Enjoy that turkey, really
November 19th, 2008 at 06:42pm Mike DeDoncker
I’ve recently become a fan of audio-book adaptations of novels by James Patterson.
In one of them — it might be Roses are Red — he quotes a character as saying something to the effect that the properly prepared white meat of a turkey is too good to be enjoyed only twice a year. I agree and here are some facts about that bird you’re about to dig into on Thursday.
Four ounces of turkey — a serving slightly larger than a deck of cards — has about 214 calories and provides about 65 percent of the recommended daily value for protein with about half the saturated fat of red meat. It’s also a good source of selenium, niacin, vitamin B6 and phosphorous.
It’s also an excellent source of tryptophan, which other than overstuffing yourself, may explain why Thanksgiving dinner makes you sleepy.
Enjoy.
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1. Jake | November 21st, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Hm– I vaguely remember reading Roses Are Red, but I don’t remember the turkey reference. I may have to rent it through my bookswim.com account to refresh my memory. Think Grisham knew the nutrition facts, or just felt like making the character eccentric?
2. Mike DeDoncker | November 21st, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Jake — If I remember correctly, the comment is made by the character “Nana Mama”, the main character’s grandmother, and she fixes the turkey dinner as part of a homecoming for the guy’s daughter when she gets out of the hospital. I’m guessing the author didn’t care too much about the nutrition facts.
Hope you have a good holiday and, since you are a reader of our blogs, let me recommend Betsy Hornick’s blog on tips to avoid overeating.
Take care.
3. Vicki Rudh-Jones,PT | December 3rd, 2008 at 6:54 pm
I am attending a seminar at Swedish American Hospital this weekend( Dec. 6 and 7). It is a Level 2 course on osteoporosis. If you go on Sara Meeks Seminars website you will see that the course outline includes \\"Exerstriding\\"-Nordic Walking\\". It would make an interesting article as the presenter is a national leader in the treatment of osteoporosis and reccomends Nordic walking for persons with osteoporosis. She has osteoporosis and is a weight lifter to curb any further bone loss. Interested?
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