bob hanson has a few ways you can eat healthier. >> i'm walking through sprouts market with a nutritionistt to spoil the annual feast but to find a way to cut down on a few calories. >> typically we will consume about 4,000 calories for the thanksgiving meal. >> that's a lot. so should we worry about how much we eat? >> i just want to eat and enjoy. >> we all just sort of eat light throughout the day so we're not as hungry when it comes time for actual thanksgiving. >> i just eat as much as i want. >> you're not going to calorie count? >> no. >> still there a few thing we can do to cut back. >> instead of sour cream in the marked potatoes, you can use yogurt and no will know the difference. >> buy fresh yams or sweet potatoes instead of canned. right there you'll save about five tablespoons of sugar. >> what about when you sit down at the table? >> choose white meat over dark meat. that will save you half the fat. >> most people pour one cup of gravy which can run you 300 to 400 calories. >> avoid appetizers. look for lower calorie drinks and dressings. and when it comes to desserts, all p

that trend sparking another one, bob hanson reporting on the stores hoping to win over shoppers by keeping its doors closed. >> reporter: it's calm today, but black friday is just around the corner. when stores will be packed with holiday shoppers, but fewer stores are waiting for friday, as more and more start their black friday deals on thanksgiving day. >> consumers are becoming accepting of it, for the retailers it's more of an opportunity to generate sales. >> but what if shoppers refuse to grow up on thanksgiving? there appears to be a growing backlash against thanksgiving day sales. >> i would not go to a store on thanksgiving. >> i think thanksgiving day everybody should have off. >> no, thanksgiving is for family. >> reporter: lists are going on around online stores that will not be open on thanksgiving, costco, nordstrom, barnes and nobel, rei, dsw shoes, home depot, lowe's, and many more, some stores trying to win over holiday shoppers by staying closed. would it make a difference if they are open or not on thanksgiving? >> it wouldn't make a difference. >> reporter: but that de