Cranberry sauce makes its way onto many Thanksgiving tables, but if you’ve been buying the sugary stuff in a can, you’ll want to tune in to find out some easy – and more nutritious – cranberry sauce options! In today’s Love it, Like it, Hate it, we’re Getting the Skinny with Molly on the best & worst bets for cranberry sauce.
The Skinny on Cranberries: Loaded with antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, and cancer-fighting, among a host of other health benefits. Plus they’re low in calories and sugar, and big on flavor!
LOVE IT!
DIY Cranberry Sauce: Make your own homemade cranberry sauce, with either half the sugar, or with a natural, plant-based sugar replacer in place of sugar.
¾ cup Swerve
1 cup water
1 12-ounce package cranberries (fresh or frozen)
Combine Swerve and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to boil; add cranberries, return to boil. Reduce heat and boil gently for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cover and cool completely at room temperature. Refrigerate until serving time.
Per ¼ cup: Less than 20 calories, 2 grams carbohydrate, and <1 gram sugar
LIKE IT!
365 by Whole Foods Organic Cranberry Sauce – Jellied or Whole Berry
- Per ¼ cup: 100 calories, 26 grams carbohydrate, 17 grams sugar
- Ingredients: Organic cranberries, organic sugar, organic lemon juice
- Note: Still high in added sugar, but they’re at least a better alternative to the “hate it” cranberry sauce
HATE IT!
OceanSpray Cranberry Sauce – Jellied or Whole Berry
- per ¼ cup: 110 calories, 28 grams carbohydrate, 24 grams sugar
- Ingredients: Cranberries, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, water.
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