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Thanksgiving BY THE NUMBERS in the average Thanksgiving dinner from snacking throughout the day 3,000 calories Average Day vs. Thanksgiving Day Number of Carbs in Your Thanksgiving Meal What people do on Thanksgiving Let’s Talk Turkey (And Other Thanksgiving Favorites) What are people most thankful for? Family Friends Health 3,000 calories is equal to: 1,500 calories grams of fat 229 & 17.7 crunchy tacos from Taco Bell or 11.5 pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks Calories Consumed Average Day Fat Consumed in Grams Carbohydrates Consumed in Grams 4,500 calories is equal to: 14 slices of pumpkin pie 2,000-2,500 4,500 44-78 229 225-325 563 Thanksgiving Day Stuffing Mashed potatoes Pecan pie Apple pie Pumpkin pie 40 grams 30 grams 64 grams 43 grams 46 grams On average, 50% of calories in a Thanksgiving meal come from carbohydrates, adding up to 563 grams of carbs. More than 10% of the U.S. or 33 million Americans eat their Thanksgiving meal at a restaurant. Leftover turkey launched the start of TV Dinners In 1953, Swanson overestimated the amount of turkey Americans planned to buy and ended up with 520,000 pounds of leftover Thanksgiving turkey. The solution was to slice up the extra meat, repackage it and create the first TV dinner. Overeating is what makes us want to nap on Thanksgiving, not turkey. and 24 glazed cake doughnuts. That equals 16 slices of pizza Most Popular Pie The night before Thanksgiving is one of the biggest drinking days of the year. Apple 20% Strawberry 19% Pumpkin 16% Watch Macy’s Parade 22.3 Million Watch football 84.3 Million Shop 35 Million Travel 46.9 Million # 1 # 2 # 3 When did Thanksgiving become a holiday? On November 26, 1863, Abraham Lincoln announced the official Thanksgiving holiday after the Union Army victory at Gettysburg. In 1941, Thanksgiving became a national holiday set for the fourth Thursday in November. Sources http://caloriecontrol.org/stuff-the-bird-not-yourself-how-to-deal-with-the-3000-calorie-thanksgiving-meal/ http://greatist.com/health/thanksgiving-calorie-breakdown https://type2diabetes.com/nutrition/ideas-for-cutting-calories-and-carbs-from-traditional-thanksgiving-dishes/ http://lasvegassun.com/native/sunrise/2015/nov/22/what-are-you-really-eating-on-thanksgiving/ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pass-the-mashed-potatoes-and-the-credit-card/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2014/11/24/no-turkey-doesnt-make-you-sleepy-the-science-of-thanksgiving-feasts/ http://theplate.nationalgeographic.com/2015/11/26/how-leftover-turkey-launched-the-tv-dinner/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/foodbeast/most-popular-pies-thanksgiving_b_2160342.html http://philly.thedrinknation.com/articles/read/9249-4-Reasons-Why-Thanksgiving-Eve-is-Biggest-Drinking-Night-of-the-Year# http://www.fox28.com/story/30593918/2015/11/Tuesday/who-eats-the-most-green-bean-casserole-in-the-us http://www.eatturkey.com/why-turkey/history http://deadline.com/2015/12/macys-thanksgiving-day-ratings-viewers-nbc-1201653357/ http://www.marketwatch.com/story/we-americans-are-set-to-gorge-on-thanksgiving-football-2015-11-25 https://www.thebalance.com/what-is-black-friday-3305710 https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-data-science/what-are-we-most-thankful-for/10152679841318859/ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-proclaims-official-thanksgiving-holiday http://fortune.com/2015/11/25/thanksgiving-travel-2/ 88% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving 30 million people eat green bean casserole on Thanksgiving. Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Kentucky have the highest concentration. Thanksgiving actually began in Canada. Frobisher's celebration in 1578 was 43 years before the pilgrims gave thanks in 1621 for the bounty that ended a year of hardships and death. English navigator Martin Frobisher held a celebration of thanks in 1578 in what is now Newfoundland as he had survived the long journey over the seas migrating from Europe to Canada.

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ThanksgivingB Y T H E N U M B E R S

in the average Thanksgiving dinner

from snacking throughout the day

3,000 calories

Average Day vs. Thanksgiving Day

Number of Carbs in Your Thanksgiving Meal

What people do on Thanksgiving

Let’s Talk Turkey(And Other Thanksgiving Favorites)

What are people most thankful for?

FamilyFriends Health

3,000 calories is equal to:

1,500 caloriesgrams of fat229&

17.7 crunchy tacosfrom Taco Bell

or

11.5 pumpkin spicelattes from Starbucks

CaloriesConsumed

Average Day

Fat Consumedin Grams

CarbohydratesConsumed in Grams

4,500 caloriesis equal to: 14 slices of pumpkin pie

2,000-2,500

4,500

44-78

229

225-325

563

Thanksgiving Day

Stuffing

Mashed potatoes

Pecan pie

Apple pie

Pumpkin pie

40 grams

30 grams

64 grams

43 grams

46 grams

On average, 50% of calories in a Thanksgiving meal comefrom carbohydrates, adding up to 563 grams of carbs.

More than 10% of the U.S. or33 million Americans eat their

Thanksgiving meal at a restaurant.

Leftover turkey launched the start of TV DinnersIn 1953, Swanson overestimated the amount of turkey Americans planned to buy and ended up with 520,000 pounds of leftover Thanksgiving turkey. The solution was to slice up the extra meat, repackage it and create the first TV dinner.

Overeating is what makes us want to nap on Thanksgiving,

not turkey.

and 24 glazedcake doughnuts.

That equals 16slices of pizza

Most Popular Pie The night before Thanksgiving is one of the biggest drinking days of the year.

Apple 20%Strawberry 19%Pumpkin 16%

Watch Macy’s Parade 22.3 Million

Watch football 84.3 Million

Shop 35 Million

Travel 46.9 Million

#1 #2 #3

When did Thanksgiving become a holiday?On November 26, 1863, Abraham Lincoln announced the official Thanksgiving holiday after the Union Army victory at Gettysburg. In 1941, Thanksgiving became a national holiday set for the fourth Thursday in November.

Sourceshttp://caloriecontrol.org/stuff-the-bird-not-yourself-how-to-deal-with-the-3000-calorie-thanksgiving-meal/http://greatist.com/health/thanksgiving-calorie-breakdown https://type2diabetes.com/nutrition/ideas-for-cutting-calories-and-carbs-from-traditional-thanksgiving-dishes/ http://lasvegassun.com/native/sunrise/2015/nov/22/what-are-you-really-eating-on-thanksgiving/ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pass-the-mashed-potatoes-and-the-credit-card/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2014/11/24/no-turkey-doesnt-make-you-sleepy-the-science-of-thanksgiving-feasts/ http://theplate.nationalgeographic.com/2015/11/26/how-leftover-turkey-launched-the-tv-dinner/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/foodbeast/most-popular-pies-thanksgiving_b_2160342.html http://philly.thedrinknation.com/articles/read/9249-4-Reasons-Why-Thanksgiving-Eve-is-Biggest-Drinking-Night-of-the-Year# http://www.fox28.com/story/30593918/2015/11/Tuesday/who-eats-the-most-green-bean-casserole-in-the-us http://www.eatturkey.com/why-turkey/history http://deadline.com/2015/12/macys-thanksgiving-day-ratings-viewers-nbc-1201653357/ http://www.marketwatch.com/story/we-americans-are-set-to-gorge-on-thanksgiving-football-2015-11-25 https://www.thebalance.com/what-is-black-friday-3305710 https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-data-science/what-are-we-most-thankful-for/10152679841318859/ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-proclaims-official-thanksgiving-holiday http://fortune.com/2015/11/25/thanksgiving-travel-2/

88% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving

30 million people eat green bean casserole on Thanksgiving. Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Kentucky have the highest concentration.

Thanksgiving actually began in Canada. Frobisher's celebration in 1578 was 43 years before the pilgrims gave thanks in 1621 for the bounty that ended a year of hardships and death. English navigator Martin Frobisher held a celebration of thanks in 1578 in what is now Newfoundland as he had survived the long journey over the seas migrating from Europe to Canada.