Ground hamburger vs ground turkey
I bought ground turkey to use in my Hamburger Helper, which I'm sure will be much better for me than the hamburger, however I don't know how to recalculate the calories using the turkey instead....
Has anyone already done this? I don't see any need to re-invent the wheel!
Original Post by glitterglam:
I just bought ground turkey. If you buy the fat free kind it's 120 calories per 4 oz as opposed to 240 in ground beef.
Only the extremely fatty ground beef has 240 calories. 93/7 ground beef has 170 calories in the raw state, which means it has even less once cooked.
I've very recently email Jenni O a company that makes turkey products, turkey dogs, ground turkey etc. I figured on their site they would have a ground turkey vs ground beef debate. It wasn't there so I emailed them asking them.
I'll tell you what I do know know about beef. Oz or oz it has more of both the good and bad than white meat turkey. Beef has more nutrients and fats. I don't have high cholesterol or heath issue compelling me to complete replace my ground beef for ground turkey. I'm taking it everything in moderation. I use both from time to time.
Cooking wise- the super lean ground turkey I've used was a mess on the grill it had such little fat it stuck badly. I seen cooks- Rachel Ray- add olive oil to her ground turkey right off the get go. It's a healthier fat than an animal fat but, cal. just the same.
I'll mark this post and be sure to let you know what JenniO turkey company tells me when I my answer.
Original Post by im_amy:I'll mark this post and be sure to let you know what JenniO turkey company tells me when I my answer.
I'd really appreciate that Amy~ I went to the Betty Crocker website because right on the Hamburger Helper box it says "For lower fat recipe use ground Turkey", so I figured the nutrient info would be there, but it isn't. So, if you find out something I'd really appreciate if you posted it!! 
I usually buy the 7%, you can see the nutritional value here:
http://www.jennieo.com/products/product6e03.a spx?id=13
Be careful when replacing turkey and hamburger. I say this because a number of the Turkey packages I have purchased contain 24 oz of turkey, where a 1 lb of hamburger is only 16 oz. You still might end up with a lower calorie meal but consume more protien than you need. Watch the labels.
I may be misunderstanding your question.
As far as I can recall, the nutrition info on the box of hamburger helper contains nutritional info for only what's in the box. Not the meat. To get your total calorie count you'd need to add the nutritional info from the box to that of the ground beef/turkey and then you'll have your final calorie count.
Original Post by tatjanaturtle:I may be misunderstanding your question.
As far as I can recall, the nutrition info on the box of hamburger helper contains nutritional info for only what's in the box. Not the meat. To get your total calorie count you'd need to add the nutritional info from the box to that of the ground beef/turkey and then you'll have your final calorie count.
Nope, you are right on. After I posted this, I saw that it did have both "as packaged" and "prepared" nutritional information. Fortunately, both the pkg of Turkey I bought and the hamburger helper were broken down into five servings per and it made it very easy to add! :) Thanks!
I'm sorry it appear Jenni o isn't going to be answering my email about turkey vs beef
sorry
Also, I hear a lot of you saying that the really lean ground beef is "just as good if not better" than ground turkey- NOT TRUE! First of all the really lean GB is not good, the texture is rubbery and tastes nothing like regular GB. Bround turkey, on the other hand (7%), tastes JUST like regular ground beef.
Also, red meat in general is soooo much worse for you, even if the really lean kind does have fewer/the same amount of CALORIES as ground turkey, are we forgetting about fat and cholesterol?
Of course ground turkey is a better choice over lean red meat, any day, simply because it is not red meat!!
Original Post by kujayhawk3eb:
I am going to try using 7% turkey and h.h. tonite, it has to be good.
Also, I hear a lot of you saying that the really lean ground beef is "just as good if not better" than ground turkey- NOT TRUE! First of all the really lean GB is not good, the texture is rubbery and tastes nothing like regular GB. Bround turkey, on the other hand (7%), tastes JUST like regular ground beef.
Also, red meat in general is soooo much worse for you, even if the really lean kind does have fewer/the same amount of CALORIES as ground turkey, are we forgetting about fat and cholesterol?
Of course ground turkey is a better choice over lean red meat, any day, simply because it is not red meat!!
Red meat has about as much cholesterol as poultry, period (dietary cholesterol has very little impact on blood cholesterol anyway). 7% ground beef has about as much fat as 7% ground turkey, that's why the calories are the same.
Red meat has a more superior nutrition profile than poultry; more iron and more zinc. I have never found 93/7 ground beef to taste rubbery. It actually tastes more like steak because it has less fat than regular ground beef which has fat added to it.
Is cheicken and turkey considered dairy? I am trying to understand why my doctor said to eat more fish and poultry to lower my cholesterol when it has the same amount of choloesterol as red meat.
1jblessed54 just wanted to point out that this thread is a year old. To answer your question, no, turkey and chicken are not dairy products.
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