[big62]

You hear about bodybuilders eating chicken and fish and occasionally red meat why do you never hear about turkey?

[Mygeeto]

dunno...maybe it aint that popular
personally ive never had any as far as i can recall

[acoz]

I eat turkey often but I cook. Turkey is most time consuming to prepare mostly because the way its sold. In bulk my man you know 10 lbs at a time. Turkey are most often sold frozen requiring 2-3 days to thaw. I buy the breast alone which is expensive but still 4 lbs at a time. So I would say the hours to prepare and time to thaw are key factors. Some may want to stay away from the tryptophan in the turkey.

[Omz]

Originally Posted by acoz

I eat turkey often but I cook. Turkey is most time consuming to prepare mostly because the way its sold. In bulk my man you know 10 lbs at a time. Turkey are most often sold frozen requiring 2-3 days to thaw. I buy the breast alone which is expensive but still 4 lbs at a time. So I would say the hours to prepare and time to thaw are key factors. Some may want to stay away from the tryptophan in the turkey.

My first post so I thought why not make it about my favourite food

I'm in the UK and most supermarkets sell diced turkey thigh which holds about 30g+ of protein per 100g,and its virtually fat free. Thats more than any other white meat I've come across and its also much cheaper. Cooking it is straight forward and allows itself to be flavoured nicely.
Hope this helps.

[xhardcorehankx]

I make turkey strogenof with Turkey that is mashed up like hamburger. I just substitute the beef with turkey. It's pretty good.

[pauly41]

I buy lean ground turkey when its on sale and substitute it in recipes anywhere it says hamburger.
Pretty good generally

[alljackedup]

I do hear about bodybuilders eating turkey.....turkey breast though. No ground turkey or anything like that because ground turkey has more fat in it than some cuts or red meat! One reason why it might not be talked about too much is because it can be pricey.

[f18jock]

I've pretty much lived off of turkey for the last 2 months or so. You can buy whole turkey breasts in the poultry section of the grocery store. The packaging looks like you are buying a whole turkey, but the wings and drum sticks have been removed. I'll cook these breasts on Sunday then cut all the meat off of the bone once cooked. Two whole breasts give me enough meat for the whole week. Total price for all this is usually around 30 bucks. If this sounds pricey, keep things in perspective. If I have 4 meals per day with turkey, and do this 6 days out of the week, I get 24 meals from the 30 bucks. Someone can check my math here, but that comes out to $1.20 per meal for a very high quality protein source. Not to mention, I think turkey tastes a heck of a lot better than chicken.