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Calories · American & British

Calories in a Thanksgiving dinner plate

A typical restaurant serving of a Thanksgiving dinner plate (one full plate: 5 oz roast turkey with skin, ¾ cup stuffing, 1 cup mashed potatoes with gravy, ½ cup green bean casserole, ¼ cup cranberry sauce and a dinner roll, about 768 g) is about 1,100 calories, usually 600–1,700.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called Thanksgiving dinner plate, turkey dinner, Friendsgiving plate, holiday turkey plate.

~1,100
Thanksgiving turkey dinner

The usual range

Drawn on one 0–2,000 scale shared by every dish page, so plates compare at a glance.

Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein55 g
  • Carbs127 g
  • Fat43 g

One serving

Serving
one full plate: 5 oz roast turkey with skin, ¾ cup stuffing, 1 cup mashed potatoes with gravy, ½ cup green bean casserole, ¼ cup cranberry sauce and a dinner roll
Weight
~768 g
Per 100 g
~145

The dish

About a Thanksgiving dinner plate

USDA has no single Thanksgiving dinner entry, so this plate is built from USDA values for each part: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce and a roll. Together they come to about 1,100 before pie. The stuffing and mash are about half of it; the turkey itself is about 260.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Thanksgiving turkey dinner · rough numbers

  • Smaller plate: 3 oz turkey, half scoops, no roll~600
  • Full plate~1,100
  • Full plate plus a slice of pumpkin pie~1,500
  • Seconds: a bigger plate with two rolls~1,700
  • Full plate plus a slice of pecan pie~1,800

What moves the number

Why one plate is 600 and another 1,700

  • Stuffing and gravy-topped mash, the two biggest scoops
  • Turkey with the skin versus light meat without
  • Butter on the roll
  • Seconds, and the pie afterwards

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Pick light meat and leave the skin
  • Take one starchy scoop instead of both stuffing and mash
  • Go easy on the gravy and butter
  • Share a slice of pie

Side by side

Next to other American & British dishes

American & British · typical restaurant servingAll about American & British food →

  • Mimosa~120one 6 oz mimosa: sparkling wine and orange juice · usually 80–150
  • Glass of red wine~130one standard 5 oz pour · usually 100–230
  • Green bean casserole~130one cup of green bean casserole · usually 60–190
  • Yorkshire pudding~130one large pub-style Yorkshire pudding (about 60 g) · usually 60–350
  • Pint of beer~210one 16 oz US pint of regular beer · usually 100–280
  • Scotch egg~270one standard Scotch egg (113 g) · usually 220–450
  • Hot dog~300one beef hot dog in a white bun with mustard · usually 250–650
  • Mashed potatoes and gravy~300one cup of restaurant mashed potatoes with gravy · usually 150–450
  • Gumbo~330one restaurant bowl, about 1½ cups, with rice · usually 220–430
  • Mac and cheese~340one restaurant side, roughly a heaped cup · usually 250–1,000
  • Clam chowder~350one bowl of New England chowder, about 1½ cups · usually 200–900
  • Sausage roll~350one bakery sausage roll in flaky pastry · usually 250–550

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Turkey, light and dark meat, roasted, skin eaten, FDC 2706114
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Bread stuffing, FDC 2707687
  3. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Potato, mashed, from restaurant, with gravy, FDC 2709501
  4. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Green bean casserole, FDC 2710040
  5. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Cranberry sauce, FDC 2709280
  6. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Roll, white, soft (medium roll, 43 g), FDC 2707654
  7. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Butter, salted, FDC 173410
  8. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Turkey, light meat, roasted, skin not eaten, FDC 2706109
  9. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Pie, pumpkin, FDC 2708011
  10. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Pie, pecan, FDC 2708015

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in a Thanksgiving dinner plate?

A typical restaurant serving of a Thanksgiving dinner plate (one full plate: 5 oz roast turkey with skin, ¾ cup stuffing, 1 cup mashed potatoes with gravy, ½ cup green bean casserole, ¼ cup cranberry sauce and a dinner roll, about 768 g) is about 1,100 calories, usually 600–1,700. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in a Thanksgiving dinner?

One full plate built from USDA values is about 1,100: turkey about 260, stuffing 270, mashed potatoes and gravy 300, green bean casserole 60, cranberry sauce 110 and a roll 120. A slice of pumpkin pie brings it to about 1,500.

How many calories are in Thanksgiving turkey?

About 260 for 5 oz of roast light and dark meat with the skin, or about 180 per 100 g. Light meat without the skin is about 140 per 100 g.

What is the highest-calorie part of Thanksgiving dinner?

On the plate, the mashed potatoes and gravy and the stuffing are the biggest scoops at about 300 and 270. After dinner, a slice of pecan pie (about 670) outweighs any single side.

How many calories does a dinner roll with butter add?

A medium soft roll is about 120, and a pat of butter makes it about 160.

What changes the calories in a Thanksgiving dinner plate?

Stuffing and gravy-topped mash, the two biggest scoops. Turkey with the skin versus light meat without.

How can I order a Thanksgiving dinner plate lighter?

Pick light meat and leave the skin. Take one starchy scoop instead of both stuffing and mash.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.