Super fun Thanksgiving calorie quiz :)

According to the Calorie Control Council, the average American may have more than 4,500 calories and 229 grams of fat from eating a traditional Thanksgiving dinner… and snacking throughout the day. Think you know your T-Day numbers? Here’s a fun little quiz to find out.

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Thanksgiving calorie quiz answers

So, you just finished taking the Thanksgiving calorie quiz over here. Now, you want answers, right? Here they are:
1. Roasted Turkey – (no skin) 4 slices (4 oz.) = D. 190 calories, 6g fat
2. Cranberry Sauce – 1/2 cup = E. 209 calories, 0g fat
3. Cornbread Stuffing – 1 cup = I. 363 calories, 18g [...]

The 32 days of Christmas – yep, 32

It’s all about losing weight in December, instead of gaining. You in? Then check out what our friends over at Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat? have in store for you.

On the first day of December my co-workers gave to me.. a plate of leftover Thanksgiving pie. Dangit!
Welcome to December. Here at Does This [...]

Turkey troubles?

Just in case you have last-minute questions or problems – remember, you can call the USDA Meat & Poultry Hotline: 1-888-674-6854.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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Food for Thought: Most popular vegetable (+ T-Day tips)

Whoa – that’s more than 10 pounds a month! And I bet some of that potato eating happens on Thanksgiving, huh?
More T-Day info for you – we’ve got some Turkey Trivia, tips on how to Trim the fat, not the flavor, the low down on that turkey’s temperature, HG’s Save-the-Day Stuffing, and Too-Good-to-Deny Pumpkin Pie. [...]

It’s time for some turkey trivia!

Before we gobble gobble our yummy turkey this Thanksgiving, I thought it would be fun to learn a few facts about our beloved bird. Ready? First up – where do turkeys come from? Besides from eggs of course… What I mean is, do you know which states produce the most turkeys?

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Healthy Recipe: HG’s Save-the-Day Stuffing

Want to lighten up this Thanksgiving? Maybe save a few calories on some of the side dishes so you can splurge a bit more on dessert? Stuffing is my favorite Thanksgiving food, so when I saw this recipe from Hungry Girl was big on taste, but low in calories, I just had to share. What’s [...]

A new zero-calorie sweetener and pumpkin pie

Earlier this week, we gave you the scoop on calories in popular pies and shared a healthy recipe for pumpkin pie. Turns out, the gals over at Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat? have also had their eye on pie this week. They even had their own pumpkin pie tasting before T-day – using [...]

Taking your turkey’s temperature?

Question: What temperature should your Thanksgiving turkey reach before it’s done? Answer: For it to be safe to eat, it should be 165-degrees in the innermost part of the thigh and wing and the thickest part of the breast. You do use a meat thermometer, don’t you??? And of course, you want it to be [...]

November resolutions and a fabulous Weight Watchers giveaway

It’s November and you know what that means. Our friends over at Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat? have been working tirelessly on their November resolutions, of course. Here’s a glimpse:

Okay you know the gun barrell we’re staring down right? The Holiday Eatapalooza. Not only do I partake on the actual holiday I feel [...]

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