{"id":119400,"date":"2020-11-25T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/?p=119400"},"modified":"2022-04-18T04:35:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T11:35:33","slug":"gobble-up-these-10-shocking-thanksgiving-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/articles\/gobble-up-these-10-shocking-thanksgiving-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Gobble Up These 10 Shocking Thanksgiving Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
It\u2019s that time of year when you have to bust out your \u201cfat pants,\u201d loosening the drawstring in preparation for the biggest meal of the year. For many people, Thanksgiving is not one day. A lot of planning, preparation, and or ordering (if you don\u2019t make the dishes) goes into the big meal. Unfortunately, Thanksgiving will be different this year because of COVID-19, but that doesn\u2019t mean the conversation around the dinner table has to be boring. We dug up ten surprising facts that you can gobble up alongside your meal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It may seem crazy, but Americans consume an average of 46 million turkeys each Thanksgiving. In light of the popularity of vegetarianism and veganism, however, meat-free turkey options have increased in sales over the years. In 2011, half a million Tofurky\u2019s were sold around Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pumpkin pie is a staple on Thanksgiving, and is the big meal even complete if a pumpkin pie is not on the table? According to statistics, Americans consume about 50 million pumpkin pies each Thanksgiving. If you average out eight slices per pie, that\u2019s about 400 million slices, but there are only 328 million Americans. Some people are eating more than one slice!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you love pumpkin pie? Could you eat 2,000 pounds of it? The Guinness World Records <\/em>documented the largest pumpkin pie ever made at 2,020 pounds. It was a little over 12 feet in diameter, used 900 pounds of pumpkin, 62 gallons of evaporated milk, 155 dozen eggs, 300 pounds of sugar, 3.5 pounds of salt, 7 pounds of cinnamon, and 2 pounds of pumpkin pie spice. Need a smaller pie? Check out our recipe by clicking here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s all about the cranberry sauce, people, but not that processed jelly ridiculousness from the can. Using fresh cranberries is extremely beneficial for your health<\/a>. Studies found that the proanthocyanidins in cranberries actually prevent bacteria from clinging to your teeth. A 2016 review also found that the compounds in cranberries work to inhibit cancer cell growth<\/a> in test-tube studies. Click here<\/a> for a homemade cranberry sauce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We don\u2019t want to depress you or anything, but there\u2019s no way to burn off all the calories you consume on Thanksgiving. The average person consumes between 2,500 to 3,000 calories at the Thanksgiving table, and that doesn\u2019t account for whatever you eat prior to the big meal. If a 150-pound person consumed 2,800 calories, that person would have to run 29 miles to burn all those calories. So run a marathon, basically, and you can burn off what you eat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1953, Swanson had 260 tons of extra turkey after Thanksgiving. What could be done with all that turkey? Well, package it in aluminum trays with Thanksgiving sides and make TV dinners, of course! And the birth of the Thanksgiving TV dinner was one salesman\u2019s idea!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Long ago in the days of colonization, Europeans imported guinea fowls because they enjoyed the taste. Because the birds came from Turkish merchants, the English decided to name them turkeys. And that is the story of how turkeys got their name. Thank you and goodnight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n#4: The Healthiest Dish On The Table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
#5: You Cannot Burn Off The Calories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
#6: Thanksgiving Inspired The TV Dinner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
#7: The Story Of The \u201cTurkey\u201d Name<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
#8: Don\u2019t Blame Turkey For Your Drowsiness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n