Why to Provide Thanksgiving Snacks

Video Transcript

"Hello. I'm Matt Cail and on behalf of Expert Village, I'm going to show you today how to survive a big family Thanksgiving. Don't eat, you'll spoil your appetite! How many of us heard this growing up? Probably a lot. This general rule of thumb is void on Thanksgiving. Forget it! Toss it out with the bath water! No way! If you want to cut down on stress on Thanksgiving, you have food! You have food all day long. I have yet to see someone who's appetite was truly ruined to a Thanksgiving dinner of all ages. So, have good snacks. Have good snacks for your guests. Have the little sausages, cheese, sea food, oysters, crackers, dips and nice chips. It doesn't have to be junk food. It can be nice. Put things out on little snack trays. Have your little toothpicks in there. It involves a little bit of time and planning, but this will lower stress levels immensely. People say "oh, don't worry, dinner will get done when it gets done." They care. After smelling the food preparation for a couple of hours, they start caring a lot. After a while, people even start to get grumpy. Snacks take the edge off their expectations for the main course on the Thanksgiving table. So, definitely, have snacks. Plan in advance. Usually a trip to the grocery store will get it done. There will be a lot cheaper than whatever you are spending on your Thanksgiving dinner, and it will keep a lot of people happy. And by all means, indulge a little bit yourself. You'll be fine for Thanksgiving dinner. "