Which Thanksgiving Food Is Worth the Calories?

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Thanksgiving is almost here and I'm so excited to get together with my family and enjoy all the scrumptious foods. I definitely have some favorites I'll be saving room for. Even though they're high in calories, they're totally worth it. So tell me . . .

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57 Comments

danakscully64 danakscully64
Stuffing, but it's not really bad. I have to make my own since my Mom puts hers in the dead bird.
danielle854 danielle854
Homemade rye bread fresh out of the bread machine with a dollop of mashies & turkey. Mmm!
CuteShoes17 CuteShoes17
Seriously my mom's SWEET POTATO PIE and CANDIED YAMS are worth every single calorie along with real MAC N CHEESE!!! I can't wait!!!
pandacn pandacn
sweet potatoes are the best!! Unfortunately, the more sugar it has, the better it tastes, but at least, I'm light on the butter!
mlh400 mlh400
ALL Of it is worth the calories!
blackjade blackjade
sweet potato pie and real Mac & cheese!
FoxyJo FoxyJo
ALL OF THE ABOVE!!!! :)
FoxyJo FoxyJo
ALL OF THE ABOVE!!!! :)
bibelot bibelot
Pecan pie, pecan pie, pecan pie. With whipped cream and a rich cup of coffee.
mtiger mtiger
Every single bit of it! I plant to eat some of everything and not even think about the calorie content!
aehunter86 aehunter86
My aunt's sweet potato casserole!!! Soooo yummy w/a cinnamon pecan crunchy top!
wambalus wambalus
Er, none of it? I don't like stodgy Thanksgiving food and I'm vegetarian. Living overseas the past few years, Thanksgiving is less and less important the food is less appealing. My dad is campaigning for salmon at their Thanksgiving, but I think he's being shot down by the traditionalists. My mom never made green bean casserole (or any casserole for that matter) but she used to cook green beans with walnuts and shallots, which was delicious.
wambalus wambalus
Er, none of it? I don't like stodgy Thanksgiving food and I'm vegetarian. Living overseas the past few years, Thanksgiving is less and less important the food is less appealing. My dad is campaigning for salmon at their Thanksgiving, but I think he's being shot down by the traditionalists.My mom never made green bean casserole (or any casserole for that matter) but she used to cook green beans with walnuts and shallots, which was delicious.
KibzeeLovee KibzeeLovee
everything!!
KibzeeLovee KibzeeLovee
everything!!
socktree socktree
I love green bean casserole, but warm buttery mashed potatoes take me back to my southern roots (dad's side is North Carolinian). I may have grown up as a yank, but gorram, do I love me some mashed potatoes.
jennjennnbubba jennjennnbubba
my grandma's dressing (stuffing) and cranberry sauce :drool:
elizabee123 elizabee123
Wine!!!! Although mashed sweet potatoes and any form of dessert are up there.
elizabee123 elizabee123
Wine!!!!Although mashed sweet potatoes and any form of dessert are up there.
pinklady8287 pinklady8287
CRANBERRY SAUCE!
pinklady8287 pinklady8287
CRANBERRY SAUCE!
detroitgirl27 detroitgirl27
bacon-wrapped water chestnuts!!
tsp tsp
all of the above...and then some?! lol. but hey, i'm "prepping" big time for thanksgiving--harder workouts(sometimes two-a-day), eating VERY well, etc--so i don't have to count calories that day. i'm going to eat a little of everything and NOT feel at all guilty about it.
dd sugar dd sugar
Love sweet potatoes, but I eat them all the time, plain, so I can really taste them! I used to be such a cookie monster but avoid sugar now. If someone asked me on Thanksgiving to try one of their homemade oatmeal cookies, I wouldn't decline!
Red Sharpie Red Sharpie
Pumpkin pie. I just don't really care for most traditional thanksgiving foods. I actually like white meat better but I agree with Spectra that there's nothing wrong with dark meat either. So I'll enjoy my healthy thanksgiving with a slice of homemade pumpkin pie and whipped cream and will feel neither guilty nor deprived :)
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