Thanksgiving is finally here.
A time when millions of Americans prepare for their largest feast of the year. The dining room tables will be graced with turkeys, stuffing, mashed potatoes, veggies, and pie, as families sit to give thanks and consumed their meals.
But how much food is actually consumed on this joyous holiday and where.
According to the United States Census Bureau, 31 percent of turkey consumption takes place during Thanksgiving and Christmas season. On both holidays the birds are mainly roasted, rather than fried. Although directions on how to fry a turkey is the most searched procedure compared to other methods of preparation.
Over 242 million turkeys were raised in the United States this year. On average, an American consumes 16.1 pounds of meat in a year.
Besides turkey being the main attraction during Thanksgiving, sweet potatoes has also climb it's way to the top. A total of 2.6 billion pounds of sweet potatoes were produced in 2012, Americans only ate 5.3 pounds per person of the popular side dish in 2011
One things that has not change is Apple, pecan, and pumpkin pies remain the most popular Thanksgiving picks. Each pie was highest search this year. The U.S. produced a total of 1.1 billion pumpkins in 2011.
But Thanksgiving is not for everyone.
The National Restaurant Association estimates that 15 million Americans feel like cooking a Thanksgiving feast is too daunting and are planning to eat out on the holiday. About 14 million are planning to order takeout for a part of their Thanksgiving meal and four million will order takeout for their entire Thanksgiving dinner,
