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Ordering out for Thanksgiving?
Web posted at: 1:50 p.m. EST (1850 GMT) ATLANTA (CNN) -- The latest trend in holiday meals appears to have resulted from the demanding lifestyles of busy U.S. households. From supermarkets to specialty food markets, experts say more and more people are choosing to order out for their festive trimmings. And, experts say, folks aren't skimping on traditional fare. "They want a meal they would prepare if they took the time in their home," Kevin Blessing of Eatzi's said.
Eatzi's, a market that sells prepared foods, expects to take 1,000 orders for traditional Thanksgiving dinners. And none of the orders, the folks at Eatzi's say, is expected to be for low-fat items. "They want the full deal. They want to put anything on top of that, because they want a full Thanksgiving meal," Blessing said. Eatzi's traditional Thanksgiving meal includes turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, squash soufflé, gravy, cranberry relish, pumpkin pie and red wine. If you indulge in one serving of each, you're looking at a meal that adds up to about 2121 calories. Supermarket officials say they, too, are finding a growing number of customers who prefer a fresh, and at least partially prepared, turkey to a frozen one. To meet this demand, more grocers are offering fresh turkeys and premarinated, precooked birds -- how does Cajun sound? In a survey done by Butterball, the nation's largest turkey-seller, 45 percent of the respondents said they found it increasingly difficult to prepare a full Thanksgiving meal from scratch. Correspondent Holly Firfer contributed to this report.
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