Thanksgiving Menu Makeover: 45 Healthier-For-You Recipes
The holidays don’t have to mean throwing in the towel on your health goals! We’ve rounded up 45 healthier-for-you takes on all of our Thanksgiving faves to help you and your loved ones enjoy a happy and healthy holiday. With gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, and vegan options, everyone is welcome ’round our table!
Turkey + Meat-Free Mains
- Juicy slow cooker turkey breast (gf, df)
- 4-ingredient eggplant balls (df, v, gf option)
- Classic vegetarian nut loaf (gf, veg)
- Acorn squash stuffed with mushrooms and wild rice (gf, df, v option)
- Ultimate vegetable lentil loaf (gf, df, v)
- Vegan shepard’s pie (gf, df, v)
Mashed Potatoes
- Pesto mashed potatoes (gf, df + v options)
- Cauliflower mashed potatoes (gf, df, v)
- Roasted root veggie mash (gf, df)
- Cinnamon roasted butternut squash with maple and rosemary (gf, df, v)
Stuffing
- Bread-free lentil stuffing (gf, df, v)
- Healthy harvest stuffing (df, v option)
- Herbed wild rice and quinoa stuffing (gf, df, v)
- Grain-free stuffing (gf, df, v option
- Quinoa sage stuffing (gf, df, v)
Classic Sides
- Vegan green bean casserole (df, v)
- Healthy sweet potato casserole (gf, df, v)
- Skinny sweet potato casserole (gf, veg)
- Honey balsamic brussels sprouts (gf, df, v)
- Low-carb cauliflower mac n’ cheese (gf, veg)
- Vegan mac n’ cheese with butternut squash noodles (gf, df, v)
- Creamed corn with fried sage (gf, df, v)
Condiments
- Savory mushroom and herb gravy (gf, df, v)
- Simple vegan gravy (df, v)
- Low-fat turkey gravy (gf, df)
- Lightning gravy (gf, df, v option)
- Mushroom and garlic gravy (df, v)
- Naturally sweetened cranberry sauce (gf, df, veg, v option)
- Sugar-free cranberry sauce (gf, df, v)
Pies
- Crustless pumpkin pie (gf, df, veg)
- Pumpkin pie bars (gf, df, v)
- Pumpkin pie cheesecake (gf, veg)
- Healthy sweet potato pie (df, v)
- Upside-down apple pie (df, v)
- Healthier apple crumble (gf, df, v)
- Gooey apple pecan bars (gf, df, veg)
- Low-carb pecan pie (gf, veg)
- No-bake pecan pie mini tarts (gf, df, v)
- Chocolate peanut butter pie (gf, df, v)
Cheers to great food, great company, and great fun!
Notes:
GF = gluten-free
DF = dairy-free
Veg = vegetarian
V = vegan