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Default Alternative to Ground Beef?

jmcquown wrote:
>
> j.j. wrote:
> > Anyone have a good suggestion for a ground beef alternative that
> > you've tried and liked? I'm trying to avoid beef...

>
> Contrary to popular belief, most commercially ground turkey is not lower in
> fat than beef because they grind up the skin (fat) along with the meat.
> However, if you're not going for lower fat, but simply reacting to Mad Cow,
> ground turkey, chicken or pork is fine as long as it is seasoned correctly
> for the dish you are making.
>
> Jill




A number of local markets here sell both "ground turkey"
which is what Jill's describing and "extra lean ground turkey"
which is just ground white meat. If you compare them you can
see quite a color difference.

gloria p
in Colorado