| All along, turkey has been associated to once a year | | | | to turkey can make a big difference. As for protein, |
| family feasts. You know, the Thanksgiving turkey. | | | | USA Poultry and Egg Export Council billed turkey as |
| The Christmas turkey. Roast turkey stuffed with | | | | the perfect protein. It has more protein than |
| some yummy stuffing, eaten with gravy or cranberry | | | | chicken, or even a top loin beef steak. That makes |
| sauce is a must for the end of theyear celebrations. | | | | turkey the ideal food for growing children, athletes |
| All along, turkey has been associated to once a year | | | | and anyone who wants lean muscle. Fat. Most of the |
| family feasts. You know, the Thanksgiving turkey. | | | | fat in poultry is found in the skin. That means, by |
| The Christmas turkey. Roast turkey stuffed with | | | | trimming off the skin in chicken or turkey, you |
| some yummy stuffing, eaten with gravy or cranberry | | | | remove most of the fat. Beef, pork and lamb on the |
| sauce is a must for the end of the year celebrations. | | | | other hand have the fat embedded in the meat itself. |
| The fact is, turkey is such a healthy meat, it should | | | | So just by switching to poultry alone, and removing |
| not be reserved ONLY for Christmas and | | | | the skin, you effectively remove most of the fat. In |
| Thanksgiving. You should have turkey as part of your | | | | fact, 3 ounces of skinless, boneless turkey breast |
| daily diet. Especially the breast meat of the turkey, | | | | contains a mere 1g of fat and no saturated fat. That |
| without the skin. Why? 3 reasons. 1. Turkey meat | | | | is a weight watchers dream. This is about as healthy |
| has a very high protein content 2. Turkey meat itself | | | | as you get. This makes turkey the ideal meat for |
| has low fat content. 3. Turkey can be really delicious. | | | | anyone who wants to stay slim, yet eat to his or her |
| My mom cooks a fantastic roast turkey. Here are 2 | | | | heart's content, without consuming much fat. Still |
| of her roast turkey recipes. . Protein. Ok, so we can | | | | even if you do switch to turkey, watch your portion |
| get lots of protein from meat, fish and soya beans. | | | | size. Double the amount you eat and you will still gain |
| Sure, beef packs plenty of protein that you body | | | | weight. The flip side is the lack of fat in turkey meat |
| needs, but red meats are high in cholesterol. For | | | | compromises the taste. After all, the yummiest food |
| example, 1 oz of turkey contains between 15 mg and | | | | contains fat. Fat flavors food. Then again, with the |
| 24 mg cholesterol while 1 oz of beef contains 20 and | | | | right seasoning, gravy and all, turkey can be delicious. |
| 30mg of cholesterol. It all adds up to a large | | | | Just try my mom's recipes like her roast turkey with |
| difference in artery clogging cholesterol between | | | | rice stuffing or the roast turkey with bread crumb |
| beef and turkey. That means if you have heart | | | | stuffing . It is time to switch to something healthy |
| disease or high blood pressure, switching from beef | | | | and yummy.. like turkey. |