's motd Saturday November 20, 2010

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MAKING OUT...

Saturday, 20 November 2010

No, we're not talking about

kissing today. We're talking about "making out"

your...grocery shopping list. Oh

yes, it's that great Saturday before Thanksgiving.

And today, millions of Americans will go shopping for

the foods they'll be serving for their Thanksgiving

Day feasts.

They'll stroll through the endless

aisles of the supercenter near their homes, grocery

lists in hand. While I'm on the subject, let me ask

you something. Have you ever sneaked a peek at

someone as they were looking over their shopping lists

while they were in the supermarket? Hey, what ever

happened to good penmanship? I'd have a hard time

reading some of their lists and probably end up coming

home with lots of the wrong foods. LOL.

And do you remember where you spent last

Thanksgiving? Do you remember what you weighed? Are

you lighter or heavier than you were at this time lasy

year? Well, whatever stage you're at right now, with

a weight-loss or a weight gain, I want to

help make sure you have a healthy Thanksgiving

Day this year. And if you're one of those

Americans headed for the supermarket today, I have

some suggestions for your Thanksgiving dinner shopping

list.

Now some of you will eat at home and also have company

over this year. And some of you will actually be

the company as you have dinner with other

family members. You may also be bringing one of the

dishes to be served. And whether you're eating at

home or bringing a dish to someone else's house, the

key it to keep those dishes healthy.

Are you baking a turkey this

year? If you are, I hope you're not deep-frying it

like a lot of people in the South do. But instead of

a turkey, maybe you're putting a couple of nice

chickens on the rotisserie. What about your salad?

Make it especially colorful this year. Add

halved-cherry tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, radishes,

carrots and spinach, (Add even more freebie

veggies, if you like.) Then make a nice Dijon

vinaigrette dressing for your salad. You can also

cube some slices of whole-wheat bread and make your

own fresh, homemade croutons. And speaking of

whole-wheat bread, you can make your stuffing with

those cubes of it, too.

I'm serving more than one vegetable this year. (Are

you?) I'm roasting some butternut squash, onions,

parsnips and Brussels sprouts. I know you're going to

make that cranberry relish recipe from the back of the

Ocean Spray bag, aren't you? Well this year, I'm

taking Ocean Spray's recipe and adding pieces of

pineapple and apple to it.

If you want all of your dishes to

have a sensational taste, then you should be sure to

add some fresh herbs to your shopping list. Herbs

like fresh basil for your salad, rosemary for your

roasted chicken and a little thyme for your roasted

root vegetables.

I'm also serving yams this year...whipped yams.

I bake the yams, peel them, then put them in a bowl

with a little I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!,

a couple teaspoons of fat-free sour cream and whip

them using my handheld electric mixer. I add

fresh-ground white pepper & nutmeg and...it's

ready. Mmmmm, I can just feel those smooth

whipped yams sliding across my taste buds...so-o-o-o

good!

Wait! We haven't discussed dessert yet! How's

about creating a light but tasty strawberry short

cake? You take slices of angel food cake, top it with

sliced fresh or frozen strawberries and low-fat Cool

Whip. Ahhhh, light and tasty, instead of those

heavy slices of pumpkin pie!

So if you're going grocery

shopping today, please add my suggestions to your

list. I want you to put together a delicious but

healthy Thanksgiving dinner for you and your family.

Happy, healthy shopping!

Love,