Thanksgiving Dinner: Calories & Sugar
 

How Much Sugar in a Thanksgiving Dinner?

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Will this be your standard Thanksgiving dinner?

it's once a year - people don't eat like that every day Most people don't anyway

What about all the other "once a year" days? :boom:

In our age bracket, who cares about diet?

Such as?

You mean if we are expected to die soon anyway, we might as well give ourselves an extra push in that direction?

:1rotfl:

And are you going to join family or friends for the holiday dinner? If so, what might you ingest? Personally, never mind how much sugar, there is also lots of fat.....but we should decide just what we will or won't eat on that particular day. Thanksgiving is more than just a hearty food day for many....it is a day filled with memories....some of family, friends, events and food....special foods prepared with love . For many, these foods offer nourishment for the soul on this particular day.

Happy Thanksgiving, VPL. We have many things to be thankful for....:)

I don't have a complete list handy, but here are a few:

Thanksgiving dinner (leftovers continue for some)

Christmas eve and Christmas day dinner (More than one if you belong to various clubs in The Villages.)

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day dinner

Super Bowl Barbeques and TV snacks

Valentines Day dinner

Wedding Anniversary dinner and cake

Birthday celebrations

4th. of July barbeques

Sunday or Saturday dinners after religious services

Easter Sunday dinner

Graduation dinners

Wedding reception dinners

I'm sure there may be many more special occasions that I haven't thought of, especially considering that the average person is overweight. 63% of Americans are overweight.

Yum. I love homemade egg noodles in poultry based gravy. Speaking of gravy I make a big old gravy lake in my mashed potatoes with a sunken pat of butter in the bottom. Of course the gravy goes on the stuffing too!

Actually, what I mean is why ruin one's quality of life on the basis of pure theory. For every life-saving diet report, there is a study that invalidates it. Not one thing that a human can digest (other than poison) is bad for you when consumed in moderation. Most of the things that cause cancer in animals only do so in HUGE quantities. Bad things are not universally bad and that is the fatal flaw in all of the medical advice. For example, my grandparents consumed red meat, starch and fried foods in prodigious quantities well into their 80s until they were killed in a car accident.

Thanks for posting. It is an eye opener. Just been reading how sugar can promote obesity. Interesting article. Guess that is why NYC is limiting sales of the huge sodas - because they are filled with sugar. Oh well, to his own decision.

I sure hope so!! :icon_hungry: BTW, my 92 year old mother had that meal yesterday for an early Thanksgiving party and she loved it. (She always believes in moderation in everything but what does she know?)

Ok to indulge....but
 

Is ok to indulge in these festive meals if you exercise. An extra exercise class, pickleball or walking or jogging will help take these calories down. Holidays are meant to be enjoyed and food is a large part of the enjoyment. It's everyone's own choice what to eat, how much to eat and weather to per take in exercise in some form. I hope everyone enjoys whatever they eat or do on Thanksgiving day.

Debbie Downer
 

And now it's time for an episode of Debbie Downer......no birthday cake allowed..nor anything else.


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