I've noticed that in so many bodybuilding nutrition articles/plans that chicken seems to be the top pick. Just curious, but what about turkey? Is it as advantageous? Any reasons why it's not more popular in bodybuilding? Thanks!
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Thread: Chicken vs turkey
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06-16-2011, 09:09 AM #1
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06-16-2011, 09:39 AM #7
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06-16-2011, 09:47 AM #8
Quoting from hubpages (bored at work).....
When talking about breast meat that is fried or boiled, turkey has almost half the calories of chicken. Additionally, it has about a ninth of the fat calories. Therefore, if you're a person who really can't give up the fried foods, you're going to want to head for the turkey instead of the chicken to save what you can on the calories and fat.
Despite this, you'll also be losing out on the protein. If what you're seeking is a high protein diet, you should go with the chicken. As prepared discussed on the above point, you'll get almost twice as much protein with the chicken than with the turkey. (See NutritionData for more comparisons like these.)
If you're a liver eater, you might want to know that chicken liver also has half the calories of turkey liver. It's also got less than a third of the fat.
According to one study there is more fat in the neck of a chicken than in the neck of a turkey
In summary, chicken tends to be higher in fat and calories but is also higher in protein as long as what you're eating is the meat and not the organs or the neck. But of course it depends on how you prepare your food (if you like fried chicken and grilled turkey, then the numbers are going to differ greatly). The differences between the two are not significant enough to make a major impact upon your diet if white meat is only a small part of your overall caloric intake.
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06-16-2011, 10:01 AM #9
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06-16-2011, 10:56 AM #16
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06-16-2011, 11:02 AM #17
Once in awhile turkey breast goes on sale dirt cheap.
So, when that happens, you're all cutting up turkey into pieces. Then you're all, "I think I'll wrap a shiitload of these pieces in bacon."
Then you're like "Well, hell... might as well marinate these overnight in a bag of balsamic vinegar, olive oil, fresh minced garlic and italian seasoning."
Then you all... like, grill the fawk out of them for a bit.
So good.I achieve nutritional fortitude by a method which shall not be named, lest the peasants learn to read.
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