[ APPLAUSE ] >>> THREE DAYS AND COUNTING
UNTIL THANKSGIVING, EVERYBODY.
BEFORE YOU BREAK OUT YOUR STRETCHIEST PANTS FOR THE BIG
DINNER -- WE CAN WEAR OUR --
THEY WEAR THE SWEAT PANTS. ANYWAY, WE HAVE THE SCOOP ON ALL
OF YOUR THANKSGIVING SIDES,
WHETHER THEYRE WORTH IT.
HERE TO HELP US DECIDE IT IS
"TODAY HEALTH" AND NUTRITION EXPERT, JOY BAUER. NUTRITION
EXPERT, JOY BAUER. HI.
HI.
>> HI, MEGYN. THANKSGIVING IS JUST ONCE A
YEAR.
YEAR.
IM PLANNING ON SPLURGING, AS
WELL.
I DONT WANT ANYONE TO FEEL THIS IS A BUZZ KILL.ONE TO FEEL THIS
IS A BUZZ KILL. ITS GREAT TO HAVE A REALITY
CHECK.
AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU TIPS AND TRICKS TO LIGHTEN UP YOURPS AND
TRICKS TO LIGHTEN UP YOUR FAVORITE SIDES.
FAVORITE SIDES. YOUR GUESTS WILL NEVER KNOW.
>> THIS IS A GREEN BEAN
CASSEROLE.
CASSEROLE.
I WANT YOU TO TAKE THIS SERVING SPOON AND SCOOP ON THAT PLATENG
SPOON AND SCOOP ON THAT PLATE WHAT YOU THINK IS A 200 CALORIE
SERVING.
SERVING.
>> ITS NOT GOING THE TAKE MUCH. IM GOING TO PUT A LITTLE MORE..
IM GOING TO PUT A LITTLE MORE. ITS GREEN BEANS.
ITS VEGETABLES.
ITS VEGETABLES. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> SO, THAT IS ACTUALLY ONE CUP,
APPROXIMATELY.
APPROXIMATELY. THATS 400 CALORIES.
THIS WOULD BE 200 CALORIES.
GREEN BEANS, AND CONSIDER ITS
MIXED WITH SO MUCH CREAM SAUCE,
AND THE ONIONS ON TOP, ITS
SUPER CALORIC.
SUPER CALORIC. >> WHAT DO I DO?
MAKE IT SMALL.
>> HALF A CUP.
>> THERES NO TRICK TO MAKE THIS
UNDER 200 CALORIES.
>> THERE IS A TRICK.
LOOK AT THE REST OF THE TABLE
AND FIND THE PLAIN VEGETABLE
THERE.
THERE.
MIX IT IN.
YOU POOF UP THE VOLUME. >> DONT THEY MAKE IT WITH GREEK
YOGURT?
YOGURT? >> IF YOU GO TO SOMEBODYS ELSE.
>> GREEK YOGURT MAKES EVERYTHING
GOOD FOR YOU.
>> YOURE RIGHT ABOUT THAT. NOW COMES MY FAVORITE.HAT.
NOW COMES MY FAVORITE. THIS IS A SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE
WITH SOME MARSHMALLOWS.
I WANT YOU TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
SECRET INGREDIENT I PUT IN THERE
THAT TRIMMED OFF HUNDREDS OF
CALORIES?
CALORIES?
>> CINNAMON. >> CINNAMONS IN THERE.
SOMETHING ELSE MAGIC THAT
SLASHED THE CALORIES AND CARBS.
>> I DONT KNOW.
>> I LOVE THAT YOU DONT KNOW.
AND THE ANSWER IS, I MIXED COOKED MASHED CARROTS IN WITH
THE SWEET POTATOES.
YOU CAN TAKE ANY TRADITIONAL
RECIPE.
RECIPE.
IT CAN BE THE FAMOUS SWEET POTATO CASS ROLLEROLECASSEROLE,
OUT A THIRD OF THE SWEET POTATO
POTATOES WITH CARROTS, YOULL
CUT THE CALORIES.
>> YOU STEAM OR PUT THEM IN THE
MICROWAVE, AND YOU SMASH THEM IN
AND MIX THEM WITH THE RECIPE.
PERFECT.
PERFECT.
>> OKAY.
>> STUFFING.
>> THEYRE SO CUTE. >> STUFFING, THIS IS A NORMAL
PORTION ABOUT ONE CUP.
WE KNOW ITS A STARCH BOMB.
HOW MANY SLICES OF BREAD DO YOU
THINK IS IN THAT?
>> WHITE BREAD IN THAT?
>> THREE?
>> THREE? >> SIX SLICES.
>> NO.
>> NO. IN THAT?
IN THAT? >> YES.
>> YES. THATS THE STARCH AND CALORIE
EQUIVALENT OF SIX SLICES OF
WHITE BREAD.
WHITE BREAD. FIRST, YOU STICK WITH A HALF-CUP
PORTION.
PORTION.
THATS ABOUT 160 CALORIES. IF YOURE THE HOST AND YOURE
PREPPING IT, SWAP OUT HALF OF
THE WHITE BREAD FOR WHOLE GRAIN
BREAD.
BREAD.
IT WILL BE MORE FILLING AND YOU
BOOSTED THE NUTRITION.
>> THATS THE MOST DEPRESSING
THING IVE HEARD IN A YEAR.
GET OUT OF THERE.
>> THE CRANBERRY SAUCE IS HOW MANY TEASPOONS OF SUGAR?S HOW
MANY TEASPOONS OF SUGAR? >> TEN.
>> TEN. >> YOU ARE CLOSE.
ITS 12.
ITS 12. COULD YOU IMAGINE.
>> THATS NOT WORTH IT.
>> HERES WHAT IS WORTH IT.
ONE TO TWO TABLESPOONS, TWO
TABLESPOONS, ONLY 150 CALORIES.
AND YOU HAVE ROOM FOR DESSERT.
APPLE PIE A LA MODE.
IM ABOUT TO DO ONE SIMPLE SWAP.
YOU HAVE THE SAME SIZE PORTION
FOR ABOUT 180 CALORIES LEFT?
>> ARE YOU GOING TO GET RID OF
THE BEST PART?
>> IM GOING TO SWAP OUT THE ICE
CREAM FOR AIR RAIDED WHIPPED
CREAM AND YOU TAKE OFF 180
CALORIES.
CALORIES.
AND IF YOU TAKE A KNIFE --
>> THATS THE PART YOU WANT TO EAT THE MOST.PART YOU WANT TO
EAT THE MOST. >> THAT SAVES YOU 100 CALORIES.
THIS GOES FROM 700 TO 480.
>> I HAVE ANOTHER IDEA.
EAT WHAT YOU WANT AND NEXT WEEK,
AFTER THANKSGIVING, WE WILL HAVE
ON A FITNESS EXPERT WHO WILL