Typical Thanksgiving Foods - Calorie Guide

eileen0809

Hi All,

Happy Thanksgiving in advance! I'm sure you all know the old adage 'Not planning is planning to fail', so I looked up the calories in typical Thanksgiving foods so I could see what was worth the calories and what wasn't. I'm not planning on depriving myself - if I want something tomorrow, I'm going to have it - but I'll probably have less if I know the full calorie content. Thought I'd share what i found:

Drinks: Calories
1 mixed drink 250
1 glass wine 120
1 cup coffee with cream and sugar 50
1 glass cider or sparkling grape juice 120
1 cup eggnog 343

Snacks: Calories
1 celery stalk with cream cheese 45
1 cracker with cheese 70
½ cup mixed raw vegetables 25
½ cup mixed nuts 440
½ cup fresh fruit 60
1 ounce tortilla or potato chips 150
1 tablespoon dip for chips 75

Salads: Calories
3 cups salad with diet dressing 100
1 tablespoon ranch dressing 75
½ cup gelatin with fruit 120
½ cup waldorf salad 110

Main Course: Calories
6 ounces cured ham 300
6 ounces white and dark turkey 340
6 ounces prime rib 330
½ cup stuffing 180
½ cup cranberry sauce 190
½ cup mashed potatoes 150
½ cup gravy 150
1 baked potato with sour cream 150
½ cup green bean casserole 225
½ cup sautéed green beans 50
½ cup candied sweet potatoes 150
1 dinner roll 110
1 pat butter 45

Dessert: Calories
2 chocolate mints 60
2 small chocolate chip cookies 150
1 piece apple pie (1/8 of 9-in pie) 410
1 piece pecan pie (1/8 of 9-in pie) 480
1 piece pumpkin pie (1/8 of 9-in pie) 180
½ cup whipped cream 75
½ cup ice cream 145
1 small piece fudge 70

Leftovers: Calories
1 turkey sandwich with mayo and cranberry sauce 450
1 open-face turkey sandwich with stuffing and gravy 290

The site I found this at was: http://walking.about.com/library/cal/blthanksgivingcalories.htm

Have a great day, all, and good luck! :happy:

eileen0809

Hi All,

Happy Thanksgiving in advance! I'm sure you all know the old adage 'Not planning is planning to fail', so I looked up the calories in typical Thanksgiving foods so I could see what was worth the calories and what wasn't. I'm not planning on depriving myself - if I want something tomorrow, I'm going to have it - but I'll probably have less if I know the full calorie content. Thought I'd share what i found:

Drinks: Calories
1 mixed drink 250
1 glass wine 120
1 cup coffee with cream and sugar 50
1 glass cider or sparkling grape juice 120
1 cup eggnog 343

Snacks: Calories
1 celery stalk with cream cheese 45
1 cracker with cheese 70
½ cup mixed raw vegetables 25
½ cup mixed nuts 440
½ cup fresh fruit 60
1 ounce tortilla or potato chips 150
1 tablespoon dip for chips 75

Salads: Calories
3 cups salad with diet dressing 100
1 tablespoon ranch dressing 75
½ cup gelatin with fruit 120
½ cup waldorf salad 110

Main Course: Calories
6 ounces cured ham 300
6 ounces white and dark turkey 340
6 ounces prime rib 330
½ cup stuffing 180
½ cup cranberry sauce 190
½ cup mashed potatoes 150
½ cup gravy 150
1 baked potato with sour cream 150
½ cup green bean casserole 225
½ cup sautéed green beans 50
½ cup candied sweet potatoes 150
1 dinner roll 110
1 pat butter 45

Dessert: Calories
2 chocolate mints 60
2 small chocolate chip cookies 150
1 piece apple pie (1/8 of 9-in pie) 410
1 piece pecan pie (1/8 of 9-in pie) 480
1 piece pumpkin pie (1/8 of 9-in pie) 180
½ cup whipped cream 75
½ cup ice cream 145
1 small piece fudge 70

Leftovers: Calories
1 turkey sandwich with mayo and cranberry sauce 450
1 open-face turkey sandwich with stuffing and gravy 290

The site I found this at was: http://walking.about.com/library/cal/blthanksgivingcalories.htm

Have a great day, all, and good luck! :happy:

cediyam

Thanks... now I can figure out what to eat and what to avoid.

Razboo

"1 piece pecan pie (1/8 of 9-in pie) 480 "

Damn, that's my favorite!

aluna529

This is my fav 1 piece pumpkin pie (1/8 of 9-in pie) 180 . That's not too bad. I

jdaniels

WOW thank you so much now I can plan my meal and know my calories. Thank You so much and have a Wonderful Thanksgiving!!

cherylkf

Wow...I would much rather have a piece of Pumpkin pie at 180 calories than two itty bitty teeny tiny little chocolate mints for 60! :noway: If I feel like I get more I do okay, it's when I feel like I'm not getting enough that I start to want to eat everything in sight. My brain thinks I may waste away to nothing...LOL:laugh:

Thank you SOOO much for taking the time to create this list for us!

clwilliams222

thats great because the dishes that i plan on making, if i have one serving of each, really isn't all that bad!!!! i'll start out very small and only eat what i can because i know that if i load my plate up (which is what i used to do on thanksgiving because everything looks so good!!!) i'll just be tempted to eat everything thats on my plate

breddell

I'm in shock...