While Thanksgiving dinner may be well worth breaking your diet for a day, the fact that the average Thanksgiving dinner comes in at approximately 4,500 calories might make you rethink that second slice of pumpkin pie! To put this into perspective, we calculated the calories of 13 things ranging from pizza to pumpkin spice lattes and found out how many servings would equate to less than the average Thanksgiving dinner.
1. 42 Reese’s Cups (Calories: 105 per Reese’s Cup)
2. 18 slices of cheese pizza (Calories: 237 per slice)
3. 109 chocolate strawberries (Calories: 41 per chocolate strawberry)
4. 11 grande pumpkin spice lattes (Calories: 380 per latte)
5. 17 plain bagels (Calories: 260 per bagel)
6. 30 Coronas (Calories: 148 per bottle)
7. 29 Twinkies (Calories: 150 per Twinkie)
8. 2.5 pounds of sugar (Calories: 1,760 per pound)
9. 6 Big Macs (Calories: 704 per Big Mac)
10. 18 bags of M&Ms (Calories: 240 per bag)
11. 32 servings of Doritos (Calories: 140 per serving)
12. 8 Oreo McFlurries (Calories: 550 per McFlurry)
13. 14 caramel apples (Calories: 300 per caramel apple)