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"10 Ways to Keep Thanksgiving Dinner Slimmer\\nThe typical Thanksgiving plate: 3,000 calories. Yikes. Now that you know the damage, try a few simple tricks to lighten your fork load.\\nWhen it comes to turkey, don't wing it. The dark meat has nearly twice the amount of saturated fat as the breast meat shown here.\\nFresh cranberries are low-cal and high-fiber. But a can of sweet cran sauce has a candy bar's worth of sugar per 1/2 cup.\\nA serving of sausage stuffing has up to 447 calories per 2/3 cup.\\n\\nNix more than half of them with our so-yum recipe for [apple, pecan and mushroom stuffing](/fooddiet/recipes/2012/11/apple-pecan-and-mushroom-stuffing).\\nVeggies deserve more love on Turkey Day. Pile greens on your plate first, so you have less room for other stuff (aka carbs).\\nWe adore sweet potatoes and pecans, but watch out for the candied types\u2014that's code for extra sugar.\\nSaut\u00E9 green beans in a bit of olive oil, not a glob of butter, to keep them light. Unlike boiling, saut\u00E9ing stops nutrients from leaching out.\\nMashed potatoes are easy to overeat. No cutting, no chewing\u2014no stopping! Being aware of portions helps prevent a spud OD.\\nAt 316 calories, pumpkin is the lightest pie slice. And it's OK to indulge in the whipped cream! Two tablespoons of Reddi-wip has only 15 totally worth-it calories.\\nA piece of apple packs 411 calories.\\nPecan is hard-core with 503 calories a pop.\\n\\n  \\n__[The Truth About Carbs](/fooddiet/2012/09/truth-about-carbs)__  \\n  \\n__[Fat-Burning Snack Recipes](/fooddiet/2012/10/drop-10-fat-burning-snacks-slideshow)__  \\n  \\n__[10 Foods for Radiant Skin](/fooddiet/2012/09/foods-for-radiant-skin-slideshow)__"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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