When it comes to eating turkey, I like to dabble on the dark side of things and eat a drumstick. It gives me that old English monarch feeling. Yet dark meat has a bad rap, so I wanted to know just how bad it really is.
Thanksgiving brings us a wonderful time to give thanks, to reconnect with family and friends and to eat more calories than we ever normally would in any given day. Ahhhh...the gluttony.
But it doesn't have to be that way, for tips on how to make your Thanksgiving turkey have less of an impact on your waistline, read more
- Roast the turkey on a rack so that fat drips through and the meat doesn't reabsorb the drippings.
- Rub the bird with olive oil instead of butter.
- Eat the white meat since it has less fat than the dark meat.
- Try finding a turkey that has been certified humane.
Here's to a happy and healthy feast!
