So I’m gonna go to a thanksgiving gathering with family and all the typical thanksgiving foods will be served I’m sure.
What do you recommend I put on my plate to avoid all the carbs & sugar?
I’ve had a good ketosis streak going and I don’t want to get knocked out.
Turkey, raw veggies, watch the cooked veggies, avoid green bean casserole and candied sweet potatoes.
I’m probably not going to do that, it’s a few hours away.
So… looks like turkey will be all I can have.
What about ham? Maybe if I don’t eat the skin, since that’s where all the sugary glaze is.
I bring beef brisket to share. Turkey doesn’t agree with me. Eat to your food template, fast. Do you. Once my people pleasing days were over, I could teach others the new boundaries setting me.
I feel a lot better.
I get not wanting to haul food a long distance. Take keto snacks for the drive so you don’t get there and feel you could eat anything put in front of you.
If they have green beans almandine instead of the casserole thing, was never a fan of that dish, it whould be a good choice. If they have broccoli with cheese sauce on offer that could work. Asparagus if simply steamed or sauted with butter. Even if someone made one the the veggie dishes with a seed oil, one meal with friends, shouldn’t be a worry. Do your friends/family eat mushrooms stuffed with carb meat? Deviled eggs should be fine too. Turkey and ham should be fine. A glass of white wine would work too.
And if you really want to avoid people thinking you aren’t eating anything, take a small serve of a couple of things and move them around your plate. Enjoy the company.
You might want to have a chat with your hosts to see what they are expecting everyone to bring? So you can go prepared? If you are just starting out with keto, you will want to be very cautious, if you have become fat adapted, a bit of something with small amounts of carb like breadcrumbs, you should do ok.
Make sure to eat the dark meat and skin from the turkey. Most people avoid those anyway, so you won’t have to compete with everyone. I also try to get the giblets if I can.
Thanks for all the tips, looks like meat and possibly some veggies will be on my menu for that day.
I assume gravy is out since it’s niemally thickened with corn starch and flour?
Good question on the gravy. I think of all the carbage I’ll be passing on, the gravy is one thing I might have a bit of. Good fats & all that. I don’t think the flour needed to thicken a small portion would affect you unless you have gluten intolerance, or if it opens the floodgates of your mind and gives you permission to go hog-wild.
For dessert, bring a few bars of very dark chocolate for the dessert table. Done.
Wheat flour amounts used spread through a large pot of gravy shouldn’t be a problem, if gluten isn’t a trigger or allergy of yours. A lot of people use cornstarch for turkey gravy anyway. As long as your good with wheat/gluten a couple of tablespoons should be ok.
Just don’t bath everything on your plate in it. 
I just tested Glucomannan for thickening gravy and it worked. 3/4tsp to 1c. hot liquid… I just wonder if it will give everybody the runs. LOL 
