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20 Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes

11/9/21

These healthy Thanksgiving recipes will help you plan out your holiday menu with delicious, flavourful foods that won't stick to your waistline! 

These healthy Thanksgiving recipes will help you plan out your holiday menu with delicious, flavourful foods that won't stick to your waistline! 

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Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes

Thanksgiving is one of those holidays where it can be difficult to eat healthy. Lucky for you I've rounded up some easy fall recipes for everything from Thanksgiving turkey to healthy mashed potatoes and even healthy pumpkin pie! All of the traditional Thanksgiving comfort foods that you crave for dinner, but without a ton of fat or calories.

To make things as easy for you as possible, we have broken the recipes out into categories. Scroll down and browse through the recipes to find:

  • Healthy Thanksgiving Appetizers and Drinks
  • Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes
  • Healthy Turkey Recipes (check out my leftover turkey recipes here)
  • Healthy Thanksgiving Desserts

When you find something that you want to make, just click on the photo (or the link below it) and you'll be taken to the recipe!

Cheers to a happy, healthy Thanksgiving!

Healthy Thanksgiving Appetizers

Pair any of these healthy appetizers with a holiday cocktail or family friendly Thanksgiving drinks. Don't fill up on them though, the best is yet to come!

healthy sweet potato skins

Healthy Sweet Potato Skins via Pinch of Yum

 

cheesy Asiago Brussels sprouts and kale dip

Cheesy Asiago Brussels Sprouts and Kale Dip via The Girl on Bloor

 

bowls of creamy carrot ginger soup

Creamy Carrot Ginger Soup via Skinnytaste

 

healthy pumpkin chutney

Healthy Thanksgiving Pumpkin Chutney via Eat Well 101

Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes

These healthy Thanksgiving sides cover all of the bases. Make your faves, from healthy mashed potatoes to gluten free stuffing and dinner rolls, or healthy salads and veggies.

sausage and mushroom stuffed acorn squash

Sausage and Mushroom Stuffed Acorn Squash via The Girl on Bloor

Instant Pot Butternut Squash Risotto

Instant Pot Butternut Squash Risotto via The Girl on Bloor

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Crispy Green Bean Fries via The Girl on Bloor

harvest quinoa salad with pumpkin vinaigrette

Harvest Quinoa Salad with Pumpkin Vinaigrette via A Mind Full Mom

 

healthy Waldorf salad

Healthy Waldorf Salad via The Adventure Bite

 

roasted Brussels sprouts with pomegranate

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranate via The View from Great Island

 

brown butter green beans with toasted almonds

Brown Butter Green Beans with Toasted Almonds via A Cedar Spoon

 

paleo scalloped sweet potatoes

Paleo Scalloped Sweet Potatoes via Food Faith Fitness

 

healthy Thanksgiving side dish of rosemary garlic mashed cauliflower

Rosemary Garlic Mashed Cauliflower via The Cookie Rookie

 

Thanksgiving paleo gluten free stuffing

Healthy Thanksgiving Paleo Gluten Free Stuffing via The Girl on Bloor

 

gluten free pull apart dinner rolls

Gluten Free Pull-Apart Dinner Rolls via My Gluten-Free Kitchen

 

sugar free cranberry sauce

Sugar Free Cranberry Sauce via Sugar Free Mom

Healthy Turkey Recipes

When you want to keep things healthier for your holiday bird, white meat is always your best bet. It's lower in fat and calories than the dark meat. The crispy skin can be a danger zone, but if you really want some, indulge in a small piece and then walk it off after dinner.

Instant Pot turkey breast

Instant Pot Turkey Breast via Crunchy Creamy Sweet

 

Sriracha Lime Slow Cooker Turkey Tenderloin

Sriracha Lime Slow Cooker Turkey Tenderloin via Cupcakes and Kale Chips

 

Healthy Thanksgiving Desserts

A holiday dinner just isn't complete without a little something sweet. Take the guesswork out of deciding what to serve by offering any (or all!) of these healthier dessert options.

 

gluten free pear walnut ccrumble

Gluten Free Pear Walnut Crumble via It's Yummi

 

healthy Thanksgiving pumpkin pie

Skinny Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie via Skinnytaste

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About Taylor Stinson

Hey there, my name's Taylor! I’m the founder of The Girl on Bloor, a food blog where I share healthy meal prep recipes for busy people. I'm a busy city girl living in downtown Toronto on (you guessed it!) Bloor Street. I've got 10 years experience meal prepping, along with a Master's degree in journalism, and you can find my work across the internet featured on publications such as Buzzfeed, HuffPost, Women's Health, Reader's Digest and more. I also run the awesome 5-Day Meal Prep Challenge, which is a free email course and Facebook group where I share my meal planning strategies and easy meal prep tips and recipes. Be sure to check out my free beginner’s guide to meal prep and follow me on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram to get my latest recipes and meal prep tips!

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  1. Rachel says

    January 18, 2020 at 16:08

    I was looking for the Whiskey Caramel Apple Crisp recipe instructions. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      January 18, 2020 at 18:07

      Unfortunately I don’t have this recipe anymore, sorry about this!

      Reply

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