Enjoy your holiday by prepping ahead! Try these make-ahead keto sides and enjoy your friends and family this Thanksgiving.
I think one of the hardest things about hosting a major holiday is timing. Having everything ready and hot to eat at the same time can be overwhelming. For me, it's hard enough to just keep the house clean with 4 kids underfoot let alone cook at the same time. I try to make as many things ahead of time as possible so that I only have to reheat sides and tend the meat.
I decided to put together a list of recipes you can make AT LEAST 24 hours ahead.These either reheat well or are eaten cold (pumpkin cheesecake, I'm looking at you).
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APPETIZERS:
French Onion Tartlets - Low Carb, Grain Free, THM S
Sausage Pizza Dip
Bacon Cheddar Mini Cheese Balls
SIDES:
Best Ever Dairy Free Mashed Cauliflower
Cream Cheese Cauliflower Mashers with Asiago
Four Ingredient Cranberry Sauce - Sugar Free, THM FP
Wow, Taryn, i thought i should finally make the effort to tell you how much i appreciate your sending me your Keto creations to my email. Don't know how I was so lucky, but I forward them on to our 6 married children (trying to convert them!) Finally there are normal recipes with normal ingredients that are easy to make!! It really shouldn't be that hard! Thanks for proving that. As a former home ec teacher, I have managed to stay normal weight, but with a great deal of effort playing weight management teeter totter. I've been searching for the "holy grail of health" my whole life. Luckily it exists & its here! (was also in the olden days before processed food) KetoII And your recipes have made it SO Easy! Muchisimas Gracias! Your creations are benefitting mucho gente!
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Ynessays
This recipe looks delicious. However, I need a substitution for mushrooms. I'm allergic and every recipe I've found has mushrooms. Just wondering. Thanks!
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Tarynsays
For the green bean casserole? You can omit the mushrooms.
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Carol Eckler-Ungarsays
Can't wait to try green bean casserole and some of your Thanksgiving suggestions!
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Alisha Rosssays
I am always looking for new recipes to try. I will have to get the ingredients I need to make some this week. I am sure it will be a big hit. Regards Ross Alisha
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Shelley Anderssays
I am new at the low carb diet. I like to receive any recipes that you have. I am interested in all kinds except seafood. Am allergic. But I like to learn new breakfast, lunch, dinner along with snack ideas. Also the holiday recipes would be great to receive also if you don't mind. Thank you! Better health,living and losing weight more is my main goal! Thank you again and God Bless you! Take care.
Shelley Anders
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Tarynsays
Hi Shelley. All the recipes in this post have clickable links. You can see all my other recipes here:
There Are Plenty of Conscious Ways to Have a Keto Cheat Day
Or, if it's Thanksgiving, don't offer to cook green beans or turkey (which are already keto-compliant). Instead, bring a low-carb pumpkin pie or make mashed cauliflower instead of potatoes.
While cheating may be helpful for some eating patterns, it's far from ideal for the keto diet. That's because this diet relies on your body staying in ketosis. To do so, you need to eat fewer than 50 grams of carbs per day. Eating more than 50 grams can kick your body out of ketosis ( 2 ).
This type of pizza crust can have up to 33g of carbs without any added sauce or cheese. If you're limiting your carbs to 20-50 grams per day, one slice of this type of crust will likely kick you out of ketosis.
The ketogenic diet typically reduces total carbohydrate intake to less than 50 grams a day—less than the amount found in a medium plain bagel—and can be as low as 20 grams a day. Generally, popular ketogenic resources suggest an average of 70-80% fat from total daily calories, 5-10% carbohydrate, and 10-20% protein.
Here are the main foods that are high-in-fat, low-in-carbs and are great starting place for anyone wanting to dip their feet into keto diet: Meat: Steak, ham, sausage, bacon, turkey, and chicken. Cheese: Cheddar, cream cheese, goat cheese, mozzarella, or blue cheese (always unprocessed).
For keto dieters, a cheat day can mean indulging in actual pasta, pizza, and other high-carb meals. While many dieters think of cheat day as a well-deserved reward, nutritionists say there are downsides to it.
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