Turkey Breast Nutrition Facts

Why on earth would you ever eat turkey any other time than on Thanksgiving?!?!, you ask incredulously.

Good question!
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Turkey = 🤮⁣⁣⁣⁣

But here’s the thing…

As white meat, turkey breast is a great source of protein that’s needed for building and repairing bone, muscles, cartilage, skin, blood, and other tissue while having less fat and calories than many other cuts of meat. And due to the high protein content, turkey breast is a low glycemic index (GI) food that helps regulate insulin levels, which is great for someone who needs to keep their blood sugar under control. Moreover, as a low GI food, research suggests that turkey may help lower total and LDL, or bad, cholesterol that damages the arteries and increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. Lastly, turkey is chock full of vitamins and minerals, one of which is selenium.

What’s so great about selenium?, you say.

Well, nothing really.

I mean, there’s really nothing remarkable about selenium once you get past the fact that it’s a mineral that has antioxidant properties that may prevent certain kinds of cancer and this protective effect only occurs when the mineral is obtained through food, not supplementation.

So yeah, other than for the part about selenium, I know turkey breast sounds mighty, mighty tasty right about now!

Turkey Breast Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 4 oz (112g)

Glossary: calories, dietary fat, muscle