Thanksgiving tileOn Thursday, as millions of Americans sit around the table, digging into a huge Thanksgiving dinner, here’s some interesting trivia to consider, courtesy of SodaHead.com, one of the Internet’s largest opinion-based communities. Recently, the website asked people to share opinions on their favorite things about Thanksgiving. Here are the results …
• Thirty-one percent of men say their favorite part of the holiday is spending time with family. That was followed closely by eating at 29 percent. I thought the two may have been reversed, so surprise, surprise. Only 13 percent say their favorite thing about the day is watching football.
• The majority of women – 36 percent – say their favorite thing about Thanksgiving is eating, followed by spending time with family (31 percent). Once again, I thought the two would be reversed. And a whopping 10 percent say they enjoy sitting down to a good game of football following the meal.
• The favorite food on Thanksgiving came as no surprise – turkey, followed by stuffing, mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes. The classic green bean casserole received just 4 percent of the vote. No big shock there. As good as that casserole is, it really is passe.
• The favorite dessert is pumpkin pie (41 percent) followed by pecan pie (18 percent), apple pie (14 percent) and sweet potato pie (7 percent).