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White meat or dark meat and the rest of the Thanksgiving dinner calories

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Just three days until Americans sit down to their Thanksgiving Day dinner. Trying to decide whether to have white meat or dark meat? If you are a white meat lover, you are in luck. Did you know that the dark turkey meat has 30 to 40 percent more fat and about 15 percent more calories than the white meat?

Check out this chart to see how many calories are in the traditional holiday dinner, and tips on how to cut some of them in half and still enjoy the meal. 

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