This post will be a little different because instead of talking about ethnic or Kuwaiti foods, I am going to talk about an American tradition, Thanksgiving. While my family traveled to the United States from Kuwait many years ago, my brothers and I were raised just like other American kids. That means we ate the exact same things growing up, grilled cheese sandwiches and pizza. We also celebrated Thanksgiving. A holiday set aside to specifically give thanks was genius in my parent’s opinion. So, every fourth Thursday of November you would find a turkey in our oven.
We did Thanksgiving up right like most people. We had a huge turkey, stuffing, gravy, biscuits, sweet potatoes, and who can forget desserts? Today the family has gotten a little bigger, but we still have our Thanksgiving celebrations. I found an infographic about the calories in a Thanksgiving meal and I thought I would share it with you all. I was shocked when I saw it, but it does make sense. Basically that wonderful feast you and your family just shared has so many calories in it that you would have to run or walk about 26.2 miles (a whole marathon) to burn it all off. Wow! I think I’m going to have to ignore that come Thanksgiving!
