4 Trim Thanksgiving Recipes

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By Chef Meg Galvin, Healthy Cooking Expert at

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Are you ready for some new, healthy recipes to liven up your Thanksgiving Day table? I've created four new recipes that celebrate the season of giving thanks.





Whole Wheat Cous Cous with Spinach and Squash

228 calories

2 g fat

Each one cup portion has a serving each of whole grains and vegetables.





Pumpkin Soup with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds


88 calories

4 g fat

Sipping on soup at the start of a meal reminds you to slow down and savor each bite.



'Seedy' Pumpkin Pie
1

68 calories

7 g fat

The crust has a secret ingredient. Any guesses?








Petite Pecan Tarts

103 calories

5 g fat

A Southern favorite gets a boost of nutrition and fiber.





Are you trying any new Thanksgiving recipes this year?

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SparkPeople Healthy Cooking Expert Meg Galvin is a World Master Chef, culinary instructor, and the author of " The SparkPeople Cookbook: Love Your Food, Lose the Weight." A farmer's daughter and marathon runner, she lives in northern Kentucky with her husband and three teenage sons.