Anyone else eat them currently or previously?

Any positive/negative associations that come to mind with turkey burgers = ____

You can find them at Walmart for $3-4. (you get 12 per package)

WHen I weighed about 180 and was pretty fit(and did too much cardio at the time) I felt they helped me keep on alot of lean muscle mass on..i ate anywhere from 2-4 a day...

gotta love em...my fave meal actually

have em everyday for lunch

Anyone else eat them currently or previously?

Any positive/negative associations that come to mind with turkey burgers = ____

You can find them at Walmart for $3-4. (you get 12 per package)
slap 'em on a whole wheat bun and you have a fine lunch there.

they are a part of my diet.

i cook them on the foreman grill.

sometimes i eat them by themselves without the bun and sometimes i eat them with the bun (wheat that is).

I know theyre supposed to be very lean and healthy. 1st time i ever had one was less than 3 weeks ago, now i make sure to get em when we grocery shopping every week. I can't believe how tasty they are. I also cook em on the GF grill.

I just made a post about turkey burgers in my journal. SuperFoods Rx recommends turkey as one of it's miracle foods; the best source of lean protein available. The turkey burger recipe I had called for wild rice and cranberry sauce. Makes an interesting burger.

Just to make sure, I am referring to premade turkey burgers.

The brand is Jennie-O. Comes with 12 burgers, the box claims they're a 1/4 lb each. (1/4 total, don't know how much of that is actually turkey...)

Nutritional Info
Calories:160
Total Fat: 9g
Saturated Fat: 2.5g
Carbs:0g
Protein:20g

Vit A: 2%
Vit C: 4%
Calcium: 6%
Iron: 8%

Ingredients: Turkey, seasoning (salt, dried tomato dices, dehydrated red and green bell peppers, onion powder, parmesan cheese (part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), spices, sugar, dehydrated garlic, tomato powder, dehydrated parsley)

Has a site reference www.jennieoturkeystore.com

It just seems wierd to me that it has 9g of fat...I supposed it could be coming from the cheese...

If I want to have a 100% "clean" diet, if I included 2 turkey burgers as part of my daily diet, would it still be 100% clean? That is my only real concern and reason I made this post.

The Jennie-O Extra Lean ones are exactly the one's I eat. In addition to cooking them as patties, I like to chop the up in the skillet with a spatula and make pseudo ground beef. It goes great mixed with steamed broccoli or with whole wheat pasta.

Jason

I've been thinking of cutting them up and putting them in my brown rice.

Guess I'll stick with them. The fact they tasted good made be begin to doubt if they were completely healthy for me and didn't have a secret ingredient I couldn't find. :D

I've been thinking of cutting them up and putting them in my brown rice.

Guess I'll stick with them. The fact they tasted good made be begin to doubt if they were completely healthy for me and didn't have a secret ingredient I couldn't find. :D

They taste GREAT in brown rice. The only danger I came across was one day, I was cooking a patty on the skillet and went I pushed it down with the spatula, it must have hit an air bubble or something because hot grease squirted all over my chest and burned the hell out of me. I guess next time I should cook with clothes on. :lol:

jason

One of my favorite meals to fix on Friday night (not sure, but Friday nights are always the night that seems like I want a cheat meal the most).

I would definately opt for the the lean ground turkey - 1g fat per 4 oz.

I soak the meat in worcestershire sauce all day. I then grill it, as well as some mushrooms (with the butter spray - 0 cal), and some turkey bacon - (.5 g a fat per slice). I then slap it on a whole wheat bun with a slice of fat free cheese.
To finish it off, I cut up a sweet potato really thin, cover them with taco seasoning, and broil them to make it crispy. Great alternative to french fries (not saying they taiste like french fries of course, but they are still very good).

Great meal, now I'm hungry. :drool:

Ever think about all of the fat/grease you boil off of them? (assuming you don't have it explode in your face) If I cook them over a stove for five minutes on each side, does it still have 9g of fat, does it still have 2.5g of saturated fat? :confused:

They taste GREAT in brown rice. The only danger I came across was one day, I was cooking a patty on the skillet and went I pushed it down with the spatula, it must have hit an air bubble or something because hot grease squirted all over my chest and burned the hell out of me. I guess next time I should cook with clothes on. :lol:

jason

Ever think about all of the fat/grease you boil off of them? (assuming you don't have it explode in your face) If I cook them over a stove for five minutes on each side, does it still have 9g of fat, does it still have 2.5g of saturated fat? :confused:

I found this problem with turkey burgers as well. I'd rather eat red meat if I am going to eat 9g of fat for 20g protein. That ratio sucks!

However, last night I had Turkey tenderloin in tequila lime sauce (pre-packaged). 1.5g fat for 22g protein and really great and jucy, if not overcooked.

But given that I am cooking this over a stove, and fat is coming off, what I start with is 9g of fat in a turkey burger, but what I end up with has to be 9g of fat (some of which is still in the turkey burger and some of which is charcoal on my pan...)

I'd eat chicken if I could find it at a "good" price...

I found this problem with turkey burgers as well. I'd rather eat red meat if I am going to eat 9g of fat for 20g protein. That ratio sucks!

However, last night I had Turkey tenderloin in tequila lime sauce (pre-packaged). 1.5g fat for 22g protein and really great and jucy, if not overcooked.

"Ingredients: Turkey, seasoning (salt, dried tomato dices, dehydrated red and green bell peppers, onion powder, parmesan cheese (part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), spices, sugar, dehydrated garlic, tomato powder, dehydrated parsley)"


curious - are there turkey burgers with JUST ground turkey and not the cheese, etc, everything else?

But given that I am cooking this over a stove, and fat is coming off, what I start with is 9g of fat in a turkey burger, but what I end up with has to be 9g of fat (some of which is still in the turkey burger and some of which is charcoal on my pan...)

I'd eat chicken if I could find it at a "good" price...

Yes, and I use the same rationale when cooking sausages and poke them to get the fat out. It just seems ironic that here is this meat that is naturally super low in fat and essentially fat is added (or they use the shittiest part of the turkey) to make something into a burger. I guess if you love turkey - or at least prefer it to beef, then I can see the point. But if you are eating turkey burgers because turkey is lean?? doesn't make much sense.

I guess I could never justify the taste/nutrient combo compared to other foods. I'd rather make my own 7% fat beef burgers, or just eat a steak every 3 days instead of a turkey burger every day. Also I don't have the American 'burger craze', so maybe that's another reason why they seem silly.'

My rationale is that of cost. I am a college student. I'd love to buy and eat ground beef or chicken everyday, but the cost is just too high...

I guess if you love turkey - or at least prefer it to beef, then I can see the point. But if you are eating turkey burgers because turkey is lean?? doesn't make much sense.'

I used to eat them pretty regularly, mixed ground meat with seasonings and grilled them on the George Foreman. Make sure the fat content is low, I was shocked one day to look at a package and find it only 85% fat free. Where I live the lean ground turkey is expensive, so I've recently switched to lean beef and chicken.


Anyone else eat them currently or previously?

Any positive/negative associations that come to mind with turkey burgers = ____

You can find them at Walmart for $3-4. (you get 12 per package)

I would think that in terms of cost, turkey would be a very economical choice, but I haven't priced out turkey burgers. When I was in high school I worked in a nursing home kitchen, and they used turkey for EVERYTHING. People who coulnt chew got ground or pureed turkey. The "chicken" soup was actually turkey soup. Turkey this, turkey that. Why? It was by far the cheapest and most healthful meat. We used to boil dozens of turkeys in a monstrous kettle, and I had the job of breaking them apart and pulling the meat off of them after they cooked and cooled. You kinda get to know the anatomy of a turkey after doing that every Saturday and Sunday. :)

Anyway, if the turkey burgers end up looking expensive, maybe you could buy ground turkey meat straight from the butcher and form your own patties. That may save you some coin.