Turkey is quite commonly known as low fat meat. It’s also contains vitamins, folic acid, potassium, zinc etc. It’s recommended to control your cholesterol level as well as found to be effective for fighting against abnormal birth. Some benefits are:

• It’s also found to be quite low in saturated fat as well as cholesterol in comparison with beef, chicken or pork.
• Turkey is also identified to be helpful for manufacturing energy into your body, because of its niacin & vitamin B6 source.
• It’s a low fat meat product which is a rich supplier of protein.
• Turkey contains several important nutrients like niacin, protein, vitamin B12, amino acid tryptothan, vitamin B etc.
• Presence of tryptothan is also useful for curing chronic insomnia. It’s highly recommended for people suffering from insomnia.
• Because of its tryptothan (which manufacture serotonin) properties it helps to enhance your mood. It has the potential to improve your immune system.
• Turkey has also been identified to be a great supplier of anti cancer proterties as well as trace mineral selenium. This mineral is an important ingredient for immune activities, thyroid hormone metabolism etc.

Things to memorize:

• Turkey is a source of purines, so people suffering from purine related problems can experience more of the problem because of extreme ingestion of turkey. It can pump in extra uric acid into your body which can lead to the conditions into gout, kidney stones etc.

Healthy Souped Up Turkey Burgers

Ingredients:

• Egg white- 1
• Worcestershire sauce- 2 tsp
• Turkey (lean ground) – 1 lb
• Onion mushroom soup mix- 1 package
• Cavenders (salt free) – for seasoning (according to taste)
• Teriyaki sauce (low sodium) – 1 tsp
• Liquid smoke- 2 tsp
• Chopped onion & mushrooms- If you want to add

Direction:

• Take a baking pan & use the foil along with the non stick spray for lining it.
• At 4000 degree F preheat the oven.
• Take a medium sized bowl & combine all the ingredients.
• Mix well & prepare patties out of the mixture.
• Put the patties over the prepared baking pan & for almost 15-20 minutes allow it to bake.
• Have these baked patties with your meal or salad or even with sandwich.
• Addition of freshly streamed broccoli can enhance the total flavour.