Doesn't matter whether you're doing Weight Watchers or not -- if you're looking for ways to cut calories painlessly at the Thanksgiving meal, cranberry sauce is a good place to start.

Homemade cranberry sauce is always better than the canned goo, and it's really easy to make. Make it the day before (today!) so that it'll set up for tomorrow's meal.

Here's a recipe for Cran-Blue Cranberry Sauce that, if you are following Weight Watchers, has zero PointsPlus values. If you do choose to add some real sugar, then adjust the Points as needed, but here's the recipe:

Cran-Blue Cranberry Sauce

• 1 bag of fresh cranberries
• 1 small bag of frozen blueberries, thawed
• 1/2 cup of pineapple tidbits, juice drained
• 3 packets of True Orange crystallized orange or 1 tablespoon orange rind
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup water
• Splenda to taste (I used 2 tablespoons)

Place everything in a medium saucepan, bring to a boil, then simmer for 30 minutes or until cranberries start popping.

Transfer to a nonreactive container, let cool and refrigerate until it's ready to use.

Happy Thanksgiving!