What we really ate for Thanksgiving?

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Thanksgiving is a time to spend time with family and give thanks for the things you have in life. I know for my family the main event is the food that we eat. Usually we have turkey, stuffing, collard greens, cornbread, candied yams, macaroni and cheese, green beans and the list goes on with a whole bunch of desserts. As we sit, eat and watch football we do not really pay attention to the amount of food that we eat. An article that I found on abcnews.go.com, How Much You're Really Eating on Thanksgiving, describes that on average Americans eat about 4,500 calories for their Thanksgiving meal. And the thing is that most people do not believe that they are eating that much. I know for me, Thanksgiving comes and some health conscious decisions go out the window because it is only one day and some days of leftovers. But this is also coupled with exercise. The amount of calories that is consumed is amazing! I believe that also making your holiday meals healthier would help with the caloric intake. Like instead of using sticks of butter, use margarine or olive oil. Also watch the amount of seasoning that is used, such as sodium loaded seasoning and use Ms. Dash or low sodium seasonings.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

If you want to take a look at the article: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/eating-thanksgiving/story?id=21021483

TD

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