India, Nov. 26 -- Thanksgiving is a festival to enjoy a delectable feast and the company of friends and family. However, there might be another aspect of this festival that is not so innocent. According to NBC, around 320 million pounds of food will be wasted this year on Thanksgiving, as per research done by a non-profit organisation called ReFED.

Experts are advising people to include a bit more planning in their cooking itinerary to avoid contributing to this monumental waste.

Joel Gamoran, a chef and cookbook author, told NBC that the most commonly wasted items include turkey and dairy products. According to Gamoran, when preparing a Thanksgiving meal, one should try to have a quarter pound of cooked turkey per person. Along with th...