Is Ground Turkey really that good for you?
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I don't know where you're from but it's a local store that's in Massachusetts and Connecticut: Big Y is the name/brand of the stuff. They actually make quite a few things that don't have added crap in it. I read and compare labels on everything that I buy for the added garbage.
I live in CT but we don't have a big Y anywhere nearby
Small world though! 0 -
I don't know where you're from but it's a local store that's in Massachusetts and Connecticut: Big Y is the name/brand of the stuff. They actually make quite a few things that don't have added crap in it. I read and compare labels on everything that I buy for the added garbage.
I live in CT but we don't have a big Y anywhere nearby Small world though!
Too bad. I LOVE that store!0 -
I love ground turkey and I usually purchase the very lean stuff. I make turkey patties all the time. YUM
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Calorie count is not an indication of whether a food is healthy or not.
Actually, no single food is healthy or unhealthy. Your overall diet is healthy or not.0 -
Calorie count is not an indication of whether a food is healthy or not.
Actually, no single food is healthy or unhealthy. Your overall diet is healthy or not.
this^^
I eat more fat now than ever, bacon, red meat, avocados, nuts, and lost weight ,not gained...0 -
Butterball ground turkey does not sound like a good choice. Get something leaner... and not in a tube.... Butterball regular turkeys are injected with butter, you can literally see the little holes on the turkey where they injected it, before you cook it........ so I'd assume it was the same case for the ground turkey.0
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Calorie count is not an indication of whether a food is healthy or not.
Actually, no single food is healthy or unhealthy. Your overall diet is healthy or not.
Agreed (except for sugar IMO... I see little nutritional benefit in the cup of caramel corn I ate last night!). But if you ARE watching your calories, like many of us are, is there any benefit to eating a higher-fat (and higher calorie) meat instead of a low-fat, low-calorie version?0 -
Butterball ground turkey does not sound like a good choice. Get something leaner... and not in a tube.... Butterball regular turkeys are injected with butter, you can literally see the little holes on the turkey where they injected it, before you cook it........ so I'd assume it was the same case for the ground turkey.
Um, no they're not.0 -
get ground turkey breast. Or just look for extra lean beef.0
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Ground turkey is disgusting. Have you seen what ends up in there?
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/FACTSheets/Ground_Poultry_and_Food_Safety/index.asp
Why not use lean, whole meats in your tacos? Diced or shredded chicken, pork, beef, and even turkey if that's what you're really after? At least then you know what you're getting.0 -
Trader Joe 96/4 Ground BEEF is only 130cal/4oz! and it's BEEF!!!!0
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It is definitely all about the % of fat in this case. Also, try making your own taco seasoning to avoid all of the junk in store-bought. Here's one that turns out great: http://tinyurl.com/celc8r5
Whats wrong with store bought taco seasoning?
Sodium.
I didn't even know you could get ground meat in a tube... but that sounds kinda scary. Just get ground meat from the meat section. Also, I have heard it's not that big a deal between turkey or beef. Personally, I prefer the taste of ground turkey of ground beef, but that's just preference of taste.
I agree on making your own seasoning too to cut out the sodium. I got a thing of el paso seasoning once... that was like... 2,000mg sodium right there. ouch. Lesson learned, never again.0 -
^^^this.Also, steer clear of any meat in a tube
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I don't know where you're from but it's a local store that's in Massachusetts and Connecticut: Big Y is the name/brand of the stuff. They actually make quite a few things that don't have added crap in it. I read and compare labels on everything that I buy for the added garbage.
I live in CT but we don't have a big Y anywhere nearby Small world though!
I don't think they have them on the western part of CT. I have one up the road here in Norwich.
Actually, just looking at the website, there's Big Y's in the western part of CT - such as Stratford - just not in Fairfield itself.0 -
^^^this.Also, steer clear of any meat in a tube
what the hell is meat in a tube??? sounds discusting :sick:0 -
calories have pretty much nothing to do with how healthy a food is. Getting a variety of protein sources is always a good idea.0
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Calorie count is not an indication of whether a food is healthy or not.
Actually, no single food is healthy or unhealthy. Your overall diet is healthy or not.
I'm sure that theory overall, may work. But not on a day to day aspect. A 1200 calorie single food (fast food hamburger) does indicate a single food isn't healthy, therefor indeed leading to overall indication ones life isn't healthy.0 -
^^^this.Also, steer clear of any meat in a tube
what the hell is meat in a tube??? sounds discusting :sick:
OMFG I had no idea so many people would flip the he## out of that. Instead of it coming in a plastic trey or box, it comes in a paper wrapped "tube". For those who don't need 4-6 lbs of meet in the paper tray. It's small and round, usually for a small serving. Hamburger beef, sausage and ground chicken comes in the exact same thing in the damn meat section. Geeze.0 -
Calorie count is not an indication of whether a food is healthy or not.
Actually, no single food is healthy or unhealthy. Your overall diet is healthy or not
Ok, so lets say that someone eats fast food all the time, every single meal. Goes out to eat and makes not so healthy choices. This would be their diet which would be unhealthy because the food they are choosing is . . . . . unhealthy.
Take a person who eats salad, lean meats, lots of veggies, fruits, protein etc. etc. their diet would be considered healthy because their food choices are (wait for it). . . . . healthy!
So really food IS healthy or unhealthy when it comes down to a diet and what one chooses to eat.0 -
^^^this.Also, steer clear of any meat in a tube
what the hell is meat in a tube??? sounds discusting :sick:
OMFG I had no idea so many people would flip the he## out of that. Instead of it coming in a plastic trey or box, it comes in a paper wrapped "tube". For those who don't need 4-6 lbs of meet in the paper tray. It's small and round, usually for a small serving. Hamburger beef, sausage and ground chicken comes in the exact same thing in the damn meat section. Geeze.
Calm down! Jeeze!
People are "flipping the hell out" because my guess is they are envisioning a toothpaste like tube where you squeeze some sort of "meat" product out of it. I know that's what I pictured when I saw that.0 -
It tastes pretty bland compared to homemade. Which is pretty much true for anything homemade vs store bought. That's about it.It is definitely all about the % of fat in this case. Also, try making your own taco seasoning to avoid all of the junk in store-bought. Here's one that turns out great: http://tinyurl.com/celc8r5
Whats wrong with store bought taco seasoning?0 -
^^^this.Also, steer clear of any meat in a tube
what the hell is meat in a tube??? sounds discusting :sick:
OMFG I had no idea so many people would flip the he## out of that. Instead of it coming in a plastic trey or box, it comes in a paper wrapped "tube". For those who don't need 4-6 lbs of meet in the paper tray. It's small and round, usually for a small serving. Hamburger beef, sausage and ground chicken comes in the exact same thing in the damn meat section. Geeze.
Calm down! Jeeze!
People are "flipping the hell out" because my guess is they are envisioning a toothpaste like tube where you squeeze some sort of "meat" product out of it. I know that's what I pictured when I saw that.
i like your version. Like squeeze cheese but meat. I'd eat it.0 -
Why does it have to be one extreme or the other? It's a logical fallacy called the "false dilemma" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma.) Are people not capable of eating occasional fast food, fitting it into the remainder of their nutrient dense diet, allowing for an overall healthy diet? Are people also not capable of eating ONLY salad, all day long, with no fruits or lean meats, and suffering from various nutrient deficiencies and being unhealthy? No INDIVIDUAL food is healthy or unhealthy, without consideration for the entire diet as a whole.Calorie count is not an indication of whether a food is healthy or not.
Actually, no single food is healthy or unhealthy. Your overall diet is healthy or not
Ok, so lets say that someone eats fast food all the time, every single meal. Goes out to eat and makes not so healthy choices. This would be their diet which would be unhealthy because the food they are choosing is . . . . . unhealthy.
Take a person who eats salad, lean meats, lots of veggies, fruits, protein etc. etc. their diet would be considered healthy because their food choices are (wait for it). . . . . healthy!
So really food IS healthy or unhealthy when it comes down to a diet and what one chooses to eat.0 -
No INDIVIDUAL food is healthy or unhealthy, without consideration for the entire diet as a whole.
Apparently you missed my last sentence which basically says what you just said only different:
So really food IS healthy or unhealthy when it comes down to a diet and what one chooses to eat.
ETA: LOL! I just saw that you edited your post. And yes, I'm not disagreeing just pointing out what you said.0 -
There is a distinction between food being healthy and unhealthy, and overall diets being healthy or unhealthy. 2 different concepts.0
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There is a distinction between food being healthy and unhealthy, and overall diets being healthy or unhealthy. 2 different concepts.
this right here0 -
Lean hamburger tastes better is about the same amount of calories, plus has more iron and stuff. I buy whatever is cheaper.
I do use turkey sausage in place of Italian sausage in spaghetti and lasagna though. That is a pretty big calorie saver.0 -
Fat content will naturally play into calories count, but in this case portion size will too. 2 Tbs. does not = 4 oz of meat.0
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Not everywhere has the same issues as the US. There is no sodium or bone and very little connective tissue in UK ground meat (mince), they aren't permitted to call it meat if it is not muscle meat. They can put salt and connective tissue in sausages but that is a meat product with an ingredients ingredients not meat, the meat content is always labelled as a percentage.0
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The rules are the same in the US, people just like to sensationalize.There is no sodium or bone and very little connective tissue in UK ground meat (mince), they aren't permitted to call it meat if it is not muscle meat. They can put salt and connective tissue in sausages but that is a meat product with an ingredients ingredients not meat.0
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