I'm the first one to admit one of my food weaknesses is a good burger.
I was raised on cooked hamburgers on the grill.
There's nothing like the first day of the year that's warm enough to fire up the grill. It's a summer classic.
Yesterday, I had a change of heart.
Why?
Because yesterday I ate my first turkey burger.
I've eaten ground turkey before--in chili, meatloaf, and one-pot meals, but never as a stand-alone.
I was very skeptical at first. In fact, even when I was in the grocery store I thought twice about purchasing the turkey for the grill. However, the low price was just too hard to pass up.
So, I took my ground turkey home, added a few spices--salt, pepper, and garlic, a little thyme, marjoram--formed it into a patty, and put it on the grill.
The smell wasn't exactly the same as beef, but it still smelled good.
Still not sure, I added my favorite burger toppings--lettuce, tomato, pickles, mustard, and salsa.
It tasted great!
But, the benefits didn't end there.
After lunch, I looked up the nutritional information of Turkey and Beef, and here's what I discovered:
|
Turkey |
Beef |
|
|
Calorie: |
193 |
204 |
|
Carbohydrate: |
0 |
0 |
|
Protein: |
22.44g |
19.95g |
|
Fiber: |
0 |
0 |
|
Fat: |
10.78g |
13.23g |
|
Saturated Fat: |
2.78g |
5.02g |
This nutritional analysis is based on ¼ lb of each meat cooked.
Not too much difference in the calories, however turkey is a little lower.
But, look at the fat!!
The beef is higher in both total fat and saturated fat.
Plus, the turkey has more protein.
So, beef loses on all three nutritional components.
After looking at the food facts, but more importantly, tasting the product, I'll be eating turkey burgers much more frequently, because
After all, it's about a healthy lifestyle!
