But which one will you choose?
Follow my simple swapping guide and pick you perfect dinner and guess what? It's guilt free!
Lets start with the meat.
Turkey is an excellent source of protein and if you take the skin off, it is very low in fat. Turkey provides our body with vitamin B which aids energy production.
In order to get the healthiest part of the turkey go for the breast. Keep it clean and do not go for a butter based turkey, choose the whitest cut you can and to save around 40 extra calories take the skin off. Easy!
Nothing goes better with turkey than stuffing.
To save around 90 calories put the sausage meat down and choose a chestnut or fruit made stuffing. Yum yum.
Potatoes
We all love our roast potatoes! But they are extremely calorific try having a jacket potato or boiled potatoes instead they are just as filling and contain the carbohydrates you need plus saving you lots and lots of calories.
Gravy
To make your gravy low-fat it is all about patience, poor the turkey juices into a jug and simply wait for the fat to rise. Once this has happened spoon off the fat and use what is left to make your gravy.
Vegetables
Yes I know what you thinking, vegetables are healthy anyway, but if you are adding a dollop of butter they're not! simply use lemon zest and herbs to season your vegetables to keep them as good as they can be!
Extra Tips
- Choose a small plate
- Chew your food more
- Go for a wine spritzer's using either soda water or a diet lemonade
Drink
| SWAP | kcals | FOR | kcals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Shot/25ml Gin with 125ml Tonic Water | 93 | 1 Shot/25ml Gin with 125ml Diet Tonic Water | 53 |
| 1 Shot/25ml Barcardi with 125ml Coke | 104 | 1 Shot/25ml Bacardi with 125ml Diet Coke | 52 |
| 1 Glass/120ml Champagne | 89 | 1 Glass/120ml Dry White Wine | 77 |
| 1 Pint/568ml Lager | 227 | 1 Pint/568ml Shandy | 108 |
| 1 Bottle/275ml Bacardi Breezer | 198 | 1 Bottle/275ml Diet Bacardi Breezer | 96 |
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