Turkey and cranberry for breakfast!

@TheHorse (232576)
Walnut Creek, California
November 29, 2025 11:36am CST
Yeppers, I was sent home with some turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and canned cranberry on Thursday night. Some green beans too. I will be having lots of turkey for the next day or two. Have you heard about the "great Thanksgiving controversy"? Do think it's the tryptophan (which gets converted into melatonin) that makes us sleepy on Thanksgiving? Or is it the fact that we've just eaten tons of carbohydrates? Or both? I dunno. Anyway, are you having a bit of extra turkey in your diet for a couple of days?
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LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (61)
• United States
1h
No because we ate at inlaws and they didn't send any leftovers home with us
Amber
@AmbiePam (107268)
• United States
1h
I used to be an avid Mythbusters fan when I was younger. They determined it was the tryptophan. And who could argue with such experts? I have some extra ham, stuffing, and green bean casserole, but I ate the turkey for dinner last night.
snowy
@snowy22315 (199311)
• United States
1h
Nope other than some turkey sliders we weren't offered any for the road.
Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (48775)
• India
1h
It could be both or 1 reason. I hope that you enjoy your food. Not too much insight but feeling sleepy on Thanksgiving could be not so easy to explain.