Thanksgiving is just around the corner...and so the planning continues. While I love Thanksgiving for the time spent with family and the festiveness, it pulls a close second to Halloween as one of my least favorite events of the year. As a family living with PWS, a day of feasting brings forth lots of anxiety - and Jayden doesn't even have hyperphagia yet!!
We decided last year, when Jayden was less than a year old, that we wanted to take the focus away from the meal and place it more deservingly on time spent with family and friends. This year, we are hosting our 2nd annual Turkey Trot - a 3 mile walk through the neighborhood with many of our neighborhood friends joining us. It will be my favorite part of the day!
As for the meal....we are trying to keep is as carb conscious as possible. Turkey is a great food for Jayden so lucky for us, that Thanksgiving tradition may live on. As for the rest of the meal, we are making a few compromises for Jayden as well as the rest of the family. Here is our planned menu so far:
Appetizers/Lunch:
Stuffed mushrooms,
Veggie platter
Shrimp cocktail
Dinner:
Turkey and gravy
Cornbread stuffing (Jayden will not get any stuffing)
Green beans with onion and bell pepper
Baked sweet potato fries
Green salad
Sounds pretty plain and simple! Perhaps I will get more creative in years to come.
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