THANKSGIVING!

Written By Logan Kemp

Thanksgiving is here and we are so excited!! We want to share with you some of our favorite healthier recipes to bring to thanksgiving…or to just make for yourself for the holidays! We also know thanksgiving can be hard for some people. We want to remind you that it is okay to eat whatever you want during the holidays! An unhealthy meal or treat is not going to affect your body at all! Enjoying that time with your family and friends is the main priority! We just thought we would share some healthy options for you to make!

HEALTHY SIDES

Paleo Stuffing

  • 2 tablespoons ghee or avocado oil or refined coconut oil

  • 3 cups onion diced

  • 2 cups celery diced

  • 1 cup mushrooms diced

  • 1 cup apple cored and diced

  • ¼ cup dried cranberries or dates, chopped

  • ¼ cup flat-leaf parsley chopped

  • 4 teaspoons poultry seasoning

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

  • 2 cups almond flour

  • 3 large eggs whisked

Preheat the oven to 350 F. & start heating up your ghee or oil!

Add onion, celery, apple, mushrooms, cranberries or dates, parsley, poultry seasoning, salt, and pepper. Cook until Ingredients are soft. transfer ingredients to 9×9" baking dish.

Stir almond flour in to other ingredients until well mixed. Add the whisked eggs and stir well. Place skillet (or baking dish) in preheated oven and bake 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until stuffing is browned on top. Serve warm.


Healthy Mac & Cheese

  • 1 1/4 cup butternut squash

  • 1 LB pasta

  • 2 tbsp all purpose flour

  • 1/4 tsp salt

  • 1/4 tsp paprika

  • 2 tbsp butter

  • 2 cups cheddar cheese

  • 2 cups whole milk

Melt down cheese, purée and spices. Fold into cooked pasta and serve! (Feel free to add bread crumbs and extra cheese on top!)

Healthy Pasta Salad

  • Pasta (We like to use the brand Eat Banza)

  • Tomato

  • Spinach

  • Shredded Chicken

  • Feta cheese

  • Dressing

  • Lemon

  • Brown mustard

  • Olive oil

  • Salt and pepper

  • Cook chicken and shred! Mix all the ingredients together and add your dressing!

HEALTHY & QUICK AIR FRYER RECIPES

Air fryer Green Beans

  • 1 lb. fresh green beans

  • 1 tbsp. olive oil

  • 1 tsp. seasoned salt

  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper

  • Lemon wedges, for serving

  • 1 Trim the stem ends from the green beans. (It's okay to leave the thin string on the end, if it's still bright green and fresh.)

  • 2 Place the beans in a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with seasoned salt and black pepper. Toss to coat.

  • 3 Place the beans in the basket of an air fryer. Cook at 375° for 10 to 12 minutes, shaking the basket half-way through. Beans should be crispy and slightly blistered when finished.

Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes

  • 2 big sweet potatoes

  • chili powder

  • cinnamon

  • honey or maple syrup

  • olive oil

  • 2 sweet potatoes skinned and chopped into small pieces

  • In a bowl mix together olive oil, chili pepper, cinnamon, and completely coat the sweet potatoes.

  • Put the potatoes in the air fryer making sure the are all spread out and each one is toughing the bottom.

  • Cook at 380 degrees for 10 minutes, flip around and do 10 more minutes.

  • When done take out and drizzle honey or maple syrup on top!

HEALTHY DESSERT

Date sweetened apple crumble bars

  • 1 cup raw sunflower seeds

  • 1 cup Medjool dates, pitted

  • 3 cups rolled oats

  • 1/4 cup margarine or butter, melted

  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • 1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt

  • 3 tablespoons water

  • 2 cups applesauce

  • Preheat oven to 325F. Lightly grease a 9×9 inch baking dish with margarine or butter. Set aside.

  • Spread the sunflower seeds on a baking sheet. When the oven is preheated, roast the sunflower seeds for 10 minutes until lightly golden. When the sunflower seeds are done roasting, remove from the oven.

  • Place the roasted sunflower seeds and dates in a food processor. Process until crumbly. Add 2 cups of oats, melted margarine (or butter), vanilla and salt. Add water and process until the mixture sticks together when pressed. Add the remaining 1 cup of oats and process for a few seconds until combined. You want the mixture to stick together, while still having texture.

  • Press the oat mixture at the bottom of the greased dish, leaving 1.5 cups for topping. Spread the applesauce evenly on top of the bottom layer. Finally, crumble the remaining oat mixture on top.

  • Bake for 15 minutes, uncovered at 325F. Let cool 30 minutes-1 hour before cutting. This helps the bars stick together.

Logan Kemp
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