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   Acmebike
   Member

   Well, time to gripe, errrr, voice concern about another upcoming Holiday! Actually, this one is pretty Primal friendly. Thanksgiving certainly can be done healthy!

   My wife has a massive family in the area and we can look forward to Thanksgiving Dinner with 30 people easily. So the event travels from house to house, and food duty is divided up by the host. My Mother in Law is making meat, and assigned things alphabetically this year:

   A-G Vegetable dish
   H-K Dessert
   L-Z Potato/Carb dish

   And wouldn't you know it, I'm in charge of a "potato/carb dish", looks like cauliflower, cream and butter faux-mashed potatoes! Gotta love Primal! I'll be bringing home made Creme Fraiche, almonds and blueberries so I have a Primal dessert treat as well. My 16 year old nephew has been eating Primal/Paleo since spring, so he'd appreciate some more Primal options as well.

   So some turkey, prime rib, and the dishes I'll bring, Thanksgiving will be a breeze. I plan a good 20-30 hour fast going into the 2pm dinner. I'll likely walk the six miles out as well.

   "Potato/Carb dish"! That is soooo ironic that of all people, I am assigned to bring carbs to a meal! Anyone else got a good Thanksgiving plan or story to relate?

   Posted 4 months ago #
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   Griff
   Member

   I'm dreading Thanksgiving. It'll be the first one without my father here. My mom isn't holding a Thanksgiving with her partner, so we have to go to my in-laws'... and they are all about the carbs. Even the turkey gets injected with sugary stuff before they bake it. I may be doing an IF if I can't find anything that isn't highly sugared.

   Posted 4 months ago #
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   Sir Grandma
   Member

   My advice to everyone is to keep the holidays about family. Don't make the holidays about food, enjoy your family, don't fight about food. Eat if there are options, IF if there aren't. Maybe take a few well timed bites to avoid worrying grandma (you know how she can be -- you're so skinny, eat something....LOL) If you are expected to bring potatoes, bring potatoes. You don't have to eat them but everyone else will enjoy them, they won't necessarily enjoy faux-taters.

   It's just one meal.

   Posted 4 months ago #
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   SK1
   Member

   I hear you, Griff. I am nervous about it, too. It will be my first Thanksgiving with my boyfriend's family, so I will be nervous the whole time about making a good impression while trying to stay true to my dietary choices. Guess I am going to load up on turkey this year and try to un-noticeably avoid the dessert table!

   Posted 4 months ago #
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   NeoPaleo
   Member

   I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving this year. Last year at Thanksgiving I was following a vegan diet, this year I get to make up for that!! A triple helping of turkey and a pile of green-beans please! I won't even need (much) gravy as I can dig into the juicy legs that nobody else wants - well, except my dad - he's never believed in the whole no-fat thing. :)

   Posted 4 months ago #
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   AmyMac703
   Member

   Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, but not because of the food ... for pretty much my whole life (ever since I was like 4 yrs old), my family has spent Thanksgiving in a cabin in the mountains, pretty much away from modern conveniences like phones, Internet, television, etc. That in itself is kinda primal in a way.
   We spend our time there hiking, relaxing in the natural hot springs close by, doing jigsaw puzzles, playing board games, and just enjoying each others' company.
   In the past couple years, since my aunt went low-carb and my mom and sister are semi-low-carb, we've made an effort to make our Thanksgiving healthier. We now have a salad with our Thanksgiving dinner, and our traditional meal on Wednesday night (we spend 4 nights there) has changed from pasta to chili. Also, my aunt makes her green bean casserole with organic mushroom soup (not the cheap generic brand that probably has some kind of added sugar). A lot of the crap (stuffing, mashed potatoes) is still regular fare, but my family is totally cool with me opting out of that and instead going for a big ol' turkey leg.

   Posted 4 months ago #
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   dixonge
   Member

   @AcmeBike - we've done the mashed cauliflower thing before - everyone liked it! Yes, it was a bit odd for some, but no one complained. Go for it.

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   Katt
   Member

   I tried the mashed cauliflower as well. It didn't taste all that different from potatoes, really. It was, however, a hassle to make, so I haven't made it again.

   Posted 3 months ago #
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   frogfarm
   Member

   Really, Katt? I thought it was just as easy or quicker than taters. The only downside I found was that cauliflower doesn't absorb butter and/or cream quite as readily :)

   Also, mashed sweet potatoes (again with lots of butter and cream) seem to be a big hit with just about everyone. Tubers over nightshades any day!

   Posted 3 months ago #
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    soror
    Member

    I just stick w/ safe foods myself and bring dishes I will actually enjoy. I don't make a big deal of what I eat though- so much so that even though I went gluten free 1.5 yrs ago the inlaws still haven't figured it out. I say you can enjoy the holidays and not have to enjoy bad food, but if you want to "splurge" then that is up to you. I think it is a good time to make some nice fancy primal/paleo dishes that you wouldn't otherwise take the time to make- like this lemon curd I have been dying to make forever now- that would be my splurge.

    Posted 3 months ago #
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    Acmebike
    Member

    Yah, gonna make the cauliflower mash! I've done a few practice efforts, and they taste great! I doubt most will notice it is NOT potatoes.

    Posted 3 months ago #

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