What Is The Average Number Of Calories A Person Consumes at Thanksgiving Dinner?

Thanksgiving, the mother of all gluttonous holidays!

The Calorie Control Council tells us that the average American will consume 4,500 calories at Thanksgiving.  That may be a bit exaggerated—unless your idea of a holiday feast is about 16 slices of pepperoni pizza with large soda.  The typical traditional Thanksgiving dinner adds up to only about 2,500 calories. (Well, maybe “only” isn’t the best word there.)  Either way our scale is thankful that Thanksgiving only comes once a year.