Did you know that this Thanksgiving, you're likely to consume over 4500 calories?! Here are some Thanksgiving diet tips to help you stay slim this holiday season and a reality check on how many calories are on that single plate!
Calorie Shocker: A 6 oz. serving of Roasted Turkey (Dark and White Meat, Untrimmed) has as much as 450 calories. A 1/2 cup of gravy will also add flavor, but almost 178 calories.
Calorie Shocker: A half cup of cranberry sauce has 209 calories. Mashed potatoes made with whole milk and butter will add 238 calories per cup and homemade stuffing can total as many as 355 calories per cup.
Calorie Shocker: Now add the candied sweet potatoes for an extra 355 calories for 3/4 of a cup. Green Bean Casserole for 3/4 cup contains 165 calories, 3/4 cup of glazed carrots for 217 calories, one dinner roll with 1/2 pat of butter scores an additional 125 calories.
Calorie Shocker: Now add 2 glasses of wine, 240 calories. A slice of Pecan Pie sadly has 456 calories. Lastly if you like eggnog, you'll have to add 400 calories to cap it all off. Your grand total is 3401 Calories!