Last month's poll showed 50% of readers preferring to consume a turkey burger if beef were no longer available. However, according to Glamour magazine's August 2009 issue, the turkey burger is not always the healthiest choice. Listen up all you calorie-counting fanatics:
A standard turkey burger packs 266 calories and 15 grams of fat.
Your typical sirloin burger contains 244 calories and 12 grams of fat.
The BEST option?......... and what 37% of you voted as your go-to beef alternative:
the Buffalo/Bison burger!
....with 202 calories and 10 grams of fat!
So keep in mind, tasty does not always equal bad for you!! Go ahead, indulge. By the way, twelve percent of you other calorie counters chose the veggie burger as your choice after beef's extinction, and apparently my readers are a bunch of timid eaters, with a WHOPPING 0% picking venison.
Here's a good chart for you to reference. Note that these numbers refer to a 3 oz. portion of meat and your typical burger patty is anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2 pound of glorious meat. Enjoy!
They say turkey bacon isn't any healthier than regular, either, care to clarify for us toppings-lovers?
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