Guest guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Substituting ground turkey for ground beef to reduce the amount of fat in a recipe is a common recommendation in such foods as chili, tacos, and lasagna. Be aware of several things when purchasing ground turkey in the grocery store. Look for a nutrition label to compare packages and serving sizes. --Store packaged ground turkey is usually lower priced than commercially packaged ground turkey. It contains white meat, dark meat, skin, and fat; so this store packaged ground turkey could end up being higher in fat content than the package of lean ground beef (approximately 84 grams of fat). --Commercially packaged ground turkey has a nutrition label that usually indicates whether it contains white and dark meat; no skin or fat is added. One pound of commercially packaged ground turkey contains 28 grams of fat. --Whole white meat turkey breast can be purchased and is the best choice. Ask the butcher to remove the skin and grind the meat. This package of ground meat saves a tremendous amount of fat grams. One pound of fresh ground white turkey meat, without skin, contains 4.8 grams of fat; that is a difference of 23.2 fat grams per pound from the commercially packaged ground turkey. It is worth effort. © Copyright (2002) Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907 What I do is get some turkey breasts or tenders, cut them in cubes and boil them until they are cooked through. Then strain, put them in a bowl and shred them with a fork...very easy and quick and you'll know you are only getting the white meat. --Jenn Random quotes for those who are interested in what others have to say... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Quotables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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