| Roast turkey has always been associated with the | | | | That makes turkey the ideal food for growing children, |
| year end festivities. You know,the Thanksgiving turkey. | | | | athletes and anyonewho wants lean muscle. |
| The Christmas turkey. Roast turkey stuffed with a | | | | Fat |
| delicious stuffing, served with gravy or cranberry | | | | Most of the fat in poultry is found in the skin. That |
| sauce is a must for the end of theyear celebrations. | | | | means, by trimming offthe skin in chicken or turkey, |
| The fact is, turkey is such a healthy meat, it should not | | | | you remove most of the fat. Beef, pork and lambon |
| be reserved ONLYfor Christmas and Thanksgiving. | | | | the other hand have the fat embedded in the meat |
| You should have turkey as part of your dailydiet. | | | | itself. So just by switchingto poultry alone, and |
| Especially the breast meat of the turkey, without the | | | | removing the skin, you effectively remove most of the |
| skin. | | | | fat. |
| Why? | | | | In fact, 3 ounces of skinless, boneless turkey breast |
| 3 reasons. | | | | contains a mere 1g offat and no saturated fat. That is |
| 1. Turkey meat has a very high protein content | | | | a weight watcher's dream. This is about ashealthy as |
| 2. Turkey meat itself has low fat content. | | | | you get. |
| 3. Turkey can be really delicious. My mom cooks a | | | | This makes turkey the ideal meat for anyone who |
| fantastic roast turkey. | | | | wants to stay slim, yet eatto his or her heart's content, |
| Here are 2 of her roast turkeyrecipes. | | | | without consuming much fat. Still even ifyou do switch |
| Protein | | | | to turkey, watch your portion size. Double the amount |
| Ok, so we can get lots of protein from meat, fish and | | | | you eat andyou will still gain weight. |
| soya beans. Sure, beefpacks plenty of protein that | | | | The flip side is the lack of fat in turkey meat |
| you body needs, but red meats are high incholesterol. | | | | compromises the taste. Afterall, the yummiest food |
| For example, 1 oz of turkey contains between 15 mg | | | | contain fat. Fat flavors food. |
| and 24 mg cholesterolwhile 1 oz of beef contains 20 | | | | Then again, with the right seasoning, gravy and all, |
| and 30mg of cholesterol. It all adds up to alarge | | | | turkey can be delicious. |
| difference in artery clogging cholesterol between beef | | | | Just try my mom's recipes like her roastturkey with |
| and turkey. Thatmeans if you have heart disease or | | | | rice stuffing or the roastturkey with bread crumb |
| high blood pressure, switching from beef toturkey can | | | | stuffing. It is time to switch to somethinghealthy and |
| make a big difference. | | | | yummy.. like turkey. |
| As for protein, USA Poultry and Egg Export Council | | | | The writer is the webmaster of Kitchen which helps |
| billed turkey as theperfect protein. It has more protein | | | | you find your kitchen essentials online, easily. |
| than chicken, or even a top loin beefsteak. | | | | |