What is healthier?

Chrissytina_McNaulty
Chrissytina_McNaulty Posts: 5
edited November 13 in Food and Nutrition
What is healthier between ground chicken or ground turkey as a substitute for ground beef?

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  • Serah87
    Serah87 Posts: 5,481 Member
    They are all healthy.
  • Chrissytina_McNaulty
    Chrissytina_McNaulty Posts: 5
    But there has to be a healthier choice between the three. I understand that yes they are all healthy just in moderation.
    Like say if i wanted to make a "Meat" Loaf but wanted to substitute the beef for something a bit healthier... or do chicken and turkey general possess the same calories and carbs and such?
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Percentage of fat.

    http://www.drgourmet.com/askdrgourmet/turkeyvbeef.shtml#.VOUWFvnF98E
    A very low fat lean ground beef will be better than the turkey.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    "healthier" in what way...I agree with Serah...I would consider all three of those healthy. Personally, if I'm having a burger, I want a burger (as in ground beef).

    I generally use 93% lean ground beef...keep in mind that 93% lean is 93% lean is 93% lean regardless of whether you're talking about chicken, turkey, or beef.

    Like I said, I would view all of those as "healthy" in the proper context.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    Chrissytina_McNaulty wrote: »
    But there has to be a healthier choice between the three. I understand that yes they are all healthy just in moderation.
    Like say if i wanted to make a "Meat" Loaf but wanted to substitute the beef for something a bit healthier... or do chicken and turkey general possess the same calories and carbs and such?

    What are your goals? Which factors do you care about most (calories, protein, fat, iron, etc)? Once you know what you need/want from the ingredient then you can compare their nutritional information to decide which is best for you.
  • Chrissytina_McNaulty
    Chrissytina_McNaulty Posts: 5
    Thank you everyone... this is all actually very helpful. I guess I was already eating healthier without realizing it because I already buy the 93% lean ground beef. And I never really considered my goals in that way, since the app already does a calorie count and I believe a carb count I figured that would be what I would need to reach for my goal.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Chrissytina_McNaulty wrote: »
    Thank you everyone... this is all actually very helpful. I guess I was already eating healthier without realizing it because I already buy the 93% lean ground beef. And I never really considered my goals in that way, since the app already does a calorie count and I believe a carb count I figured that would be what I would need to reach for my goal.

    http://www.beefnutrition.org/cmdocs/beefnutrition/gbvsgt_factsheet.pdf
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