thanksgiving menu to support blood sugar balance + metabolic health

22 holiday favorites made healthier, just for you!

Collaborating with like-minded friends is one of my favorite things to do. I met Sonja Manning when we both worked remotely for Levels Health. Sonja was Chief of Staff for Dr. Casey Means (co-founder of Levels Health and author of Good Energy), and I was developing recipes for the Levels App and for all of you! Sonja now has a substack and a recipe club called Cooking in Color, where she shares colorful, delicious, metabolically healthy recipes.

Sonja and Beth in their kitchens!

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Sonja and I bonded over our shared passion for all things metabolic health and we eventually met in person at Natural Products Expo West in March of 2024.

Beth Bollinger and Sonja Manning at Expo West in March of 2024, photo by Dr. B

Sonja and I have kept in touch and decided to collaborate on a Thanksgiving menu to support metabolic health. This was a labor of love for both of us. I hope you find new family favorites here and try new spins on the old classics.

I know traditions can be bound up in doing things and making recipes the way they have always been done, but I encourage you to try some of these healthier takes on the classics. Increasing fiber, plants, and protein and reducing refined grains and sugars will ultimately benefit everyone. And I promise, most people cannot tell the difference between “traditional” recipes and those updated and made healthier. xx Beth

I have prepared the recipes two ways so that you have choices! You can either download the recipes one at a time or scroll to the bottom of this post, where I have prepared an ebook containing all 22 recipes you can download. You get to choose!

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