And the week is almost over! Don’t you just love short weeks? Kevin is so very happy to be free after a mere three days of work. Actually, I don’t know how productive he’s been this week as he has been spending much time coming up with his Thanksgiving Meal Plan (TMP).<\/p>\n
Now, what is your Number 1 Thanksgiving Day regret? It’s the food, right? All this delicious food gets passed around the table, you fill your plate until it’s ready to burst, and no matter how hard you try, you just can’t eat it all. Knowing this is the only time you get goodies like turkey, stuffing, and cranberries, you pop the button on your pants and eat until it hurts. Right?<\/p>\n
Well, Kevin has decided this eat-all-in-sight approach is the wrong way to approach the Thanksgiving table. Instead, he’s come up with the TMP.<\/p>\n
First, you scope out the table and list each food item in order of rarity. For example, if the only time you ever see a turkey is in November, then turkey would go to the top of the rarity list. Things like bread or even plain old mashed potatoes can be eaten any old time so they go to the bottom of the list.<\/p>\n
Once the list is properly ordered, you fill your plate according to plan. Unique food items like the oyster stuffing or grandma’s famous cranberry chutney take a large part of the plate while the mundane items such as salad or rolls are lucky to make the cut at all. This way, you don’t waste precious stomach space on the everyday items.<\/p>\n
Now is that a plan or what? Yes, Kevin is quite sure that with this new approach to the Thanksgiving food, he’ll be able to gorge himself and not have any regrets at the end of the meal.<\/p>\n
My own plan is much easier. I focus on the major food items and ignore the rest. For me, Thanksgiving dinner is one part turkey, one part stuffing, one part mashed potatoes. Cover all with gravy. Add one scoop of green bean casserole for your veggies and you’re good to go. I pass on everything else. No cranberries, no yam, no sweet potatoes, no salad. I guess I’m more of a purest than Kevin.<\/p>\n
But whatever your preference, take the time, while you’re stuck in traffic or in line at the supermarket, to plan our your own tactical approach to the holiday table. You’ll thank me for it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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