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We eat turkey because lt is ls a big meal I think. We eat turkey for thanksgiving because we do not want to eat caws thata gib us milk and .we do not want to eat rooster because it is tu.That is why we hav turkey for thanksgiving.

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I think that we still eat turkey because *turkey has been the star on turkey day/thanksgiving since the mid-19th.
*It is very good and plump
* Its a good tradition.

thats why I think we still eat turkey till this day on thanksgiving.

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I THINK we still eat turkey

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I think we should have turkey because .In the back then we used to share turkey to the indians.

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I think we should have turkey on thanks giving because the turkey is the plumpest bird when you feed them enough and because they are SUPER yummy this is why I think we should eat Turkey on thanksgiving

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One reason we have turkey is because they are fresh. Also, they are  big enough to fead a croud. Last they are affordable. This is why we have turkey on thanksgiving.

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I think we eat turkey because it was really big to feed families so people didn't have to by many turkeys. One of the real reasons are they are really fresh.second reason is they were aforable for be it was really cheap.Also it was able to feed a really big crowd

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We eat turkey because it is a big meal I think. We eat turkey for thanksgiving because we do not want to kill caws. We do not want to eat

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I think we eat turkey on Thanksgiving because the pilgrims ate turkey when they got to America, and it's a feast, as well as something we are thankful for, therefore we eat turkey on Thanksgiving.

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We have thanksgiving because pilgrims came to America in the 1620 to have thanksgiving because the i

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i think we eat turkey for thanksgiving because the pilgrims and the idains had turkey for there thanksgiving. Also turkey is cheaper and way bigger than any other meal like a chicken and turkey can feed more people.thats why i think we eat turkey for thanksgiving.

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I think why we eat turkey on thanksgiving is because when the pilgrims brought them to the US. Or it is gust one of our terditons and it is probly big enof to feed every one in my family. Thats why I think we should have turkey on thanksgiving.

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I think we still eat turkey🥘Because it is a celebration 🎉 Pluse we get time to spend time with your friends and family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦witch you aloso get a big feast 🍗🥘🥔 And I mean who doesn't like turkey 🦃I like turkey a lot and turkey is super good 😊

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 Skylynn: I think we have turkey on ThanksGiving because it is a HUGE meal to be thankful for. First, ThanksGiving is a holiday to give thanks and since a turkey is one of the most biggest meals we enjoy it. Second of all, We are thankful for everything that we get to eat now and on ThanksGiving. Also A turkey is an old food that native americans would kill for food. Lastly A turkey is a BIG thing to be thankful for. A ThanksGiving dinner is celebrated. We are lucky we can have a big feast like that. Most people cant afford it. Turkey can be cheap though. That is why I think we should have turkey on ThanksGiving.

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 Skylynn: I think we have turkey on ThanksGiving because it is a HUGE meal to be thankful for. First, ThanksGiving is a holiday to give thanks and since a turkey is one of the most biggest meals we enjoy it. Second of all, We are thankful for everything that we get to eat now and on ThanksGiving. Also A turkey is an old food that native americans would kill for food. Lastly A turkey is a BIG thing to be thankful for. A ThanksGiving dinner is celebrated. We are lucky we can have a big feast like that. Most people cant afford it. Turkey can be cheap though. That is why I think we should have turkey on ThanksGiving.

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I think that the reason we still have turkey today is because when the pilgrims invited the people who escaped from the war got to eat, they had turkey. In rememberence we eat the turkey.
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The true reason we eat turkey is because it was cheaper. For example, to buy a pound of a chicken it was more money. They were also feeding for many days. The turkey was bigger and cheaper so they went hunting for the turkey. Lastly, the turkey was also eating a lot during the spring so that got them ready for Thanksgiving. That is why we eat turkey today.

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I think that we eat turkey for thanksgiving because we shared with the Indians.The turkey was fresh and affordable and big enough to feed a crowd.
Turkey is a meal that native Americans had to kill for, not get from a store. I think the real reason why we eat turkey is because it was cheaper, chicken would cost more money.We should be thankful for turkey. That is why I think that turkey is used for thanksgiving.🦃🦃🦃

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I think we have turkey because we were sharing food with the Indians and it was a special food. This is why I think we eat turkey on thanksgiving.

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I think we have turkey because they were brought. Over by another. Conty like horses. There were a lot brought over. Will the real reason we eat turkey on holidays because it use to be cheaper and it is a meal that fills up more then . That is why we eat turkey on thanksgiving .

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I think that we have turkeys on Thanksgiving is because the pilgrims brought them to America, one of the real reasons are that the turkey could be kept fresh. Second they were afored able. Lastly they had lots of meat on them so they would last longer. That is why we eat turkey on Thanksgiving. 🦃🍽😋

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I think we eat turkey on thanksgiving because it has a lot of meat. we give thanks for turkey. the real reasons is that we follow the british. also because we humans like big poultry. My last reason is because they were fresh afordable and can feed a whole crowed. that is why I think that we have turkey on thanksgiving.

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Good morning kids!  Today I would like you to predict why we eat turkey for Thanksgiving.  Then, read the article I have attached and write an informational paragraph that tells us at least three reasons why we may still be eating turkey for Thanksgiving today. Make sure you have:
*Introductory sentence stating your purpose.
*Three facts
*Closing statement restating your purpose.

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Turkey is a mainstay of the Thanksgiving dinner. But it's not necessarily the best-tasting beast around, nor the cheapest. So how did turkey come to monopolize the holiday? In a 2007 article reprinted below, Michelle Tsai explained.

On Thanksgiving, most of us will sit down to feast on a turkey dinner. The bird also shows up on the table at Christmas. How did we end up with the tradition of eating turkeys during the holidays?

They were fresh, affordable, and big enough to feed a crowd. Americans have long preferred large poultry for celebrations because the birds could be slaughtered without a huge economic sacrifice. Cows were more useful alive than dead, and commercial beef wasn't widely available until the late 19 th century. Chicken was more highly regarded than it is today, but rooster meat was tough, and hens were valuable as long as they laid eggs. Venison would have been another option, especially during the 17 th and 18 th centuries, though it would have required you to hunt for your Thanksgiving meal. There was plenty of ham or brined pork around, but it wasn't considered fit for special occasions. Eating turkey was also in keeping with British holiday customs that had been imported to the New World.

Among the big birds, turkey was ideal for a fall feast. Turkeys born in the spring would spend about seven months eating insects and worms on the farm, growing to about 10 pounds by Thanksgiving. They were cheaper than geese, which were more difficult to raise, and cheaper by the pound than chickens. Cost was an important factor for holiday shoppers, because people weren't necessarily preparing just one meal; Thanksgiving was the time to bake meat and other types of pies that could last through the winter. Harriet Beecher Stowe, in Old-Town Folks, described making fruit pies at Thanksgiving " by forties and fifties and hundreds, and made of everything on the earth and under the earth." (The British once served geese, swans, and even peacocks on special occasions, but they came to prefer turkey after it was first introduced to England in about 1540. Swans, because of their diet, would taste fishy unless they were fed wheat for weeks before slaughter.)

By 1863, when Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday, turkeys had taken center stage at Thanksgiving. (Americans had started holding unofficial Thanksgiving dinners in the previous century.) And while the bird had already been associated with Christmas, the turkey also gained iconic status as a yuletide meal around the same time. The classic menu of turkey with gravy, stuffing, and plum pudding was popularized by Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, published in 1843 and widely read in the United States. Some culinary historians believe Scrooge's gift of a Christmas turkey to the Cratchit family helped cement the turkey's place at the center of the holiday meal for both modest and affluent households. Among the wealthy, however, this changed around the turn of the 20 th century as the birds became associated with the working class and poor immigrants, who often received turkeys from charities during the holidays. Americans continued to serve Thanksgiving turkey, but at Christmas, those who could afford it turned to game and beef.

Got a question about today's news? Ask the Explainer.

Explainer thanks Kathleen Fitzgerald, author of America's Founding Food: The Story of New England Cooking, Cathy Kaufman of the Institute for Culinary Education, and Andrew Smith, author of The Turkey: An American Story.

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Why do we eat turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas?

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Turkey is a mainstay of the Thanksgiving dinner. But it's not necessarily the best-tasting beast around, nor the cheapest. So how did turkey come to monopolize the holiday? In a 2007 article reprinted below, Michelle Tsai explained. On Thanksgiving, most of us will sit down to feast on a turkey dinner.