Alan Reesenberger News Today

>> reporter: what do you love about thanksgiving? >> everything. >> reporter: everything? the food? >> yes, everything. >> reporter: take a look at how much we eat on thanksgiving. the usda recommends an average of 2,000 calories a day. a typical meal adds up to 3,000 calis. throughout the whole thanksgiving day, the average american consumes as many as 6,000 calories. thats alan reesenberger, head chef at fairway market. who says its easy to overeat. >> everybody has the sweet pota potatoes, ma...