksgiving as the least healthy holiday. Well, like we all know, it doesn't pay to hang out with the wrong kind of people. Thanksgiving should just be considered another day in November as far as it's affect of our health, it just happens to be guilty by association. The association we give it to food, and lots of it. With this being the United States of America, we are free to do as we wish, furthermore, eat as we wish. Let's take a closer look at the major food components to Thanksgiving before we judge too strictly.
The first offender, Turkey, the centerpiece of our Thanksgiving meal.
5 ounces of white mean Turkey: Total Fat: 11.7g Saturated Fat: 3.2 Trans Fat: 0 Cholesterol: 107.6mg Sodium: 89.2mg Carbs: 0 Protein :40.4g
Turkey does have a little bit of fat, no saturated or trans fats though, but healthy unsaturated fats. There is a very small amout of cholesterol, sodium, and no carbs. It has tons of protein, and protein from turkey is a great source because it is a complete protein with all of the necessary amino acids. It seems like turkey is not bad for us, but actually healthy. The jury says that Turkey is innocent!
Next Up, Sweet Potatoes.
Sweet Potatoes, Dark Orange, Fresh, 5" long, Total Fat: .1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 71.5mg Carbs: 26.2g Protein: 2g
Well, it looks like sweet potatoes are pretty close to fat free and cholesterol free. The sodium content is minuscule as is the protein. It actually has good carbs, they are complex carbs which means they digest slowly and provide your body with energy over time, instead of just adding inches to your waistline. There is no fat, or anything else unhealthy and they are a healthy source of good carbohydrates. It seems Sweet Potatoes are innocent as well.
Now let's look at canned, sweetened cranberry sauce.
Cranberry Sauce, Sweetened and Canned, 3 slices: Total Fat: .3g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 49.6mg Carbs: 66.5g Sugars- 64.5.g Protein: .3g
Well, it appears that cranberry sauce is fat free, please remember that the FDA lets food be labeled as fat free, preservative free, or trans fat free as long as there is less than .5g of the substance per serving. Please don't think that everything is actually fat free. Just think of it as .49g of fat per serving. Canned cranberry suace has no cholesterol and a very low sodium level. It does have 66.5g of carbs, 64.5g of those are sugar. Think of those 65g being pasted right to your belly, that's not a pretty sight. It looks like canned cranberry sauce is guilty!
Now for the stuffing:
Stuffing, bread, prep/dry mix 1/2cup Total Fat: 8.6g Saturated Fat: 1.7g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 543mg Carbs: 21.7g Sugars: 2.1g Protein: 3.2g
Stuffing does have a little bit of fat, but it's not bad fat. It is low in sodium, but also low in protein. There is a ton of sodium, but actually less than most canned or boxed goods, so it's not that bad compared to most American diets. There are a fair amont of carbs, but they are from the white bread and not sugar. It would appear that stuffing is innocent!
The results speak for themselves, turkey isn't bad, but actually healthy. Sweet potatoes aren't bad, but healthy, cranberries are healthy if you prepare them yourself, and stuffing isn't healthy, and isn't bad.
Is Thanksgiving guilty? No, it's innocent. Turkey, sweet potatoes, and stuffing might actually be our healthiest meal of the year with small healthy portions.
Now who do you think is actually guilty?
Even if you eat healthy food in excess, you will gain weight. Calories are calories no matter where they come from.
So what's the big deal? Thanksgiving has only gotten it's bad image because we overeat, and not only on the healthy stuff. We fill ourselves full of dinner and dessert. I know I don't have to tell you how bad dessert can be, so I'm not going to. Just take it easy.
Give Thanksgiving a break, and get real. Instead of stuffing ourselves with more turkey, we know when to stop and have enough will power to do it. Let's enjoy our time together and give thanks for a full table, and a reasonably full stomach and refrigerator.
Have A Happy Thanksgiving. - 17269
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