43 Healthy Thanksgiving Appetizers That Still Leave Room for Turkey

Planning your healthy Thanksgiving appetizers can be tricky. Every host knows that appetizers are the key to pacing out a big dinner—the magic ingredient that keeps cocktail hour classy and placates hungry family members while the turkey finishes cooking. But, when dinner is a multi-course feast, serving the wrong kinds of appetizers can easily ruin main meal appetites. The solution? A balanced mix of crudités, dips, and reasonably sized snacks that set the tone for the dinner ahead. This list of healthy Thanksgiving recipes will help you transition from cocktail nibbles to soup, without feeling like you’ve overdone it by 5 p.m.