Turkey Burgers are health enthusiast’s choice for dinner
when trying to build muscle and improve health. Turkey burgers are low in fat
and high in protein while offering other protective benefits. It isn’t traditional health food and offers a
tasty alternative to non-meat varieties such as the vegie burger or the yuck
tofu burger. Throwing a few of these patties on the grill next to your ground
beef meat nourishes a healthy alternative for both yourself and anyone you
invite to dinner.
Regular ground beef hamburgers are 250-800 calories
depending on the garnishments. Calories can be astronomical for fast food
restaurants. Traditional hamburgers contain 17 grams of fat and a gram of carbs
with 18 grams of protein. The turkey burger is less than 170 calories, 9 grams
of fat, no carbs, and offers 19 grams of protein.
Turkey contains healthy nutrients such as iron, zinc,
potassium, B6, Niacin, amino acid tryptophan and selenium (1). It helps lower your cholesterol levels and maintain
stable insulin levels. Turkey has also been known to strengthen the immune
system and acts as an antioxidant that removes bad chemicals from the body.
If you’re a fitness buff that plays a variety of sports or
regularly frequents the gym you know the importance of recovery. The far
majority opt for the supplements that replace nutrients and allow for faster
muscle building. Turkey as an option improves upon the speed of recovery with
protein and glycogen that become catalysts for muscle growth (2).
Like the ground beef burger, the health benefits of the
turkey burger is enhanced or lowered by your dressings. Low fat cheese,
ketchup, lettuce, tomatoes, and onions are solid and traditional choices. The choice of bun will also make a big
difference. Seek to avoid white bread buns and use whole grain buns instead. If
you don’t have this available at your local grocery store try whole grain bread
and transform your burger into a sandwich.
