Why does turkey make you sleepy?

Why does turkey make you sleepy?

HomeCooking Tips, RecipesWhy does turkey make you sleepy?

A nap after a meal is as much of a tradition as the turkey and the side dishes. But why?

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Turkey: Why It Makes You Tired

Aly Walansky is a New York City-based lifestyle food and travel journalist with twenty years of experience covering budget-friendly cooking news and culinary travel for a variety of digital publications.

For most families it’s a solid Thanksgiving tradition: we cook for days and eat a huge meal and before we know it we’re dozing on the couch.

It almost seems certain that there is something uniquely exhausting about Thanksgiving dinner. But what is it? Is it all the preparation that goes into it? A heavy meal? Or maybe just the exhaustion of all that extended family time?