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Healthier Holiday Sauce Options

Author or Source:Naturally SavvyTuesday, 23 December 2008
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Sauces can tip the caloric scales adding unnecessary carbohydrates and fat to an otherwise healthy meal. Consider substituting some lighter options for your traditional gravy.

 

 

 

 

 

Sauce For:Instead of:Grams of Fat per 2 TbspChooseGrams of Fat per 2 Tbsp
Turkey & ChickenGravy6 or more grams

Pan juices (fat removed)

 

Cranberry sauce

 

Blackberry sauce

0-2 grams


<1 grams


0 grams
PorkHomemade Gravy6 or more grams

Cinnamon applesauce

Red pepper purée

Trace

1 gram

Fish

Cream Sauces

Mayonnaise

3 or more grams

22 grams

Creamy herb sauce

Dill mustard sauce

Trace

1 gram

BeefHomemade Gravy6 or more gramsPan juices (fat removed)0-2 grams