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25 Healthy Thanksgiving Recipes You'll Actually Want To Eat (Photos)

by Kaylin Pound

Nothing beats stuffing your face with a delicious Thanksgiving feast as you listen your family members bicker with each other between bites.

If there's one day you don't want to wear tight fitting pants, it's Thanksgiving.

Between the delicious turkey, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie, calories add up fast and it can be pretty easy to eat yourself into a coma.

If you're like most people, you probably anticipate packing on a few pounds of turkey-induced flab during this food-filled holiday.

However, it doesn't have to be that way.

It may sound hard to believe, but it is possible to eat all your favorite Thanksgiving dishes and still fit into your skinny jeans.

All you have to do is get creative with your ingredients and swap out those high calorie, fat-laden foods for some healthier alternatives.

So we set out to find a bunch awesome Thanksgiving-inspired recipes that are not only healthy but also insanely tasty.

Pumpkin Hummus

Recipe: Closet Cooking

Honey Goat Cheese Apple Rings

Recipe: The Live In Kitchen

Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms

Recipe: Homemade Levity

Roasted Garlic Sage Pesto Pumpkin Soup

Recipe: Half Baked Harvest

Apple Cranberry Walnut Salad

Le Creme De La Crumb

Butternut Squash Turkey Roulade with Apple Cider Gravy

Recipe: Cooking For Keeps

Paleo Cranberry Sauce

Recipe: Fed And Fit

Acorn Squash with Walnuts and Cranberries

Recipe: Let The Baking Begin Blog

Vegan Creamed Kale

Recipe: Kellies Food To Glow

Vegan Pumpkin Mac and Cheese

Recipe: The Clean Eating Machine

Skinny Sweet Potato Casserole with Maple Pecan Topping

Recipe: Jessica In the Kitchen

Roasted Turkey Breast

Recipe: Home Cooking Adventure

Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes with Mushroom Gravy

Recipe: Minimalist Baker

Green Beans and Beets with Balsamic Reduction

Recipe: The roasted Root

Creamy Vegan Scalloped Potatoes

Recipe: Edible Perspective

Quinoa Stuffing with Apple Sweet Potato and Hazelnuts

Recipe: Marla Meridith

Twice Baked Butternut Squash

Recipe: RecipeRunner

Roasted Carrots and Parsnips

Recipe: A Family Feast

Herbed Wild Rice and Quinoa Stuffing

Recipe: Kitchen Treaty

Crispy Sweet Potato with Herbed Coconut Creme Fraiche

Recipe: Reclaiming Provincial

Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Squash with Dried Cranberries and Dijon Vinaigrette

Recipe: Blogging Over Thyme

Baked Pears with Walnuts and Honey

Recipe: Skinny Taste

Paleo Pumpkin Pie

Recipe: Primally Inspired

Vegan No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake

Recipe: Eat Goof 4 Life

Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding

Recipe: The Healthy Foodie