Ground turkey - a complete turkey!!

LKSmith61

I just logged in my dinner - what I thought was going to be a lovely, healthy dinner. I got ground turkey for a nice burger, cooked without any fat. When I typed it in and saw that 4 oz. is 17 grams of fat, I thought it must be wrong. Then I got the package and looked, and it's right! I'm so disgusted - that I didn't think to look at the package, and that I wasted my $ on something that is totally not healthy! I could have had a steak for less fat grams! I really have been doing so well with label reading, but lesson learned - read ALL the labels! Happy Friday night y'all!

Laura

Sherbog

I love and live on ground turkey. Ground turkey is much like ground beef. You can get it with differenct degrees of fat. Do not give up on ground turkey.

Nutrition Facts
Jennie-O Turkey Store - Ground Turkey Breast Extra Lean 99% Fat FreeServings: 4 oz 1 oz 1 container (16 oz ea.)
Calories 120 Sodium 70 mg
Total Fat 2 g Potassium 0 mg
Saturated 0 g Total Carbs 0 g
Polyunsaturated 0 g Dietary Fiber 0 g
Monounsaturated 0 g Sugars 0 g
Trans 0 g Protein 26 g
Cholesterol 55 mg
Vitamin A 0% Calcium 0%
Vitamin C 0% Iron 4%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily

carajo

I too thought it would be healthier to substitute turkey and chicken instead of beef in some recipes, but when you have a nice lean cut of beef, it is about the same or less!!! Lesson learned to both of us:)

allisoncook87

Fat doesn't make you fat, it helps you absorb vital minerals and vitamins. Unused calories and carbohydrates make you fat. Just so ya know

LKSmith61

Thank you, Sherbog - guess all ground turkey is not created the same!

Carajo - I typically use ground sirloin which is really not bad at all. It's just watching the portion that matters the most!

Allisoncook87 - Thanks! I have to watch my fat intake carefully because I'm using Alli and 17gm is too much for me for just one item. That's a little more than I like to have for a whole meal.

Forensic

A lot of ground turkey adds fat to make people think it tastes good. Of course it does, you crammed more fat in there. *sigh*