Turkey Consumption
By Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15962)
United States
March 19, 2017 1:21pm CST
Poor turkeys! This is really an amazing fact that I came across today from the History channel. I know that a lot of turkeys are consumed on Thanksgiving Day, here in the USA but…
I certainly did NOT know that approximately 50 MILLION turkeys are consumed by Americans on that single day.
That is a lot of turkeys. Poor turkeys, indeed!
Now, add to that: Mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, green-bean casseroles, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, and pumpkin pie and the average person probably gained at least five pounds. Yikes!
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@destry (2572)
• Kirkwall, Scotland
19 Mar 17
@IreneVincent Just starting off raining them. .. We have 2 girls and 1 male at the moment - and a dozen eggs in the incubator that should be hatching this week!
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@rusty2rusty (6751)
• Defiance, Ohio
19 Mar 17
That doesn't surprise me at all. Not since Thanksgiving is a major holiday and most people will go with tradition when it comes to preparing a Thanksgiving feast. Last year I made duck.
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@rusty2rusty (6751)
• Defiance, Ohio
20 Mar 17
@IreneVincent Nope, it is like cooking a chicken.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
20 Mar 17
@rusty2rusty I should try it, I guess.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
20 Mar 17
I've never cooked a duck. Does it take any special skills
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
19 Mar 17
According to this report on the History channel. 88% of Americans eat turkey for Thanksgiving Day. Turkey menus are getting more and more popular because of the low-fat content. It's too dry for me. I eat it rarely.
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@TheHorse (205171)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Mar 17
@IreneVincent I like the tryptophan. Helps me sleep and makes me less depressed (about the poor innocent vegetables I also eat).
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
20 Mar 17
I'm really trying to eat more vegetables but I need some better recipes. There are very few vegetables that I actually like.
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@TheHorse (205171)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Mar 17
@IreneVincent I've been eating asparagus this afternoon.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Mar 17
And that is why they call it Turkey Day.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
20 Mar 17
Yep!! Although some people have ham.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
20 Mar 17
I think it's dry too, but I have had some that was juicy.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
19 Mar 17
Turkey meat is a bit too dry for me. I like the stuffing though. A lot of homeless persons are given a FREE turkey dinner at shelters on Thanksgiving Day, I'm sure.
