Turkey Burgers

[bronxbison]

At teh deli near me they make delicious turkey burgeres. Lately I've been having a turkey burger on a whole wheat roll with lettuce on it for lunch. These things taste so damn good that I'm nervous that they aren't as lean as I think.
Does anyone know what they put in these things (besides turkey). Do you think it's a safe bet to eat for someone on a diet? I figure - how fatty could a turkey burger be? -- but I hope I'm noe fooling myself and really eating a high fat meal in disguise.

 

[the urge]

Bronx, I cant speak for that deli - but I wil dsay they are a nice change up for a source of protein. I believe they're healthier than consuming red meat all the time. Ususally they can be bought just like beef with different fat content -90% lean, 95% lean ect - the ones with a little more fat do tast better-actually their great

 

[HGH man--Chargeback]

If you ever get a chance try Ostrich Burgers. It a much leaner piece of meat. Turkey is good too.

 

[drrman]

isn't ostrich burgers very very expensive HGH man? i always heard, but never really knew

 

[JKerry]

i've seen ground turkey as high as 80/20 so i'd be a little cautious. also, somtimes restraunts add a good bit of oil to cook with... i'm sure they'd let you know the fat content of the meat as well as how it is cooked if you ask

kerry

 

[Riker29]

It varies depending upon what meat they use in the burger patties.

I buy these from a grocery store, and one type has like 1g of fat in a burger, another has about 8g. I would think that they coild aoso have more depending upon what is in the burger.

 

[jasonstrong]

You'd be better off eating ground beef burgers about the same fat content if not a little more...

 

[geoboy]

At teh deli near me they make delicious turkey burgeres. Lately I've been having a turkey burger on a whole wheat roll with lettuce on it for lunch. These things taste so damn good that I'm nervous that they aren't as lean as I think.
Does anyone know what they put in these things (besides turkey). Do you think it's a safe bet to eat for someone on a diet? I figure - how fatty could a turkey burger be? -- but I hope I'm noe fooling myself and really eating a high fat meal in disguise.

Deli made means the guy takes some turkey grinds it up, then takes a bunch of fat/filler/&who knows what else/etc and mixes it all together to make a burger. you're better off getting the purdue brand (or tyson i think) prepackaged at supermarket. they list nutritional content and tastes great- about5 grams fat if i recall per 25 gr protein.

 

[HGH man--Chargeback]

Go to a Fuddruckers or someplace that sells Ostrich burgers and I think you will be surprised.Ostrich might be a little more than Turkey. Many places that sell burgers are starting to lean towards specialty burgers. Ostrich is the leanest piece of meat and healthy.

 

[jubei]

Like Riker said, it varies from brand to brand. It is really best to buy a product that lists the nutritional information that way there are no surprises.

 

[witkowsd]

I tried chicken burggers by Purdue last night - very good.

 

[gtrcivic]

Agree with getting the turkey burgers packaged from Purdue/Tysons... With the summer comind around, sure is a good switch to make some burgers than steak and chicken on the grill.