Article: Menu makeover: Let herbs, olive oil replace butter, creamy soups in your holiday dishes.(Recipe)

Byline: Patrice Stewart

Dec. 20--Your holiday eating plan is familiar: Eat all you want because Christmas comes only once a year, and then start the diet in the new year. You could, however, put a new twist on that holiday menu by watching the oils, fats, butters and sugars, and then you will already be a step ahead on your healthy new year game plan when 2007 arrives.

There's nothing wrong with the traditional turkey, sweet potatoes, cranberries and vegetables. The problem is the number of cans of creamy soups, cartons of sour cream, cups of sugar, marshmallows and other add-ins often used to turn good-for-you items into way-too-heavy casseroles, ...

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