Thanksgiving through the New Year can be a difficult time for your health. The carbo-loaded meals and sugar-filled desserts present nearly everywhere you look can weaken your immune system and spike insulin levels. As a result, we’re more susceptible to getting sick and gaining weight.

How do you enjoy food during the Holidays and stay healthy? The good new is that you don’t have to give up your favorites. Instead, reserve one or two meals per week as “cheat meals.” Choose these meals wisely, plan ahead and stick to them. For all non-cheat meals, here’s a list of 50 healthy, low-sugar, gluten-free recipes. Now you can enjoy delicious food, while keeping away colds and preventing a Holiday belly bulge.

Appetizers, Soups & Salads

1. Arugula, Fennel, and Apricot Salad
2. Bacon-Wrapped Dates Stuffed with Cream Cheese and Almonds
3. Beet-and-Blood-Orange Salad with Mint
4. Carrots with Tahini Dressing
5. Chicken-Liver Mousse with Pickled Red Onion
6. Curried Pumpkin Soup
7. Escarole and Fennel Salad with Pears and Gruyère
8. Fall Harvest Salad
9. Fennel and Celery Salad with Pumpkin Seeds
10. Gingered Butternut Squash Soup with Spicy Pecan Cream
11. Italian Style Sausage Skewers
12. Prosciutto-Wrapped Asparagus
13. Quick Liver Pâté
14. Roasted Baby Pears with Herbed Goat Cheese
15. Roasted Potato Leek Soup

1. Apple Cider-Brined Turkey with Savory Herb Gravy
2. Heritage Turkey
3. Perfect Roast Turkey
4. Roast Turkey With Paprika and Thyme
5. Roast Turkey with Truffle Butter

1. Bacon Braised Green Beans
2. Bacon Brussels Sprouts
3. Bacon-Cheddar Mashed Potatoes
4. Braised Bacon Apple Cabbage
5. Braised Fennel
6. Breadless Cauliflower and Mushroom Stuffing
7. Broiled Asparagus with Lemon
8. Brussels Sprouts with Walnuts, Balsamic Vinegar and Mint
9. Caramelized-Onion Mashed Potatoes
10. Cheesy Chard Mashed Potatoes
11. Chive and Garlic Mashed Potatoes
12. Creamed Onions with Thyme and Sage
13. Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
14. Curried Sweet Potato Mash
15. Garlic Hasselback Potatoes with Herbed Sour Cream
16. Green Beans With Bacon Vinaigrette
17. Green Beans With Brown Butter
18. Green Bean Salad With Walnuts, Fennel, and Goat Cheese
19. Kale with Garlic and Peppers
20. Mashed Potatoes with Roasted Garlic and Mascarpone Cheese
21. Orange Scented Green Beans
22. Roasted Cauliflower
23. Roasted Brussels Sprouts
24. Roasted Potatoes, Carrots, Parsnips and Brussels Sprouts
25. Roasted Spaghetti Squash
26. Roasted/Mashed Sweet Potatoes
27. Sautéed Escarole With Leeks
28. Sautéed Brussels Sprouts
29. Shiitake-Squash Mashed Potatoes
30. Steamed Carrots with Garlic-Ginger Butter

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