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Posted by: nikegurl

i found these DELICIOUS turkey burgers. pre-made frozen patties. sound gross - but they aren't. they have more protein than most which i like (28 grams). i add 2 egg whites to the meal and i'm set for protein.

but...here's the thing. they are seasoned and they are salty. maybe not salty....but my tastebuds aren't used to much.

each one has 550 mg sodium. that's high. i don't eat anything else that's seasoned or salted. would one a day be a bad idea on a cut? i used to buy the meat and make my own but these were on sale and now that i've tasted them i'm hooked.

the sodium content is probably too high for me to eat them. drat! i should have checked that before i bought them!


Posted by: ponyboy

Unfortunately most things that are frozen and premade tend to be high in sodium. 550 mg isn't that bad when you think that there is over 1000 in most canned soups.

Your RDA for sodium is 2000 mg per day (I believe) so having one of those a day shouldn't push you over that unless you're eating a lot more high sodium foods.


Posted by: nikegurl

thanks ponyboy. it's a lot lower then lots of premade food out there (that i wouldn't eat). but i'm thinking even if it isn't a big health risk i shouldn't have it while cutting.

i'd love to be wrong....but it's not really the rda i was worried about so much as my diet.


Posted by: LAM

don't sweat the sodium nikegurl...your high water intake will take care of it.


Posted by: w8lifter

It's fine NG


Posted by: nikegurl

very good news. these things are SO good!

no "funky" ingredients 'cept for turkey and spices.
thanks!


Posted by: newly_buff

Quote:
Originally posted by LAM
don't sweat the sodium nikegurl...your high water intake will take care of it.
Drinking a lot of water will help out with sodium intake? I have cut out almost all of my salt (and I was a salt fanatic). Could I have a little (very little) if I make sure to drink plenty of h2o? If so...how much h2o?


Posted by: w8lifter

sodium occurs naturally in foods, and it is also present in processed foods...but you wouldn't want to begin salting all your foods. Shoot for 1500-2000mg a day and 4-6 litres of water.


Posted by: newly_buff

Quote:
Originally posted by w8lifter
sodium occurs naturally in foods, and it is also present in processed foods...but you wouldn't want to begin salting all your foods. Shoot for 1500-2000mg a day and 4-6 litres of water.
WOW! 4-6 per day! That is a lot. I am not getting anywhere near that. I better get busy!

Anyone got a boat I can borrow? LOL


Posted by: calalily1972

Who makes the turkey burgers? I love turkey burgers and if I could save time and not make them myself that would be sweet.


Posted by: nikegurl

i checked again last night and the ones i just got actually have 400 mg sodium. cool.

there are plenty with less but WOW these are yummy compared to them.

they're called Wampler. they were with the frozen meat. they come in a zip loc plastic bag. 12 in the package. i hope you can find them!


Posted by: maggie

I found this and thought I'd share.

http://www.pilgrimspride.com/consume...y/frozen1.html


Posted by: nikegurl

not the same ones but these may be good too.
i like the ones i got b/c each burger has 28 grams of protein which is more than any of the others i've seen. (and they taste good!)


Posted by: maggie

Quote:
Originally posted by nikegurl
not the same ones but these may be good too.
i like the ones i got b/c each burger has 28 grams of protein which is more than any of the others i've seen. (and they taste good!)
are you sure? they are Wampler brand and the bottom one has 400mg's of sodium and 21g's of protein.


Posted by: nikegurl

nope - mine are wampler with 400 mg sodium (seasoned like thes are) but 28 grams protein and 12 grams fat.
these have 11 grams fat and 21 grams protein. they're probably very similar though.







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