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Roughly 46 million turkeys are eaten each year on thanksgiving.

Candied yams recipe for thanksgiving. While no one literally eats their weight in food on thanksgiving many do end up satisfying their entire daily caloric intake from cocktail hour through dessert on holidays. About 50 million pumpkin pies are consumed each thanksgiving make yours stand out this year by adding a sugar cookie crust. Needless to say the food facts for this particular day of feasting are interesting but kind of gross when considering how much americans eat on thanksgiving day alone.

The best way to tell if a cranberry is ripe it to see if it bounces. The night before thanksgiving is the single biggest day for bar sales in the us. Today thanksgiving takes place over one decadent day maybe two if you count black fridaybut the original pilgrims really went all out.

From side dishes to desserts here are some facts you should know about your favorite thanksgiving foods before sitting down to dinner. There were no forks at the first. The first thanksgiving was actually a three day affair.

Thanksgiving is the ultimate meal of the entire year. Americans eat the weight of singapores population in turkey every year up to 690 million pounds. For many people months of planning and prepping go into some of the mouthwatering staples like turkey stuffing sweet potatoes pumpkin pie and more.

Green bean casserole was invented by a campbell soup. Food facts about thanksgiving. Earth balance natural.

While football season may look a bit different this year. One lucky turkey escapes though because it is pardoned by the us. The new york times calculated that most people consumed around 2500 calories consumed for their thanksgiving meal while calorie control council put the number much higher at 4500 calories.

In fact in informal conversation some people refer to thanksgiving as turkey day. Thanksgiving day is mainly composed of three activities. Calories are consumed by the average person at thanksgiving dinner.

Spending time with family watching football and eating a hearty meal of turkey. Here are some thanksgiving food facts that might surprise you. The country followed his advice.