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High Fiber Low Carb Thanksgiving Day Recipes

Brace yourselves! The holidays are about to kick into full gear. With all of the merriment about to be made, it is easy to forget how important it is to keep high fiber in your daily diet. With that in mind, the GG Team came up with some fast and festive recipes just in time for Turkey Day. Just think of them as a healthy twist to the often butter-filled, generously salted and heavy cream-leaden holiday standbys of yesteryear. And what’s even better than that? They actually taste GREAT. Seriously!

Try these recipes this Thanksgiving. All of these recipes contain our GG Bran Sprinkles or Crispbread product and just could be a new tradition for your Thanksgiving celebration or for your day to day meal plan.

Turkey Day Salad

Root Vegetable Gratin with Sprinkles

High Fiber Stuffing

Apple-Cranberry Crisp

We plan to send you more fun high fiber and low carb recipes in time for December and January holidays, so stay tuned.

Enjoy the season!

Have a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving,
The GG Team

Tags: high fiber, holiday, low carb, thanksgiving

High Fiber Stuffing

• 3 cups of toasted whole grain breads, chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 1 cup of GG Sprinkles
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh sage
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped (1 1/2 cups)
• 6 tablespoons of Smart Balance or another low cholestorol spread
• 1 turkey liver or 3 chicken livers (2 to 3 oz total), trimmed and finely chopped
• 1 cup finely chopped celery
• 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
• 1 cup turkey giblet stock or low-sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 cup lowfat skim milk

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325°F.

Spread all bread crumbs in 2 shallow baking pans and bake in upper and lower thirds of oven until dry, about 15 minutes total. Cool crumbs in pans on racks, then transfer to a large bowl and stir in GG Sprinkles, parsley, sage, salt, and pepper.

Melt butter substitute in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, then add onions and liver and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are softened, 8 to 10 minutes. Add celery and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Transfer to bowl with crumbs and toss well. Add eggs, stock, and milk and toss well.

Transfer stuffing to a buttered 2 1/2- to 3-quart shallow baking dish. Bake, covered, in middle of oven 30 minutes, then uncover and bake until browned, about 30 minutes more.

Cooks’ note: Stuffing can be assembled (but not baked) 2 days ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before baking.

Tags: dressing, sprinkles, stuffing, thanksgiving

Turkey Day Salad

• 4 granny Smith Apples, peeled, cored and sliced into bite-sized pieces, tossed w/ a tablespoon of lemon juice
• 1 celery stalk, minced
• 3/4 cup of walnuts (spiced w/ cinnamon and nutmeg and baked for just a few minutes in the oven on a cookie sheet at 325 to toast)
• 1/2 cup of dried cranberries
• 1 cup of plain yogurt
• 2 tabelspoons of dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup of GG Sprinkles
• 1 head of well chopped Romaine Lettuce (you may add other types of your favorite lettuces, such at butter or endive)

With a wire whisk, blend the yogurt and dijon mustard and set aside in a large bowl. Add the apples, celery, cranberries and pepper to the bowl and toss. Add the lettuce and gently toss the salad once more. Just before serving, add the GG Sprinkles as a welcome crunch to your salad.

Tags: apple, holiday, salad, thanksgiving, turkey

Apple-Cranberry Crisp

• 2 cups of Applesauce
• 1 cup of dried Cranberries
• 1 cup Granola
• ½ a cup of GG Bran Sprinkles
• 2 teaspoons of Cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon Nutmeg

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread your favorite applesauce on the bottom of a 9 by 11 baking dish. Sprinkle the cranberries evenly over the sauce.

In a small mixing bowl, combine 1 cup of your favorite granola and ½ a cup of GG Sprinkles. Spread the mixture evenly over the apple sauce. Sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg over the top. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes.

Tags: apple, cranberry, dessert, holiday, thanksgiving