This Is Why You’re Fat: Thanksgiving Meals Average 2,200 Calories Per Serving

For many Americans, Thanksgiving is a time for family gatherings, football, and gorging ourselves on Turkey, stuffing, dressing, sweet potatoes and plenty of pumpkin pie. Hey, it’s tradition right, right?

So just how big are these Thanksgiving meals? According to the website Allrecipes.com the average Thanksgiving meal in 2009 averaged 2,225 calories per serving! Wow. Allrecipes.com says this is a 5 percent increase over 2008.

Allrecipes.com data isn’t purely scientific, as they based the figures on the most searched recipes by demographic and location. Still, the figure of 2,225 calories per meal sounded about right.

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This Is Why You’re Fat: Thanksgiving Meals Average 2,200 Calories Per Serving