The Other, Other White Meat

MUSCLE UP ON TURKEY

Don't get me wrong I love the Christmas season, but if seems to start earlier every year. Lately Thanksgiving has been getting the shaft, it's become a part of Christmas, it's become Christmas's bitch. I don't think it's right. It is its own holiday! It is a day to give thanks, and spend time with family, watching football and sharing a meal. MEAL! It's a day to carb load and consume some great protien. I am talking about TURKEY! The Other, Other White Meat!

FAST FACTS

Meat Type - Breast with Skin 3-1/2 oz slice
Calories - 194
Total Fat - 8 grams
Protein - 29 grams
Breast with skin

Resource: USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory – Turkey


Nutrition Facts
Turkey breast nutrition facts reveal quite a surprise. In addition to just 123 calories per 4-ounce serving, turkey breast has very little fat and sodium—less than 5% of your recommended daily value. One serving of turkey breast does have nearly ¼ of your daily value of cholesterol, but when consumed in moderation this should not pose a dietary problem.
With no carbs or fiber, turkey breast is almost pure protein, which is responsible for its status as a fat burning food. Turkey breast nutrition facts reveal that one serving has 27 grams of protein, which is what gives turkey most of its calories.
Turkey breast does not contain many essential vitamins like A, D, E or K, but it does contain large amounts of B6 and significant amounts of B12. Vitamins like niacin and pantothenic acid are also found in healthy numbers, which are essential for overall good health.
Turkey breast nutrition facts also reveal a large variety of minerals that include iron, magnesium, phosphorous, potassium and selenium in significant amounts. Other vitamins like calcium, manganese, zinc and copper are found in small, but helpful quantities.
Together these vitamins and minerals provide the consumer with many health benefits.

Super Food - Turkey!
Dr. Steven Pratt, author of the NY Times Best Seller SuperFoods Rx: Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life, took 14 everyday foods that are full of nutrients and vitamins and shows us how to use these foods as part of our daily meals to help them live healthier lives.
Turkey was named as one of these SuperFoods! After studying the most disease- preventing, anti-aging diets, scientists found that the same nutrients repeatedly came up. Superfoods Rx shows people how to eat well using these fourteen foods so they can feel better, prevent disease, get energized and live healthier lives.
The SuperFoods are rich in nutrients and relatively low in calories and more importantly help prevent diabetes, heart disease and some cancers. Turkey is among the nutrient packed foods promoted by this study because it is the perfect example of a healthy protein source that is very low in fat and provides many nutrients that help build a strong immune system.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

From Bulldog Strength Sports

Now go eat some left overs!