For a do-nothing day I've done well for myself and my family. I decided to hibernate this time around and have our turkey and fixings meal the same as dinner time normally is - a good choice for me considering it's most helpful to stick to this controlled environment while I'm transitioning from heavy carbs all over again.
I created a menu that would appeal to my vegetarian kid and my own low-carb lifestyle and it totally worked out...and I had to laugh by the end of our meal because we made little progress in the way of eating anything. The turkey'd barely been sliced. There's still a big casserole dish of dressing and a huge bowl of rutabagas. We didn't even finish our sweet potatoes. There are still green beans left over. There are NEVER green beans left over. I think the only disappearing act came from this odd green Jell-o/fruit/nut thing my kid can't keep her hands out of. There's a bit of that left, though.
Having satisfied stomachs and not overdoing it for a holiday's sake is a great feeling. It was a good idea to have options in front of me that, aside from the Jell-o thing that I don't really like anyhow, are of good quality, taste great and have valuable nutritional content.
Deciding to hole-up to avoid distraction was a good idea, too. I probably won't be as anti-social this Christmas. I just needed the space to see that I could pull this off. I love that I could.
Edit: The Menu
roast turkey with pan gravy
sausage and apple dressing
green beans with shallots and almond slivers
baked sweet potatoes
mashed cauliflower
mashed rutabagas
honey-glazed carrots
green jell-o weird thing
relish tray (includes cranberry relish, pickles, olives and things)
veggie tray (cold, crunchy veg)
& I allowed one small pumpkin pie in the house for dessert
