Bookmark These 100+ Thanksgiving Instagram Caption Ideas for When You’re Too Full to Think

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Here are some indisputably great things about Thanksgiving: beautiful fall weather, sitting down for a slice of pumpkin pie, Charlie Brown Thanksgiving reruns, quality time with the fam...you get the gist.

Now, for some of the less fun things: preparing said meal + dessert, all the travel coordination, and…quality time with the family. There’s *so* much pressure to create the perfect Turkey Day celebration. That’s why some light social media bragging about how great the day went is healing (sorry not sorry).

I will say, after you've unbuttoned your jeans and once you find yourself in an inevitable food coma, there is simply no room left within to develop good caption ideas. That’s why today is such a lucky day for you. You’ve happened across the definitive Thanksgiving caption holy grail, and that’s something you should be grateful for. Below, find 100+ cute Thanksgiving captions for your holiday '22 pics—whether it’s a family shot in the autumn foliage or some solid mouthwatering food content, there’s def something here for you. Now get to ’gramming!

For The Turkey Day 'Fit Pics

  1. Slaying never takes a holiday break.

  2. Cranberry sauce stains are the perfect finishing touch for any look.

  3. They *did* say it's the season of giving...

  4. I'm the whole damn meal.

  5. The Sweater Weather Olympics.

  6. Gotta step it up for the feast.

  7. Official Proof of my Hot Girl Fall participation.

  8. Call me cornbread 'cause I be dressin'.

  9. The living room is, in fact, my runway.

  10. Let the pie consumption commence.

  11. Dressed for Cold Girl Sh*t.

  12. Got my best stretchy pants on.

  13. Feast on this.

  14. Thankful for this feast (and this 'fit).

  15. Feeling blessed/best dressed.

  16. A lewk for every course.

For That Thanksgiving Eve Post

  1. 'Twas the night before Turkey Day, and all through the house...

  2. Happy National "Run Into Everyone You've Forgotten From High School" Day.

  3. Working on that annual Turkey Day hangover. Stay tuned!

  4. Currently on my Hometown Hero victory tour.

  5. Don't mind me, just pregaming for tomorrow's awkward family convos.

  6. Getting my stretches in to prep for tomorrow's food baby.

  7. Soooo, can I start eating today or what?

  8. The kitchen is stocked, and my stomach is ready.

  9. Finalizing my Black Friday strategy rn, don't text.

  10. Warmup time.

  11. Bring on the black stretchy pants.

  12. Oh, just mentally preparing to run into my entire graduating class tonight.

  13. Prepare for pie.

  14. Resting up before Dessert Day.

  15. Rest up, we've got a big day tomorrow.

For your eating “candids”

  1. Feast your eyes.

  2. Let’s get basted.

  3. Eat, drink, and cranberry.

  4. Feast mode.

  5. Thankful, blessed, and mashed potato obsessed.

  6. I cran and I will go back for seconds.

  7. Stop, drop, and pass the rolls.

  8. Turkey and wine and I’m feeling fine.

  9. Happy Thanksgiving! May your heart be as full as my plate.

  10. Love at first bite.

  11. Pre-Christmas feast.

  12. Gonna pretend like this is only a once-a-year thing for me.

  13. Got pied off.

  14. Can’t physically move, wbu?

  15. My fork and I are taking a break.

  16. My Super Bowl.

  17. Let's pretend I look graceful stuffing my face.

  18. In a committed relationship with my plate.

  19. Oh, just a light snack.

  20. Basted and blessed.

  21. Got that gravy glow.

  22. Sweeter than pie.

For flexing your homemade pie pics...

  1. Try not to drool.

  2. Four hours and a few family fights later...

  3. Your move, Ina Garten.

  4. The big reveal.

  5. She's a stunner.

  6. Let's play "Which appetizer are you?" Tag yourself in the comments down below.

  7. Ate this literally and figuratively.

  8. Yes, the blood, sweat, and tears were in fact worth it.

  9. Before the carnage.

  10. I'm in love...

  11. Pie me.

  12. Crowned myself this year's Dessert Queen.

  13. Keep your eyes on the pie.

  14. Voted best pie on the block.

  15. Call me Betty Crocker.

If you’re trying to get a laugh

  1. Keep calm and gobble on.

  2. Clear plates, full stomachs, can’t lose.

  3. I’m thankful for elastic.

  4. Oh my gourd.

  5. All about that baste.

  6. I yam what I yam.

  7. You miss 100 percent of the leftovers you don’t eat.

  8. Hit me gravy one more time.

  9. To-do: eat, drink, nap, repeat.

  10. Caught the gravy train to Snoozetown.

  11. My job today: official couch potato.

  12. Part-time food critic 1/365 days a year.

  13. Turkey Sun, cranberry sauce Moon, sweet potato Rising.

  14. If you ran a 5K this morning, we are not the same.

  15. Finally get to show off my #1 talent today.

  16. This is the szn when I really shine.

For your pic with bae

  1. You’re the apple of my pie.

  2. It doesn’t get any butter than this.

  3. You’re the pumpkin spice to my fall.

  4. My cutie pie.

  5. I think I’m ~fallin’~ for you.

  6. The snuggle is real.

  7. Talk turkey to me.

  8. Let’s give ’em pumpkin to talk about.

  9. Here for the food and, of course, you.

  10. I only have pies for you.

  11. Spending today with my pumpkin.

  12. We go together like me and mac n' cheese.

  13. You’ll always be my gravy.

  14. Best pairing since potatoes and gravy.

If you actually get the whole fam together for a photo

  1. We put the “fun” in dysfunctional.

  2. We may not have it all together, but together we have it all.

  3. The best attitude is gratitude.

  4. I’m thankful to have a family who takes eating as seriously as I do.

  5. Happy stomach in my happy place.

  6. Stuffing is the glue that holds our family together.

  7. A happy heart is a thankful heart.

  8. The kitchen dream team.

  9. My O.G. crew.

  10. Everybody say "awww..."

  11. All smile credit goes to [insert favorite dish here].

For your Friendsgiving

  1. Pies before guys.

  2. I get pie with a little help from my friends.

  3. Friends are the family you choose.

  4. No friendships were harmed in the making of this Thanksgiving dinner.

  5. “It’s not too much food. This is what we’ve been training for our whole lives. This is our destiny, this is our finest hour.” —Lorelai Gilmore, Gilmore Girls

  6. We’re thankful for wine this year.

  7. Our kitchen comedy is top tier.

  8. Together is a wonderful place to be.

  9. Come for turkey, stay for friends.

  10. Squash goals.

  11. My table warriors.

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