Sweet potatoes are great for your lo-carb complainers. They are low-glycemic and slow release of carbs. So all can eat this on Thanksgiving day.
Pass me the dark meat, far more tasty and filling. The day after the white breast meat is good in sandwiches as long as you have mayo or a cranberry sauce in there to moisten the white meat.
A well made stuffing is the bomb so pass me this.
Unfortunately, for us “low carbers” in my family, sweet potatoes are not low enough in carbs. A medium, 5” sweet potato will have roughly 19.81 net carbs.
I am below 20 carbs TOTAL for each day - try to get as close to zero as possible (which means I’m essentially carnivore, except for holiday meals). My brother is similar ... about the highest he’ll go is 40 total/day, but trying to stay near 20 or less. We also have a T1D who is very low carb.
No complainers at our family gatherings. Everyone brings something & there are a lot of traditional dishes. The low carbers looks for the dishes I make (all delicious, if I say so myself). I have an issue with non-low carbers getting into my dishes & eating up enough that sometimes it’s hard for those who have to do the low carb to get enough!
Stuffing - I have been making low carb stuffing the last two years (in addition to my SIL’s traditional recipe), but I’m not doing it this year (making an extra casserole that looks great) - will just forego any stuffing. It’s not hard to do because the low carb food is very satisfying - turkey & a couple of sides, plus some sugar-free pecan pie (making it for the first time this year) & we low-carbers will be stuffed .... so will everyone else. :-)