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linwoods goji berriesMaking a Healthy Thanksgiving Turkey

With Thanksgiving comes family, friends and unfortunately some unhealthy, food. Sometimes, healthy means less flavor and appeal. There are some steps you can take to make a healthy Thanksgiving turkey while still having the taste you're used to.

To have a healthier Thanksgiving, you'll need to look over your recipes. There's no need to overhaul entire dishes but there are healthy alternatives to a lot of ingredients you may be using. Turkeys are usually the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving dinner and such, require special attention.

To add flavor to it, avoid using turkey rubs. A lot of these products contain a high amount of salt which can lead to hypertension (high blood pressure) in some people. There are plenty of salt free seasonings you can buy that are found in the same aisle as the salt.

You can also use onions, garlic, peppers and other vegetables to flavor your turkey. Simply cut them up and place them in the same pan as the turkey. To get a good roast, add some vegetable spread or olive oil in with the veggies.

Vegetable spread is made out of oil so it's high in unsaturated fats, low in saturated ones and contains no trans fat which makes it a healthier choice than butter or margarine. You can replace butter or margarine with vegetable spreads in any of your recipes as the tastes are nearly identical.

Turkey is by far the least of your concerns. The sides and desserts typically add many more calories than turkey and you shouldn't ignore them just because they're not the main attraction. Carefully planning out your next Thanksgiving dinner will make your meal more nutritious and may even motivate some of your guests to eat healthier foods.

The Holidays are a time to spend with the family and eat a lot of food. The eating and lack of exercise can contribute to unwanted weight gain during the holidays. The Guide to a Healthy Holiday has articles, FAQs, tips and tools to help you eat healthy, exercise and enjoy the holidays.

Straight Health was started in July 2006 to spread accurate and easy to understand information about health, diets, exercise and nutrition. At StraightHealth.com you can read articles and tips, use the tools and gain a further understand about the world of health.

What, Another Kind of Berry

Goji berries: What is this little berry that is creating buzz through out the web and health publications, it is a little powerhouse of incredible nutrients, that is what they are, they come loaded with vitamin C; vitamin E; antioxidants; amino acids and a host of other important nutrients. These little berries are said to have anti-cancer abilities, boost the immune system and to provide energy so to assist in overcoming challenged health situations.

If this isn't enough they have proven to help assist in weight loss while protecting the liver and relieving hypertension. You can find this little miracle berry in many forms; it comes in teas, beverages and in dried form in most of your health food stores.

These berries are considered on of the super foods of today and are a little pricier than an orange, grapefruit or other fruits you will find, however, the benefit of them out weights the accelerated price.

They are wonderful in their dried form in trail mix or in your morning protein smoothie and then a nice afternoon refreshing break with a warm cup of Goji Berry Tea, can life get any better?

This is one of those food items you can introduce to your young children and boost there immune system and get them use to eating healthy at an early age, they taste and feel kind of like a raisin so it would be really easy to put them in a healthy trail mix snack with out them even knowing it, or going like, what is "this".

Next time you make out your grocery list, do yourself and your family a favor and write Goji Berries on your list and give yourself a healthy treat.

Thought for the Day: "If you took one tenth of the energy you invest in criticism and converted it to gratitude, your life would improve a hundredfold." -Alan Cohen-

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