Ground Turkey over Ground Beef

Ratrap
Ratrap Posts: 153
in Food and Nutrition
Is ground turkey really better than ground beef?

And does anyone have any good ideas for lunches. I am a single guy who likes to do easy lunches but I cant think of any healthy lunches besides salads and pita sandwhiches and I get pretty bored after a while.

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  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    Is ground turkey really better than ground beef?

    And does anyone have any good ideas for lunches. I am a single guy who likes to do easy lunches but I cant think of any healthy lunches besides salads and pita sandwhiches and I get pretty bored after a while.

    No, not in taste nor nutrition
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,026 Member
    Saves on calories and less saturated fat if that's your main concern. I make spaghetti with ground turkey.

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  • tquill
    tquill Posts: 300 Member
    I compared the macros of similarly "lean" turkey and beef... they were identical if I remember correctly. For a while I bought both... just to keep things different. Eventually I found that I liked the ground turkey better... so that's all I get now.
  • Jlmervin03
    Jlmervin03 Posts: 152 Member
    I just like the taste of ground turkey over beef. I make tacos, spaghetti, turkey burgers, and ocassionally if I'm pressed for time I will buy a box of hamburger helper (maybe once every couple months) and use ground turkey.
  • Ratrap
    Ratrap Posts: 153
    ok, thanks to you all.

    I think I got what I need to know about the ground turkey and ground beef.
  • nycoleyrides
    nycoleyrides Posts: 29 Member
    What about Organic Bison?

    My old roommate makes ground turkey mixed with bison burgers. BEST Burger I have ever had!! On some sourdough! YUM.

    Is that healthy?
  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    Bloody expensive
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,262 Member
    What about Organic Bison?

    My old roommate makes ground turkey mixed with bison burgers. BEST Burger I have ever had!! On some sourdough! YUM.

    Is that healthy?
    The turkey bison has gone extinct.......nothing left but beef if there's no lamb available.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Beef without a doubt - unless your making turkey burgers.
  • MyM0wM0w
    MyM0wM0w Posts: 2,008 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/245858-think-ground-turkey-is-better-for-you-then-ground-beef
  • CitizenXVIII
    CitizenXVIII Posts: 117 Member
    Doesn't necessarily save on fat. Most ground turkey typically has a lower fat content if you are buying from a grocer, but it's not a given. Just depends on how much fat the butcher adds in when mixing. It may only take asking the butcher at your local grocer to make you a batch of 95/5 burger.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    What about Organic Bison?

    My old roommate makes ground turkey mixed with bison burgers. BEST Burger I have ever had!! On some sourdough! YUM.

    Is that healthy?

    How does that even make sense? You'd have to overcook the bison to get the turkey to medium or so. Odd pairing
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I use both. The advantage of ground turkey is that it comes in 99% fat free, and beef only in 94% (although I saw 95 or 96 once).

    For your lunches, just make what you'd have for breakfast or dinner. When I grew up there was never any distinction between lunch and dinner food... must be an American thing.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Yes, ground turkey is better








    cause it tastes better







    in my opinion.
  • sfbaumgarten
    sfbaumgarten Posts: 912 Member
    Beef without a doubt - unless your making turkey burgers.

    I like a good turkey burger!
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Is ground turkey really better than ground beef?

    And does anyone have any good ideas for lunches. I am a single guy who likes to do easy lunches but I cant think of any healthy lunches besides salads and pita sandwhiches and I get pretty bored after a while.

    No, not in taste nor nutrition

    This!^

    Ground turkey "can" be low-fat and so can ground beef. Lower fat ground beef will cost more. Always check labels, not all ground turkey is created equal.
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    As a bikini competition prepper, I find that ground turkey is lower in fat, which makes it much easier to fit into my low fat goals for the next 8 weeks. But since there is nothing wrong health-wise with dietary fat, there is no reason to avoid one over the other.
  • sjaplo
    sjaplo Posts: 974 Member
    I'm sorry - why do we need lower fat ground beef? It dries out on the bar-b-Q.
  • Oreonut
    Oreonut Posts: 8 Member
    Lunch Ideas - not sure if you had access to a toaster oven/microwave and I eat a lot of chicken.

    Salad - mixed with all kinds of veggies, olives and grilled chicken
    Soup - Panera's, canned or homemade - I will add saltines depending on the calorie count of the soup
    Tortilla Roll Ups - wheat roll up with light miracle whip, lettuce, tomatoes, and usually chicken or tuna
    Lettuce Boats - Romaine filled with broccoli slaw, chicken, light miracle whip and a bit of bacon
    Apple and Peanut Butter Sandwich Circles
    Gorton's Grilled & Garlic Talapia (two squares) with corn on the cob or sauteed asparagus

    Ground turkey would be great in the lettuce boats! Think I will try that.

    I only buy ground turkey but have read that it is no different than purchasing lean ground beef. The ground turkey is normally around $2.50/lb while the lean ground beef can be much more so I just stick with the turkey. I prefer it in Chili but I have to admit my kids on burger night beg me to buy actual beef and not the lean stuff.

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