Wednesday, November 14, 2007
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for family, friends, good health and great food. This year, instead of serving the old, not-so-healthy standbys — turkey smothered in gravy, candied yams, buttered corn and pumpkin pie — try healthier Thanksgiving recipes from MayoClinic.com.
MayoClinic.com offers a number of options for a fresh approach to healthy eating this Thanksgiving, including tasty recipes for turkey gravy and pumpkin soup. A new video on MayoClinic.com also provides users with instructions on creating a healthy Thanksgiving dinner.
Many holiday recipes can tolerate a healthy renovation without affecting the taste or texture of the food. MayoClinic.com offers a few tips and techniques to make recipes healthier:
Mayo Clinic.com provides users with a number of healthy recipes, nutrition facts and grocery shopping tips to use during the holiday season.
About MayoClinic.comLaunched in 1995 and now visited by millions of users a month, this award-winning consumer Web site offers health information, self-improvement and disease management tools to empower people to manage their health. Produced by a team of Web professionals and medical experts working side by side, MayoClinic.com gives users access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of Mayo Clinic. MayoClinic.com offers users intuitive, easy access tools such as "Symptom Checker" and "First-Aid Guide" for fast answers about health conditions ranging from common to complex; as well as more in-depth sections on over 25 common diseases and conditions, a wealth of healthy living articles, videos, animations and features such as "Ask a Specialist" and "Drug Watch." Users can sign up for a free weekly e-newsletter, "Housecall," which provides the latest health information from Mayo Clinic. For more information, visit www.mayoclinic.com. |
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