Ground beef VS Ground Turkey

change4good · 01-08-2009, 09:45 AM

If I buy 93% lean ground beef or 93% lean ground turkey. What are the pro's and cons. Is one better for you than the other. I want to know which one should I get. I am trying to lose fat and increase muscle.

rpaul11 · 01-08-2009, 09:46 AM

I eat both. You can make yourself crazy overanalyzing these things.

Marius_Ursus · 01-08-2009, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by rpaul11

I eat both. You can make yourself crazy overanalyzing these things.

Wisdom.

woodlake · 01-08-2009, 10:04 AM

I think the main diff would be the cholesterol if both were equally lean right?

Baldiewonkanobi · 01-08-2009, 10:30 AM

7% turkey fat vs. 7% beef fat. Hummmmm. Ummmmm. OK show me the beef. There I will get more natural creatine and B vitamins.

dbx · 01-08-2009, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Baldiewonkanobi

7% turkey fat vs. 7% beef fat. Hummmmm. Ummmmm. OK show me the beef. There I will get more natural creatine and B vitamins.

^^^^^^^^^^
Beef FTW!

JOHN GARGANI · 01-08-2009, 10:40 AM

Baldie is correct: the only impetus towards chicken and turkey is less fat...if he fat is equal, beef would get the nod.....

I have a butcher who makes me 98 percent fat free burgers....a tad expensive, but well worth it.....

Marius_Ursus · 01-08-2009, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by JOHN GARGANI

Baldie is correct: the only impetus towards chicken and turkey is less fat...if he fat is equal, beef would get the nod.....

I have a butcher who makes me 98 percent fat free burgers....a tad expensive, but well worth it.....

Just for the record, it's not the only impetus. Eating beef every day would bore me.

Jake57 · 01-08-2009, 11:34 AM

I usually eat ground turkey 80% of the time and use beef 20% of the time, just for variety. Ground turkey is very good in spaghetti sauce and in chili. Stay away from ground chicken - cooks up too dry for my taste.

djl_ottawa · 01-08-2009, 11:36 AM

Both. They are both protein. Don't forget good old Chicken and Fish. Pork is the only one I don't eat as much of (taste).

Old-Time-Lifter · 01-08-2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Baldiewonkanobi

7% turkey fat vs. 7% beef fat. Hummmmm. Ummmmm. OK show me the beef. There I will get more natural creatine and B vitamins.

Yep, Yep..............

ironwill2008 · 01-08-2009, 02:15 PM

I really enjoy both, but personally, I'm stronger when I eat more red meat.

crupiea · 01-08-2009, 03:36 PM

I have used both. Anymore I go for the turkey becasue its cheaper and they have preformed burger patties.

They are about the same calories so its really up to you.

I make chili with the turkey and I cant really tell the difference.

Just get the cheaper one.

plmb1 · 01-08-2009, 04:11 PM

Nothing beats red meat for gaining size...............

BrotherWolf · 01-08-2009, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by change4good

If I buy 93% lean ground beef or 93% lean ground turkey. What are the pro's and cons. Is one better for you than the other. I want to know which one should I get. I am trying to lose fat and increase muscle.

beef =muscle building tasty goodness

As Pavel Tsatsouline would say " TURKEY IS FOR SISSIES"
also chicken and lounges...

change4good · 01-08-2009, 10:09 PM

Thanks for the feedback guys. I appreciate it.

justboo2u · 01-12-2009, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by djl_ottawa

Both. They are both protein. Don't forget good old Chicken and Fish. Pork is the only one I don't eat as much of (taste).

I have always claimed that I dont eat pork cause it's too much like cannibalism...

backer · 01-12-2009, 02:52 AM

I think its easier to eat well if you have some variety,use both.

BJE · 01-12-2009, 07:38 AM

The thought of ground turkey makes me gag. The only turkey and chicken I eat is the white meat.

dogguy · 01-12-2009, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by change4good

If I buy 93% lean ground beef or 93% lean ground turkey. What are the pro's and cons. Is one better for you than the other. I want to know which one should I get.

--In all honesty, I have not researched which is better, in terms of overall calories. If I had to guess, I would say that very lean turkey is extremely low calorie, compared to its beef counterpart. But I do use both, with an emphasis on the turkey. I usually saute it with some onion and garlic; very lean meats need some help in the flavor department.

Legbuh · 01-12-2009, 07:52 AM

I too would go with beef. I'm so sick of chicken breasts, worse than eating tofu.. yes, of course you can add so much to them to make them palletable, but then you may as well just had a good sirloin steak with black bean salsa. mmmmm.....

Pay more attention to the excess sugars and carbs you're ingesting than the fat. Especially the sugars.

Uber_Dad · 01-12-2009, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by BJE

The thought of ground turkey makes me gag. The only turkey and chicken I eat is the white meat.

beef flavor is really hard to beat, i mix it with ground beef to get the flavor with less fat.

The really lean meat is expensive and very similiar to Turkey flavor wise, but after reading this thread I might take another look at working with it.

Frankly when feeding all four+ ( guests as well ) of us, nobody notices the Turkey added to ground meat.

BJE · 01-12-2009, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by woodlake

I think the main diff would be the cholesterol if both were equally lean right?

I'm not really concerned about the fat or cholesterol content of my meat. I eat it for the protein and taste.

justboo2u · 01-13-2009, 01:51 AM

Saw dogguy posted and automatically thought...

'Guy who likes dog'....
much harder to get than beef or chicken!

Sorry dogguy! repped!

Legbuh · 01-13-2009, 06:42 AM

Too bad even our beef is turning into fat free garbage. they took away our good pork, now the beef is fatless and boderline flavorless. I may ask the Nuge if he needs a roomie so we can eat fresh Squirrel every morning.. lol..