What did you have for Thanksgiving dinner?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (217901)
Walnut Creek, California
November 23, 2017 11:57pm CST
I heard on the news today that the Pork People were trying to market ham as an alternative to turkey for Thanksgiving, but that it only kindo sorta caught on.
I went to two Thanksgiving dinners today, one at Noon and one at 5 PM, and turkey was served at both. Needless to say, I'm kind of sleepy and immobile right now.
The most salient thing today was the yummy multi-vegetable dish served at the Noon dinner. It went great with the stuffing and gravy, and the turkey was really juicy.
Do you know about how tryptophan is in turkey, and tryptophan is converted by the body into serotonin and melatonin, the latter of which helps us sleep?
The picture is a decoy. It's what I had last night.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Nov 17
Maybe that's why I feel so sleepy right now.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Nov 17
@TheHorse I made an effort not to overindulge. I ate more potato salad and rolls than turkey thus more turkey for sandwiches!
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@celticeagle (165954)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Nov 17
Yes, I know all about the tryptophan. Been cooking the meal for many years with all of the fixings. Now I don't cook. Nice to have it done for me.
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@celticeagle (165954)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Nov 17
@TheHorse .....I'm sure they help.
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@sallypup (60797)
• Centralia, Washington
24 Nov 17
We had zero meat today. We stuffed a big squash with corn bread batter. Very tasty. (Photo of the table and squash in my post.) I did buy a little tube of liverwurst for the critters, though. Us humans did very nicely without meat.
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@RasmaSandra (79362)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Nov 17
Now you tell me that turkey can help us sleep and the turkeys here in Latvia are tough and dry and I only tried turkey once. So it is just as well that we don't have Thanksgiving but more and more stores are selling ground and turkey fillets. Perhaps I will have to take another look at turkey. What makes me see red is that as much as we don't have Thanksgiving what we do have is Black Friday and I refuse to go to the stores. I will see what deal they might have online today though.
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@Fleura (30169)
• United Kingdom
24 Nov 17
Plenty of other foods also contain as much tryptophan or even more
Tryptophan is an essential amino acid needed for general growth and development, producing niacin, and creating serotonin in the body. High tryptophan foods include nuts, seeds, tofu, cheese, red meat, chicken, turkey, fish, oats, beans, lentils, and eggs.
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@Fleura (30169)
• United Kingdom
24 Nov 17
I did know about the tryptophan, but it isn't very believable, many other foods and especially other meats contain just as much. The sleepy feeling after a big Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner is more likely to be simply due to over-indulging in a huge meal. Have a look here:
Obviously we don't have Thanksgiving over here but at Christmas, where turkey is also the current 'tradition' we have, at different times, also had beef, duck, chicken, venison and goose (the traditional meal before turkeys were 'discovered')
Tryptophan is an essential amino acid needed for general growth and development, producing niacin, and creating serotonin in the body. High tryptophan foods include nuts, seeds, tofu, cheese, red meat, chicken, turkey, fish, oats, beans, lentils, and eggs.
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@Deepizzaguy (102072)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Nov 17
Ham with rice and red kidney beans. The turkey will come at a later time when the prices go down in the stores.
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@Deepizzaguy (102072)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Nov 17
@TheHorse That is true since it is tough to buy turkeys on a small budget.
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@TheHorse (217901)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Nov 17
@teamfreak16 Ah, I am relieved. For a moment, I thought you were a Russian spy.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
24 Nov 17
@TheHorse - We did have stuffing. And green beans.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
24 Nov 17
I hope ham never catches on as a substitute, but that's because I don't like it. I know a lot of people who love it and wouldn't mind the change.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
25 Nov 17
I just get sleepy because my blood sugar is near coma level, I prefer bird over pig.
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@peachpurple (13963)
• Malaysia
25 Nov 17
I have not had ham for years. Chicken is the substitute for it
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