10 Highest Calorie American Holidays
Assuming you eat nothing all day(which we do not recommend, at all), and are just having one glass of each of these common holiday drinks, New Year's Eve is your least calorically offensive holiday.
White Wine: 121 calories per glass
Red (Burgundy) Wine: 127 calories per glass
Champagne: 78 calories per glass
Beer (Regular): Average 150 calories per bottle
Beer (Light): Average 95 calories per bottle
Generic Old Fashioned Cocktail: 155 calories per glass
St. Patrick’s Day — Total: 821 Calories
Who doesn't love this festive spring holiday? Of course, these calories are tabulated assuming that you have a restricted amount of alcohol, which admittedly, may not be entirely realistic.
Corned beef, hash, potato: 387 calories per 1 cup serving
Irish Soda Bread: 82 calories per 1 ounce
Guinness Draught: 35.2 calories per 100 milliliters
Jameson Irish Whiskey: 72 calories per 35 milliliters
Beer (Regular): Average 150 calories per bottle
Beer (Light): Average 95 calories per bottle
Valentine’s Day — Total: 840 Calories
Whether you are in love with love or simply living single, it is a fact that this holiday calls for a lot of decadent foods. Should you stick to only a few Valentine chocolates and a few glasses of wine, this holiday isn't too horrible. You have other things to do besides eat on this special day anyway, right?
T-bone steak, broiled: 210 calories per 3 ounces
Lobster tail: 114 calories per 1 small tail
Raw oysters on the half shell: 40 calories per 4 shells
White Wine: 121 calories per glass
Reds (Burgundy) Wine: 127 calories per glass
Champagne: 78 calories per glass
Chocolate Candy Sample (Estimated): 150 calories per 2 pieces
Halloween — Total: 1,809 Calories
On this holiday, you are mostly just guilty of gorging on candy. We tabulated the top 10 of America's favorite Halloween candy, plus a few other sweets to get this rather shocking calorie count. Make sure you eat before you trick-or-treat to prevent over-eating a ton of candy.
Candy Corn: 140 calories per 19 pieces
Caramel Apples: 160 calories per 1 apple
Pumpkin Pie: 323 calories per 1 slice (1/8 divided pie)
Snickers Fun Size: 160 calories per two bars
Tootsie Pops: 60 calories per pop
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups: 106 calories per single serving
Skittles: 230 calories per package
Starburst Minis: 130 calories per 9 pieces
KitKat Snack Size: 210 Calories per package
SweeTARTS: 50 calories per 8 pieces
M&M's: 240 calories per package
Christmas — Total: 1,814 Calories
To be honest, this is the most restrictive list of food we could conjure, but at its core, Christmas is a pretty dangerous holiday because we allow ourselves to eat like this all season.
Ham, shank, with bone, roasted: 155 calories per 3 ounces
Baked Potato: 194 calories per one baked potato
Green Bean Casserole: 230 calories per 1 cup
Biscuit: 150 calories per biscuit
Corn: 132 calories per ear
Spinach: 41 calories per 1 cup
Butter: 36 calories per 1 pat butter
3 Chocolate Chip Cookies: 78 calories per cookie (238 calories)
Candy Cane: 60 calories per piece
Milk: 130 calories per 8-fluid-ounce glass
Eggnog: 230 calories per 1 cup
Hot Cocoa: 218 calories per 1 cup
Super Bowl — Total: 1,212 Calories
Ok, technically, this is a holiday for us. And boy, is it hazardous to our health!
Queso: 40 calories per two tablespoons
Pigs in a Blanket: 66 calories a serving
Fries: 82 calories per 10 fries
Pizza, cheese: 168 calories per 1 slice
Potato Chips: 160 calories per 15 chips
Buffalo Wings: 180 calories per 3 wings
Nachos: 180 calories per serving
Guacamole: 91 calories per 1/4 cup
Beer (Regular): Average 150 calories per bottle
Beer (Light): Average 95 calories per bottle
4th of July — Total: 1,352 Calories
Nothing says American pride quite like indulging in an innumerable amount of hot dogs.
Hot dog: 155 calories per hot dog
Cheeseburger: 317 calories per burger
Apple pie: 277 calories per slice
Pasta or macaroni salad: 358 calories per 1 cup
Beer (Regular): Average 150 calories per bottle
Beer (Light): Average 95 calories per bottle
Cinco de Mayo — 1,385 Calories
This funky fiesta-loving holiday could pack on the pounds quickly!
Frozen Margarita: 218 calories per 1 drink
Taco (hard shell, beef, cheese, lettuce): 150 calories per taco
Guacamole: 91 calories per 1/4 cup
Tortilla chips (baked): 75 calories per 10 chips
Beef enchiladas: 323 calories per enchilada
Chicken quesadilla: 528 calories per quesadilla
Easter — Total 2,989 Calories
When you combine a hefty Easter basket and a hefty Easter plate, you're going to get a hefty calorie count.
Lamb, 1/4" fat, cooked: 250 calories per 3 ounces
Glazed carrots: 201 calories per 1 cup
Green Bean Casserole: 230 calories per 1 cup
Biscuit: 150 calories per biscuit
Corn: 132 calories per ear
Spinach: 41 calories per 1 cup
Butter: 36 calories per 1 pat butter
Wine (Whites): 121 calories per glass
1 Hard-Boiled Egg: 78 calories per one hard-boiled egg
Reese's Peanut Butter Egg: 90 calories per one egg
Jelly Belly Jellybeans: 100 calories per 25 jellybeans
Russell Stover Marshmallow Egg: 110 calories for per 1 marshmallow egg
Peeps: 140 calories per package (5 Peeps)
Wonka Golden Eggs: 140 calories per one egg
Cadbury Creme Eggs: 150 calories per piece
Snickers Egg: 160 calories per piece
Whoppers Mini Robin Eggs: 170 calories per 24 pieces
Cadbury Mini Eggs: 190 calories per 12 pieces
M&M's Milk Chocolate: 240 calories per 1.69 ounce bag
Russell Stover Solid Milk Chocolate Bunny: 460 calories per bunny (estimated)
Thanksgiving — 3,242 Calories
One plate on Thanksgiving could be enough to fuel you for two days. That's just one plate. One. Plate.
Mashed Potatoes (with Whole Milk and Butter): 237 calories per 1 cup
Green Bean Casserole: 230 calories per 1 cup
Candied Yams: 206 calories per 1 cup
Cranberry Sauce Canned: 420 calories per 1 cup
Stuffing: 350 calories per 1 cup
Biscuit: 150 calories per biscuit with 36 calories per 1 pat of butter
Turkey (3.5 ounces turkey) Dark meat with skin: 232 calories
Turkey Gravy: 100 calories per 1 cup
Brussels sprouts: 38 calories per 1 cup
Corn: 132 calories per ear; with butter: 36 Calories per 1 pat of butter
Spinach: 41 calories per 1 cup
Beer (Regular): Average 150 calories per bottle
Generic Old Fashioned Cocktail: 155 calories per glass
Reds (Burgundy): 127 calories per glass
Pecan Pie: 503 calories per 1 slice (1/8 divided pie)
Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop: 125 calories per 1/2 cup
Whipped Cream: 15 calories per 2 tablespoons