Ten Guilt-Free Excuses to Pigout on Thanksgiving
by Spence Cooper on 11/17/09 at 10:31 am
Just not all the time
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, now is the time to eat light so you can splurge on the one day of the year family and friends sit down together and give themselves permission to feast to their heart’s content. For those of you riddled with guilt over the notion of “letting go” on Thanksgiving, below are ten culinary incentives of the literary variety to justify your one-time annual overindulgence. Feel free to return to our list after Christmas, when you make the perfunctory New Year’s resolution to lose that last 10-15 pounds.
1. Cook Yourself Thin: Skinny Meals You Can Make in Minutes
Cook Yourself Thin is a healthy, delicious way to drop a dress size without all the gimmicks. The ladies of “Cook Yourself Thin,” a new Lifetime reality show, offer 80 easy, accessible recipes in this companion cookbook that teaches readers how to cut calories without compromising taste.
For some of us, losing weight has always been a struggle. The challenge: figuring out how to cook healthy, low-fat foods that won’t leave you hungry, bored, or running for a gallon of ice cream! Cook Yourself Thin shows how to cut calories, change diets, and improve health without sacrificing the foods we love.
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