Lighter Thanksgiving Recipes for Weight Watchers

Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: WW Thanksgiving Recipes Made Lighter

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I love gathering with friends and family to enjoy great food and give thanks!

Through the years I’ve been experimenting with ways to make lighter Thanksgiving recipes that don’t sacrifice taste.

Some of my favorite simple strategies for lightening up classic recipes include:

• Substituting naturally low-fat buttermilk or Greek yogurt for butter in the mashed potatoes.
• Slimming down the pie(s) by skipping one or both crusts or by making a light cookie or graham crumb layer instead of a traditional pie crust.
• Using all or part whole-wheat bread and substituting chicken broth for most of the butter in the stuffing.
• Skimming most of the fat from the turkey drippings before making gravy.
• Reducing the sugar in the cranberry sauce.

My Favorite Lightened Up Recipes Perfect for Thanksgiving

Healthy Soups

• 8 Skinny Healthy Pumpkin Soup Recipes
• Easy Chai Crock Pot Pumpkin Soup
• Skinny Easy Artichoke Soup
• Slow Cooker Squash Apple Soup
• Slow Cooker Curried Carrot Soup

Simple Salads

• Brussels Sprouts Salad with Maple Mustard Dressing
• Cranberry Jello Mold
• Mixed Green Salad with Goat Cheese and Dates
• Mixed Greens with Pears and Blue Cheese
• Skinny Waldorf Salad

In this video Weight Watchers shares more tasty ideas for lightening up Thanksgiving dinner without sacrificing flavor…

Enlightened Side Dishes

• Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Carrots, Sweet Potatoes and Onions
• Apple Glazed Carrots (Slow Cooker)
• Apple Raspberry Cranberry Sauce (Slow Cooker)
• Broccoli Corn Casserole (Slow Cooker)
• Brussels Sprouts (Slow Cooker)
• Green Bean Casserole (Slow Cooker)
• Sausage Apple Stuffing (Slow Cooker)
• Mashed Potatoes with Spinach and Dill (Slow Cooker)
• Mashed Sweet Potatoes (Slow Cooker)
• Skinny Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Pumpkin Pie Spice
• Skinny Pumpkin Cauliflower Mash
• Sweet Potato Apple Casserole (Slow Cooker)
• Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
• Weight Watchers Cranberry Relish

Breads Made Lighter

• 3 Favorite Pumpkin Bread Recipes
• 12 Low Calorie Pumpkin Bread Muffin & Scone Recipes
• Cranberry Nut Bread (Slow Cooker)
• Low Fat Pumpkin Cranberry Scones
• Pumpkin Bread (Slow Cooker)

Healthy Main Dishes

• Turkey Breast (Slow Cooker)
• Garlic Turkey Breast (Slow Cooker)

Check out this informative Mel’s Weight Loss Journey Video – What I Eat In A Day To Lose Weight – Thanksgiving Day!

Skinny Desserts

• Creamy Pumpkin Pie Custard Cups 

11 Healthy Low Fat Pumpkin Cookie and Bar Recipes

• Apple Cobbler (Slow Cooker)
• Apple Pear Cranberry Crisp
• Cranberry Apple Cake (Slow Cooker)
• Easy Crock Pot Pumpkin Crumb Cake
• Enlightened Pumpkin Panna Cotta
• Healthy Baked Apples
• Healthy Pumpkin Pie Recipes
• Low Calorie Pumpkin Cheesecake (Slow Cooker)
• Low Fat Impossible Pumpkin Pie
• Low Fat Pumpkin Cake Recipes
• Pumpkin Pie Pudding (Slow Cooker)
• Skinny Healthy Pumpkin Dessert Recipes

The Skinny on Weight Loss Sisters share their thoughts on getting through the holidays without gaining weight including what they plant to eat for Thanksgiving…

Healthy Ideas for Thanksgiving Leftovers

• Chicken Salad with Apples (Substitute leftover turkey for the chicken)
• Crock Pot Turkey Broth
• Crock Pot Turkey Vegetable Barley Soup
• Easy Healthy Chicken Divan (Substitute leftover turkey for the chicken)
• Leftover Turkey Noodle Soup
• Skinny Chicken Broccoli Casserole (Substitute leftover turkey for the chicken)
• Slim & Healthy Leftover Turkey Recipes
• Turkey Leftovers Soup (Slow Cooker)
• Turkey Wild Rice Casserole (Slow Cooker)