Happy Thanksgiving
AverageJoe and his team of guest bloggers, along with his family and friends are thankful this Thanksgiving for many things. This infographic from the MilitaryBenefits.info website sums it up for us. Please be safe this Thanksgiving and keep our troops in your thoughts.
Did You Know?
According to the National Turkey Federation, around 44 million turkeys were served at Thanksgiving in the United States in 2017. That’s compared to 22 million pounds at Christmas and 19 million at Easter. The average weight of each, meanwhile, was 16 pounds, which means we’re gobbling up 704 million pounds of turkey across the country.
In 2020, the Defense Logistics Agency shipped out the following quantities of food to Troops deployed overseas:
- 9,000 whole turkeys
- 51,000 pounds of roasted turkeys
- 74,000 pounds of beef
- 21,000 pounds of ham
- 67,000 pounds of shrimp
- 16,000 pounds of sweet potatoes
- 19,000 pounds of pies and cakes
- 7,000 gallons of eggnog
That doesn’t even include all the other fixings that go into the meal!
