Thanksgiving Dinner
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Complete Meal Plan

The total sodium count for Thanksgiving dinner could rise exceptionally high if not monitored by you. Here is a suggestion, based on what I serve for Thanksgiving. Of course, Thanksgiving dinner at your household may serve up different foods. The following is only a guide for you to use to ensure your sodium count for the day remains within your target range.

Thanksgiving Dinner Meal Plan

Single Serving

Salad
• 1 serving Cranberry Raisin Salad (8.405mg)

  Entree

• 3 ounces of fresh turkey breast white meat, no skin¹ (40.8 mg)
• 1 serving (1/2 cup) Turkey Stuffing (14.7 mg)
• 1 serving Yams With Sauce (14.7 mg)
• 1/2 cup peas, green, unsalted, boiled in unsalted water* (3.625 mg)
• 1/2 cup freshly made Ocean Spray cranberry sauce (1.478 mg)
• 1 Dinner Roll (1.093 mg)

  Dessert:

• 1 slice Don’s Pumpkin Pie (out of ten slices in a single pie) (42.4 mg)
• 3 tablespoons pressurized whipped cream² (11.7mg)

  Footnotes

  ¹ Packaged and frozen turkeys are often supplemented with salt, salted butter or even MSG. Read packaging label carefully before buying other than a fresh bird.

  ² Many canned whipped cream products offer low fat and low sodium.
  

  *Peas may be from no salt added frozen package or fresh. Access Recipes For The Above Plan By Clicking on Titles Below

  Thanksgiving Turkey Stuffing

  Cranberry Raisin Salad

  Thanksgiving Yams

  Cranberry Sauce

  Dinner Rolls

  Don's Pumpkin Pie

  BONUS

  What to Do with Turkey Leftovers