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
Honey Goat Cheese Apple Rings
Recipe: The Live In Kitchen Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms
Roasted Garlic Sage Pesto Pumpkin Soup
Recipe: Half Baked Harvest Apple Cranberry Walnut Salad
Butternut Squash Turkey Roulade with Apple Cider Gravy
Recipe: Cooking For Keeps Paleo Cranberry Sauce
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
Green Beans and Beets with Balsamic Reduction
Creamy Vegan Scalloped Potatoes
Recipe: Edible Perspective Quinoa Stuffing with Apple Sweet Potato and Hazelnuts
Twice Baked Butternut Squash
Roasted Carrots and Parsnips
Herbed Wild Rice and Quinoa Stuffing
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
Paleo Pumpkin Pie
Recipe: Primally Inspired Vegan No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding
Recipe: The Healthy Foodie