Thanksgiving only comes once a year - when else do you roast a whole turkey?? I say relax a little and eat some darn dark meat if you like it. It won't kill you!

I don't eat dark meat, but that's because I don't like it. Ugh so slimy...

I WILL ONLY eat the white meat! lol I am so picky about that too.

I only like the white meat- but I DO eat the skin!

We're a tofurkey household. But I agree with isabelle 315; It's once a year... eat whatever you want. One serving of dark meat turkey or even one piece of pie does not make one fat or unhealthy.

I know I look forward to November every year for Silk Nog! Lord have mercy!

yay for being vegan!

I agree with some of these posts...Thanksgiving is not only one day a year, it's usually ONE meal! If you stick to your regular schedule the rest of the time, that one meal is not going to mess you up. You might even weigh more on the scale the next morning, but it will even out.

eat some flippin turkey. it's not like it's a slab of bacon or salami. just enjoy yourself!

I only eat white meat and hate the skin.

Actually, although it has more fat, dark meat has a much higher iron content, omega-3's, etc.

White meat, no skin only.

I only eat the white breast and no skin hahaa!

I only eat the white meat, no skin, but that has nothing to do with health or anything. Simply love the taste.

I like the wing!

I don't care about the fat. I just prefer the white meat.

I'm very picky , WHITE MEAT ONLYYY

I don't really like the taste of dark meat. Except a crispy wing They always get me.

I'm a white-meat girl. I only eat breast meat on the turkey (no skin). The same goes for chicken - breast or wing only! And the only time I eat the skin is if its on some buffalo wings.

I LOVE dark meat! Seems like I'm one of the fewer ones...

I only eat the dark meat, and at thanksgiving I eat some of the skin...its a holiday!

According to Wikipedia:

Dark meat is that way because those are the muscles that are used more. They are full of myoglobin proteins which are responsible for moving the oxygen into the cells. When the myoglobin proteins are cooked, they turn into metmyoglobins, which contain a lot of iron. Dark meat also has more vitamins, saturated fats and omega oils (both 3 and 6) than white meat.

Yay for Carnivores!

I only like the dark meat too. It is Thanksgiving, so who cares? I am going to be eating whatever I want that day, and as much as I want of it. It's not like I eat turkey legs for dinner 4 nights a week.

Mmmmm breast. Turkey breast and stuffing. I'm not a big fan of the dark meat, but I'll give it a try this year.

I'm really weird about poultry. The ligaments and veins and bones and everything in a whole bird kinda creep me out. That's the reason I like only white meat. It doesn't really contain all that other gunk, just pure meat.

Hooray for vegan thanksgivings!

I eat it all.
Giblets in the gravy, white, dark, skin, the stuffing, etc.

I dont like turkey i'm more of a ham or chicken person. I like turkey from a deli but not turkey straight from the bird. Yeah I know deli turkey isnt good for me but i think it tastes better

I don't think eating meat is moral. The way animals are raised and slaughtered is inhumane. See this video: http://meat.org

I seem to remember that my family never ate dark meat growing up. I always thought it was the gross part of the turkey, and that you weren't supposed to eat it. I never realized until I read this post that it was even edible. But, cut me some slack, I've been a vegetarian since I was 10.

I tend to like drier meats, so I usually go for the breast.

When I was a kid, I loved dark meat. I spent my teenage years & early twenties as a vegetarian, and when I started eating meat again I discovered that as an adult I only like white meat.

what about an option "i don't eat turkey"? cause i don't. i love chicken.

I never really liked dark meat and skin is kinda funky tasting...although I have never really sat down and ate it...I hear it is not too good for you: but I do like all fish skins so maybe I would like turkey skin?