The Basics

  • 6 oz of turkey: 340 Calories
  • 1/2 cup of potatoes: + 150
  • � cup of gravy: + 150

Total: 640 Calories

Burning off the Basics:

  • 70 minutes of jogging at 5 mph
  • 90 minutes of stair climbing
  • Almost 3 hours of vacuuming

The Trimmings

� cup stuffing: 180 Calories

� cup cranberry sauce: + 190

Total: 370 Calories

Trimming off the Trimmings:

  • 45 min. snow shovelling
  • 80 min weight training

Desserts and Drinks

  • 1 piece apple pie: + 410
  • 1 cup eggnog: + 343
  • 1 cup coffee with cream & sugar + 50

Total: 803 Calories

Undoing the Damage of Dessert and Drinks

  • 2.5 hour walk
  • 75 min. cross country skiing
  • 75 min. swimming

OTHER CALORIE COUNTS:

Main Course: Calories

  • 6 ounces cured ham: 300
  • 6 ounces white and dark turkey 340 � cup stuffing: 180
  • � cup cranberry sauce: 190
  • � cup mashed potatoes: 150
  • � cup gravy: 150
  • 1 baked potato with sour cream: 150
  • � cup green bean casserole: 225
  • � cup saut�ed green beans: 50
  • � cup candied sweet potatoes: 150
  • 1 dinner roll: 110
  • 1 pat butter: 45

LEFTOVERS

Turkey sandwich with mayo and cranberry sauce: 450

1 open-face turkey sandwich with stuffing and gravy: 290

Everyone loves leftovers, but you may want to think twice as you'd have to do the following to burn off that turkey sandwich:

  • 50 minutes of rowing
  • 35 minutes of skipping
  • 90 minutes of walking

Dessert calorie counts:

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

Drink calorie counts: 

  • 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

Snack calorie counts:

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

Salads calorie counts:

  • 3 cups salad with diet dressing: 100
  • 1 tablespoon ranch dressing: 75
  • � cup gelatin with fruit: 120
  • � cup waldorf salad: 110