Lets All Post Our Favorite Holiday Receipes!

[shari_dawn]

Hi!

I'm relatively new to this diet and have a thread out there called "what do we do during the holidays?" Well I've had so much response I thought I'd start this one for everyones favorite Holiday receipe. Its never too soon to start and there are many, many, newbie's out there like me that need some low carb or no carb alternatives to the normal Holiday menu. I know there are great ones!!

shari

[not2late]

Here are thanksgiving threads from last year:
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ad.php?t=35214 (Thanksgiving)
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ad.php?t=37605 (Preparing for Tgiving)
http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.c...ad.php?t=37238 (Drean Thanksgiving Menu)

By the way, many traditional Thanksgiving foods are naturally low carb:
Roast Turkey
Some hams: read the package because they can contain added sugar, or find a smoked picnic--that has a hammy flavor
Real Hollandaise sauce--the kind you make from eggs and butter, not the kind from a jar or packet.
Steammed or sauteed vegetables.
Raw vegetable salads.

If you are going to someone's home for Thanksgiving, bring along a vegetable dish that you will be able to eat and to share.

[not2late]

The same applies to Christmas and New Years:

Naturally low carb traditional foods:
Turkey
Roast Beef
Ham (check the package for the carb count per serving)
Vegetable salads
Steammed or sauteed vegetables
Hollandaise sauce (the real kind)

I would suggest to everyone who is on Induction now to start moving up to OWL and start going up the OWL rungs and finding your CCLL---it will make your holiday 100% easier if you can have an extra 5 net carbs of broccoli or faux potatoes or faux mashed sweet potatoes. Your stomach will be less apt to demand a slice or two of pie or cake or a 1/2 dozen cookies, if it's nicely filled with veggies and meat.

[adreliluc]

I pretty much just have turkey, ham - or whatever meat we're having... and then I'll usually just have veggies, with butter.
This year I'm planning on making sweet baked potatoes with butter and a little bit of splenda and cinnamon since I finally made it to that rung on OWL... It's YUMMY, just like candied yams. It's cool too cause when we make these we'll only make one and then share it between the 4 of us... Unlike the old days when we'd each eat our own baked potato!
Oh and I'll also be making that cheese cake from Linda's site only with an almond crust... it's the bomb! oh and I'll attempt a low carb pumpkin pie with a nut crust too.
Mmm now I"m hungry...

[tulsanurse1]

I normally cook a shank ham with a brown sugar/crushed pineapple marinade/glaze. Not sure how to cook one now that Im doing Atikins.

[LOWCARBINCLEVELANDOH]

I don't know about the food, but I am so ready for the holidays!!!!!!!!!!

Bring 'em on!!!!!

[adreliluc]

Originally Posted by LOWCARBINCLEVELANDOH

I don't know about the food, but I am so ready for the holidays!!!!!!!!!!

Bring 'em on!!!!!

That's the spirit!! teehee!!