Well, have no fear! This article helped me create the following info-graphic!
Holiday
|
Average Total
Calories Consumed
|
Fourth of July
|
1352
|
Halloween
|
1809
|
Thanksgiving
|
3242
|
Christmas
|
1814
|
New Year's Eve
|
726
|
Super Bowl
|
1212
|
Valentines Day
|
840
|
St. Paddy's Day
|
821
|
Easter
|
2989
|
Cinco de Mayo
|
1385
|
The best part? Where the Fourth of July calories usually come from:
- 155 calories per hot dog
- 317 calories per cheese burger
- 277 calories per slice of apple pie
- 358 calories per cup of pasta salad
- 150 calories per beer
I'd like to contest the above list. Where the hell are the s'mores?!
With our without the extra sweets, I just have one word of advice. Don't partake in the 150 calorie option above and then light off fire works. It won't go as well as you'd imagine it to be:
Happy 4th of July. Celebrate wisely, my friends.
I am surprised how high Easter is. Maybe because of all the chocolate? But then, Valentine's Day is all about chocolate, too, and it's considerably less. For me, Thanksgiving and Christmas are by far my biggest culprits!
ReplyDeleteMy guess on Easter is that it usually includes a family meal with ham, cheesy potatoes, etc (in addition to candy). Valentines day is more just chocolates and champagne. And, I'm with you - the winter holidays are much easier to stuff myself!!
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