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Calories add up fast during a Thanksgiving feast. Photo Credit: Flickr, Markus Q Ever wonder how many extra calories you really manage to tack on during Thanksgiving? Or if all the extra work you do cooking, cleaning, and putting up with your ...

Thanksgiving preparations can be a workout. Photo: Flickr, stephcarter All those extra helpings can add up fast on Thanksgiving day. But for holiday hosts, cooking, cleaning, and party preparation can help counteract those extra calories. Did you ...

This Thanksgiving, you have three primary options for your main dish: There's turkey, the old traditional favourite; Turducken, the tasty three-bird combo that's loved by many poultry lovers everywhere; and Tofurky, the old standby for vegetarians. ...

The holidays are a time to celebrate, and that usually involves the consumption of at least moderate amounts of alcohol. And for some reason, all the holiday-specific drinks seem to be as rich and creamy and you can possibly get -- maybe it's down to ...

I believe that Starbucks is evil, with their rep for edging out the indie coffee shops across America. Their other crime is selling such expensively delicious coffee, which at least to my untrained taste buds, tastes much better than what I make at ...

Christmas is just around the corner, and I'm willing to bet you're spending many of your weekends rubbing elbows with friends, family and co-workers at any of the number of holiday parties you've been invited to. You might have been lured into saying ...

Think about your favourite winter outdoor activities. Chances are, no matter what the activity is -- be it skating, skiing, chopping down Christmas trees or building snowmen -- it often involves a hot chocolate break. That sweet, chocolatey goodness ...

Wine is considered one of the healthier boozy drinks out there, so logically, mulled wine--a warm drink made primarily with red wine and spices--should be one of the healthier holiday beverages. Think again. As our friends over at Slashfood ...

It's rich, it's creamy, it's delicious ... and, like all good things in life, it's loaded with fat and calories. One cup of Egg Nog can set you back 343 calories and 19 g of fat, and that's without the booze. With a shot of rum, that number jumps to ...

It's impossible to say exactly how many calories are in a typical Thanksgiving dinner -- unless "exactly" means "a lot" -- but most nutritionists estimate the average Thanksgiving meal can total anywhere from 2000 to 4500 calories. One day's ...