What’s healthier: low fat Turkey or chicken or higher fat vegetarian options ?

[Anonymous]

I usually eat very low-fat chicken burgers virtually no fat and little if any saturated fat. I see the vegetarian stuff available has far more fat including saturated . But am I making this decision soundly ?

[Anonymous]

Why are you eating low fat? Is it to lose weight, fewer calories, or for another reason?

[Anonymous]

I think that chicken, turkey, and plants can all be part of a healthy diet.

I think that if you're comparing unprocessed or minimally processed poultry to unprocessed or minimally processed plants (e.g. a chicken breast cooked at home vs. a homemade black bean burger with avocado) then maybe the plant choice is a small bit healthier. But if you're comparing unprocessed or minimally processed poultry to highly processed plants (e.g. a chicken breast cooked at home vs. a vegetarian chik'n patty) then I'd say the chicken breast is healthier unless you're not getting any minimally or unprocessed plants at all.

[Anonymous]

Fat is so good for you and keeps you satiated.

[Anonymous]

Chicken or turkey is probably healthier… but not necessarily humane so look at what is more important to you and go with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fat is so good for you and keeps you satiated.

Partly true. But animal fat isn’t great for you, especially in large amounts

[Anonymous]

White chicken and Turkey are heathy options, so are vegetarian meals. It depends what the sources of fats are. Saturated fat from red meat, dark meat poultry, dairy, and coconuts are ok in moderation. The healthier option would be to get fats from olive oil, nuts, seeds, avocado

[Anonymous]

Both are processed junk food

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fat is so good for you and keeps you satiated.

Partly true. But animal fat isn’t great for you, especially in large amounts

False

[Anonymous]

Do you have high cholesterol? Either way, much of turkey and chicken might have some fat amount as ground beef. I would stay away from any fake meat, nothing but soy and BS in it.
Stick with legumes, veggies, rice, fruit, and whole grains, that is the best.

[Anonymous]

1. What my taste buds prefer otherwise I'll be grumpy and compensate with junk.

2. Plant-based meat is hyper-processed and not good for the environment. It's just a fad that won't last.

3. Between turkey and chicken, really, it's all the same. Bland and blah.

4. I recommend going with a lean ground bison. Way tastier, not that much fat, and high in iron to protect you from anemia.

[Anonymous]

Dietary cholesterol may not have much of an impact on blood cholesterol, if that's what concerns OP. It depends on if the individual is a "responder" to dietary cholesterol but most people aren't. So, if OP is worried about the choice between low fat turkey or chicken vs. higher fat vegetarian options (unless eating a ton of battered and fried veggies), they might be overthinking it. Focus on a balanced diet and liking what you eat.

[Anonymous]

I think that if you're comparing unprocessed or minimally processed poultry to unprocessed or minimally processed plants (e.g. a chicken breast cooked at home vs. a homemade black bean burger with avocado) then maybe the plant choice is a small bit healthier. But if you're comparing unprocessed or minimally processed poultry to highly processed plants (e.g. a chicken breast cooked at home vs. a vegetarian chik'n patty) then I'd say the chicken breast is healthier unless you're not getting any minimally or unprocessed plants at all.

This. Eating a higher fat vegetarian option IMO is if you have an ethical or environmental reason to want to avoid eating meat. The healthiest option would be a vegetarian choice that was not processed--a mushroom burger, homemade quinoa and veggie sandwich, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I think that if you're comparing unprocessed or minimally processed poultry to unprocessed or minimally processed plants (e.g. a chicken breast cooked at home vs. a homemade black bean burger with avocado) then maybe the plant choice is a small bit healthier. But if you're comparing unprocessed or minimally processed poultry to highly processed plants (e.g. a chicken breast cooked at home vs. a vegetarian chik'n patty) then I'd say the chicken breast is healthier unless you're not getting any minimally or unprocessed plants at all.

This. Eating a higher fat vegetarian option IMO is if you have an ethical or environmental reason to want to avoid eating meat. The healthiest option would be a vegetarian choice that was not processed--a mushroom burger, homemade quinoa and veggie sandwich, etc.

Disagree. That's not the healthiest for most people. It may be the most ethical, but then again, it may not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I think that if you're comparing unprocessed or minimally processed poultry to unprocessed or minimally processed plants (e.g. a chicken breast cooked at home vs. a homemade black bean burger with avocado) then maybe the plant choice is a small bit healthier. But if you're comparing unprocessed or minimally processed poultry to highly processed plants (e.g. a chicken breast cooked at home vs. a vegetarian chik'n patty) then I'd say the chicken breast is healthier unless you're not getting any minimally or unprocessed plants at all.

This. Eating a higher fat vegetarian option IMO is if you have an ethical or environmental reason to want to avoid eating meat. The healthiest option would be a vegetarian choice that was not processed--a mushroom burger, homemade quinoa and veggie sandwich, etc.

Ummm, no, most of this high-preaching veganism is not healthier, not here. In developing countries, sure, but not here. In India, where vegetarians can't afford your hoity-toity vegan superfoods, sure, in Tanzania, where their staples are rice and beans, sure.
You take your fake meat, milk, avocados, almond flour, and acai and shove it where the sun does not shine. You do not care that farmers in Mexico are now fighting organized crime to protect their income. You don't care that kids are dying picking your acai and that more and more acai trees are planted, which will affect the source of our oxygen due to the elimination of biodiversity in the Amazon. You don't care that trillions of bees are dying, so you can drink fake milk. I ask you to shut up about your moral superiority; BCS, you have no ethics at all. Protest how we raise our animals; those practices should be eradicated for sure, but so should the practices you endorse.