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Easy-prep poultry.


Breasts, drumsticks, thighs, or the whole bird? That used to be the only decision shoppers in the poultry poultry, domesticated fowl kept primarily for meat and eggs; including birds of the order Galliformes, e.g., the chicken, turkey, guinea fowl, pheasant, quail, and peacock; and natatorial (swimming) birds, e.g., the duck and goose.  aisle had to make.

But it takes a little time to turn a package of unseasoned, uncooked chicken or turkey into tonight's dinner. A growing number of people must think they don't don't  

1. Contraction of do not.

2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not.

n.
A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts.
 have enough.

How else to explain the proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous

pro·lif·er·a·tion
n.
 of marinated, seasoned, sliced slice  
n.
1.
a. A thin broad piece cut from a larger object: ate a slice of cheese; examined a slice of the diseased lung.

b.
, or otherwise prepared raw and cooked poultry in supermarket supermarket

Large retail store operated on a self-service basis, selling groceries, produce, meat, bakery and dairy products, and sometimes nonfood goods. Supermarkets were first established in the U.S. during the 1930s as no-frills retail stores offering low prices.
 refrigerator and freezer freezer

the compartment in which meat and offal are stored at freezing temperatures of 10 to 16°F (-12 to -9°C) although there is a trend to lower temperatures of 0 to -22°F (-18 to -30°C).
 cases? Unfortunately, if you're you're  

Contraction of you are.


you're you are
you're be
 not careful, you could end up with chicken or turkey that's pumped up with a quarter to half a day's salt.

Here's our guide to easy-prep poultry. If you have trouble finding our Best Bites, check page 12 for three quick, easy recipes Recipes by category
Albanian cuisine
Albanian vegetable pie: article,
Baked lamb and yogurt:
Baked leeks:
Bean Jahni soup:
Elli's veal or chicken with walnuts
 that are better for your pocketbook ... and your blood pressure.

Strips

Want to throw some chicken into a stir-fry stir-fry
tr.v. stir-fried, stir-fry·ing, stir-fries
To fry quickly in a small amount of oil over high heat while stirring continuously.

n.
, a fajita fa·ji·ta  
n.
A dish consisting of strips of marinated meat, poultry, or vegetables that are grilled over an open fire and served in a tortilla, usually with spicy condiments. Often used in the plural.
, a wrap, a salad, or a sandwich Sandwich, city, Canada
Sandwich, Ont., Canada, part (since 1935) of the city of Windsor.
Sandwich, town, England
Sandwich, town (1991 pop. 4,184), Kent, SE England, on the Stour River.
? Louis Louis, titular duke of Burgundy
Louis, 1682–1712, titular duke of Burgundy; grandson of King Louis XIV of France. He became heir to the throne on the death (1711) of his father, Louis the Great Dauphin.
 Rich, Perdue Perdue may refer to:
  • Perdue, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Perdue Farms, an American chicken-farming corporation
  • Perdue School of Business, in Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland
People with the surname Perdue
, Tyson Ty·son   , Michael Gerald Known as "Mike." Born 1966.

American prizefighter. In 1986 he became the youngest ever to win the world heavyweight title, which he held until 1990.
, and other poultry processors make it easy. Just open a refrigerated re·frig·er·ate  
tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates
1. To cool or chill (a substance).

2. To preserve (food) by chilling.
 or frozen bag of strips and heat until steaming. (Even though the strips come out of the package cooked, further heating is the only way to protect yourself from a potentially nasty bout of Listeria Listeria /Lis·te·ria/ (lis-ter´e-ah) a genus of gram-negative bacteria (family Corynebacterium); L. monocyto´genes causes listeriosis.

Lis·te·ri·a
n.
 food poisoning food poisoning, acute illness following the eating of foods contaminated by bacteria, bacterial toxins, natural poisons, or harmful chemical substances. It was once customary to classify all such illnesses as "ptomaine poisoning," but it was later discovered that .)

The saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be  is low because most strips are skinless breast meat. The problem: sodium sodium, a metallic chemical element; symbol Na [Lat. natrium]; at. no. 11; at. wt. 22.98977; m.p. 97.81°C;; b.p. 892.9°C;; sp. gr. 0.971 at 20°C;; valence +1. Sodium is a soft, silver-white metal. . Many companies season their poultry with far too much salt. So you'll you'll  

Contraction of you will.


you'll you will or you shall
you'll will
 find 780 milligrams of sodium in a three-ounce serving of Louis Rich Chicken Breast Cuts or Strips and 840 mg in Easy Beginnings Fajita Sliced Chicken Breast or Fast Fixin' Restaurant Style Chicken Breast Fajitas fajitas
Noun, pl

a Mexican dish of soft tortillas wrapped around fried strips of meat or vegetables [Mexican Spanish]
. That's up to a third of a day's quota quota

In international trade, a government-imposed limit on the quantity of goods and services that may be exported or imported over a specified period of time. Quotas are more effective than tariffs in restricting trade, since they limit the availability of goods rather
.

The solution: check out our Best Bites. If they can keep your taste buds taste buds taste nplGeschmacksknospen pl  happy and stay under our 480-milligram sodium limit, why can't their competitors COMPETITORS, French law. Persons who compete or aspire to the same office, rank or employment. As an English word in common use, it has a much wider application. Ferriere, Dict. de Dr. h.t. ?

Flavored fla·vor  
n.
1. Distinctive taste; savor: a flavor of smoke in bacon. See Synonyms at taste.

2.
 Parts & Roasts

If you've you've  

Contraction of you have.


you've you have
you've have
 ever dressed a skinless, boneless Bone´less

a. 1. Without bones.

Adj. 1. boneless - being without a bone or bones; "jellyfish are boneless"
 chicken breast with orange juice and paprika paprika: see pepper. , you know it's it's  

1. Contraction of it is.

2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its.


it's it is or it has
it's be ~have
 not hard. But many people would rather just heat and eat their poultry.

So they reach for breasts or tenderloins (or the occasional thighs or drumsticks) that require no preparation. (That's not to say they require no time. Some turkey tenderloins take an hour or more in the oven It has been suggested that , , , , and be merged into this article or section. .)

Like strips, breasts or tenderloins are rock-bottom rock bottom
n.
The lowest possible level or absolute bottom: Prices have hit rock bottom.



rock
 low in sat fat. But only a handful of products met our 480 mg sodium cutoff. Jennie-O Jennie-O is a brand name of turkey products manufactured by Hormel in Willmar, Minnesota.

The company was founded by Earl B. Olson in 1940, when he began raising turkeys. In 1949 he bought the former Farmers Produce Company of Willmar and its turkey processing plant.
 Turkey Store Seasoned Pepper pepper, name for the fruits of several unrelated Old and New World plants used as spices or vegetables or in medicine. Old World (True) Peppers


Black pepper (Piper nigrum
 Breast Tenderloins, for example, managed to pump up the flavor without pumping up the sodium. (Jennie's Teriyaki ter·i·ya·ki  
n.
A Japanese dish of grilled or broiled slices of marinated meat or shellfish.



[Japanese : teri, glaze + yaki, to broil.]

Noun 1.
 Tenderloins, which were also delicious See social bookmarking. , missed a Best Bite by just 10 mg.) Two other near misses--Shady Brook Farms Brook Farm, 1841–47, an experimental farm at West Roxbury, Mass., based on cooperative living. Founded by George Ripley, a Unitarian minister, the farm was initially financed by a joint-stock company with 24 shares of stock at $500 per share.  Homestyle Turkey Breast Tenderloins and Lemon lemon, one of the citrus fruits, from a tree (Citrus limon) of the family Rutaceae (orange family), probably native to India. A small tree (to about 15 ft/5 m tall) with thorny branches and purple-edged white blossoms, it requires a mild, equable climate.  Garlic garlic: see onion.
garlic

Bulbous perennial plant (Allium sativum) of the lily family, native to central Asia and growing wild in Italy and southern France. The bulbs are used as a flavouring.
 Tenderloins--would also do your dinner plate proud.

When comparing labels, keen in mind that if the tenderloin or breast is sitting in a marinade, the package may overestimate o·ver·es·ti·mate  
tr.v. o·ver·es·ti·mat·ed, o·ver·es·ti·mat·ing, o·ver·es·ti·mates
1. To estimate too highly.

2. To esteem too greatly.
 the sodium (some stays in any marinade you don't swallow swallow, common name for small perching birds of almost worldwide distribution. There are about 100 species of swallows, including the martins, which belong to the same family. Swallows have long, narrow wings, forked tails, and weak feet. ).

Unflavored Parts

Sitting side by side in the refrigerator case, Tyson Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts and your local supermarket's boneless skinless chicken breasts look the same. Yet lurking See lurk.

(messaging, jargon) lurking - The activity of one of the "silent majority" in a electronic forum such as Usenet; posting occasionally or not at all but reading the group's postings regularly.
 under Tyson's plastic wrap are 290 mg of sodium in each five-ounce serving. Your supermarket's fresh boneless skinless breasts have around 90 mg.

That's because Tyson, Shady Brook Farms, and some other companies "enhance" their poultry with a salt broth broth

liquid media for culturing microorganisms.


cooked meat broth
a medium useful for culturing anaerobic bacteria.

enrichment broth
one modified to permit growth by selected bacteria.
 to keep it moist moist

having a moderate moisture content, slightly wet to the touch.


moist dermatitis
see moist dermatitis of rabbits.

moist grain storage
grain stored at about 30% moisture in airtight silos.
. Check the sodium numbers on the label to see how much they add.

If you get your unflavored chicken cuts from the freezer case, you can hit 500 mg of sodium or more per serving (Foster Farms Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts or Thighs).

Our advice: Do what your mother did. Buy raw, non- non- word element [L.]not .

non-
pref.
Not: noninvasive. 
"enhanced" chicken cuts that don't come bathed in a salt solution. Repackage re·pack·age  
tr.v. re·pack·aged, re·pack·ag·ing, re·pack·ag·es
To package again or anew, especially in a more attractive package.



re·pack
 the chicken in small freezer bags if you want to use just a few pieces at a time.

Some chicken parts miss a Best Bite even though they're they're  

Contraction of they are.

they're be
 not high in sodium. That's because drumsticks, thighs, and even breasts have too much saturated fat if they've they've  

Contraction of they have.

they've have
 got skin. Remove the skin before you eat the chicken and the sat fat drops into Best Bite range.

Entrees with Sauce or Gravy

Most companies just don't get the sodium message. They soak their salty salt·y  
adj. salt·i·er, salt·i·est
1. Of, containing, or seasoned with salt.

2. Suggestive of the sea or sailing life.

3. Witty; pungent; earthy: salty humor.
 poultry in salty sauces and gravies. Granted, you might not lick lick

1. a stroke with the tongue, normally used in cleaning the coat or ingesting a substance from a flat surface. See also licking.

2. a mixture of salt plus other macro-elements, especially phosphorus, trace elements, vitamins and other feed additives, fed loosely in a box
 your plate clean, but with numbers falling mostly in the 600-to-1,100 mg range, you're still getting a mouthful.

Unfortunately, neither of the two (lower-sodium) Best Bites--Butterball Italian Seasoned Boneless Turkey Breast and Smithfield Smithfield, district, London, England
Smithfield, district of the City of London, England. Beginning in the 12th cent., it was used for fairs, markets, jousts, and executions. During the reign of Queen Mary I (1553–58), Protestants were executed there.
 Caribbean Style Chicken Breasts--was anything to write home about.

Burgers Burgers are hamburgers.

Burgers may also refer to:
  • Johannes Martinus Burgers, Dutch physicist, namesake of Burgers' equation and brother of W. G. Burgers
  • W. G. Burgers, Dutch crystallographer and brother of J. M.


Eat a quarter-pound burger made of lean ground beef (which is about 20 percent fat by weight) and you can expect six grams of saturated fat. If you're lucky enough to find ground beef that's only 10 percent fat, the sat fat drops to four grams. But that's still a fifth of your daily limit (20 grams).

Why not avoid the red meat, which may increase the risk of colon colon, in anatomy
colon, in anatomy: see intestine.
colon, in punctuation
colon, in writing: see punctuation.
colon

Segment that makes up most of the large intestine.
 or prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. , by moving to turkey or chicken burgers instead? Just don't expect the sat fat in most ground poultry to fall to skinless chicken or turkey breast levels. That's because dark meat and skin often go into the grinder Grinder

A slang term for a person who works in the investment industry and makes small amounts of money at a time on small investments, over and over again.

Notes:
. Only ground turkey or chicken breast is skinless, which makes it virtually sat-fat-free.

Casual Gourmet Chicken Burgers, which are available at stores like Costco Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the world based on sales volume, headquartered in Issaquah, Washington, United States,[1] with its flagship warehouse in nearby Seattle.  and Whole Foods, were the best-tasting Best Bites. They're nicely flavored right out of the box (everything from Roasted roast  
v. roast·ed, roast·ing, roasts

v.tr.
1. To cook with dry heat, as in an oven or near hot coals.

2. To dry, brown, or parch by exposing to heat.

3.
 Garlic to Spicy Salsa & Cheddar Cheddar, village, Somerset, SW England. It is chiefly a tourist center. Limestone is quarried, and strawberries are grown. Nearby Cheddar Gorge towers c.400 ft (120 m) high, with imposing limestone cliffs and numerous caves from which relics of prehistoric man have ).
FOWL PLAY

Best Bites have no more than two
grams of saturated fat and 480 milligrams
of sodium in a serving, which can vary from three ounces
(cooked with no sauce) to five ounces (cooked with sauce). Items in
italics are listed for comparison. Within each section, foods are
ranked from least to most saturated fat, then sodium and calories.

                                                              Total Fat
                                                   Calories    (grams)

Strips (3 oz.)

                 Refrigerated

               C  Perdue Short Cuts Carved           110          2
                   Chicken Breast (1)
[check][check] C Easy Beginnings Garlic & Herb
                   Sliced Chicken Breast             120          2
[check][check] C Foster Farms Fast Favorites
                   Grilled Chicken Breast, Diced     100          2
                   or Strips (2)
               C Louis Rich Chicken Breast Cuts      120          3
                   or Strips (2)
               C Easy Beginnings Fajita Sliced       120          3
                   Chicken Breast

                 Frozen

[check][check] C Tyson Diced Chicken Breasts          90          1
[check][check] C Tyson Chicken Breast Strips,
                   except unflavored (1)             120          3
               C Tyson Chicken Breast Strips,        120          4
                   unflavored
               C Fast Fixin' Restaurant Style
                   Chicken Breast Fajitas            120          3
[check][check] C Fast Fixin' Restaurant Style
                   Chicken Thigh Fajitas             140          7

Flavored Parts
(number of pieces that yield closest to 4 oz. raw or 3 oz. cooked)

                 Refrigerated

                 Tyson Lemon Herb Tasty
                   Selections Boneless Skinless      140          1
                   Chicken Breasts (1-5 1/2 oz.)
                 Foster Farms Savory Servings
                   Boneless Skinless Chicken         130          2
                   Breasts (1-4 oz.) (1)
               C Tyson Roasted Chicken Boneless
                   Skinless Breasts                  120          2
                   (1-3 1/2 oz.)
                 Tyson Italian Style Tasty
                   Selections Boneless Skinless      150          3
                   Chicken Breasts (1-5 1/2 oz.)
[check][check] C Fast Fixin' Grilled Chicken
                   Breast, Fajita, Mesquite, or      120          5
                   White Breast Meat (1-3 oz.)
                 Hormel Always Tender Chicken
                   Breasts (1-5 1/2 oz.) (1)         170          4
               C Tyson Roasted Chicken               210         10
                   Drumsticks (2-4 oz.)
               C Tyson Roasted Chicken Breast
                   Halves (1-5 oz.)                  260         13
               C Tyson Roasted Chicken Thighs        270         21
                   (1-3 1/2 oz.)

                 Frozen

               C Fast Fixin' Restaurant Style
                   Fire Roasted Chicken Breasts      180          3
                   (1-5 oz.)
[check][check] C Foster Farms Chicken Breast
                   Fillets, Mesquite or Teriyaki     150          7
                   (1-3 oz.) (2)
               C Tyson Chicken Breasts, Mesquite
                   or Teriyaki (1-3 oz.) (2)         150          7
                 Carolina Turkey Turkey Mignon       160          8
                   (1-5 1/2 oz.) (1)

Flavored Roasts (4 oz.)

                 Refrigerated

                 Shady Brook Farms Turkey Breast
                   Tenderloins, Homestyle or         130          4
                   Lemon Garlic (2)
                 Jennie-O Turkey Store Turkey
                   Breast Tenderloins, Lemon         120          2
                   Garlic or Teriyaki (2)
  [check][check] Jennie-O Turkey Store Seasoned
                   Pepper Turkey Breast              100          3
                   Tenderloins
                 Hormel Always Tender Turkey
                   Tenderloin, Honey Mustard or      130          2
                   Teriyaki (2)
                 Hormel Always Tender Turkey         120          3
                   Breast (1)
                 Honeysuckle White Turkey Breast     130          4
                   Tenderloin (1)
                 Shady Brook Farms Rotisserie-
                   Style Turkey Breast               130          4
                   Tenderloins
                 Jennie-O Turkey Store Turkey
                   Breast Tenderloins, Cajun or      180          8
                   Tequila Lime (2)

Unflavored Parts
(number of pieces that yield closest to 4 oz. raw or 3 oz. cooked)

                 Refrigerated

  [check][check] Tyson Chicken Breast Tenders        100          1
                   (2-4 oz.)
  [check][check] Tyson Skinless Split Chicken
                   Breasts with Ribs (1-5 oz.)       140          3
  [check][check] Shady Brook Farms Turkey            120          0
                   Scallopini (2-4 oz.)
  [check][check] Shady Brook Farms Turkey Chops
                   or Cutlets (1-4 1/2 oz.)          130          1
  [check][check] Tyson Boneless Skinless Chicken
                   Breasts (1-5 oz.)                 130          3
  [check][check] Tyson Skinless Chicken               90          3
                   Drumsticks (1-3 oz.)
  [check][check] Tyson Boneless Skinless Chicken
                   Thigh Cutlets (1-4 oz.)           110          4
  [check][check] Tyson Skinless Chicken Thighs       110          4
                   (1-4 oz.)
                 Tyson Chicken Drumsticks            160          9
                   (1-4 oz.)
                 Tyson Split Chicken Breast with     320         18
                   Ribs (1-7 oz.)
                 Tyson Chicken Thigh (1-5 oz.)       280         20

                 Frozen

  [check][check] Tyson Boneless Skinless Chicken
                   Tenderloins (2-3 1/2 oz.)          80          1
  [check][check] Perdue Chicken Breast               140          2
                   Tenderloins (2-5 oz.)
  [check][check] Foster Farms Boneless Chicken
                   Breast Tenders (2-3 1/2 oz.)      100          1
  [check][check] Tyson Boneless Skinless Chicken
                   Breasts (1-7 oz.)                 170          4
  [check][check] Perdue Boneless Skinless
                   Chicken Breasts (1-6 oz.)         160          2
                 Foster Farms Boneless Skinless
                   Chicken Thighs (1-5 1/2 oz.)      140          5
  [check][check] Tyson Chicken Drumsticks            140          7
                   (2-4 oz.)
  [check][check] Foster Farms Chicken Drumsticks     120          7
                   (1-4 1/2 oz.)
                 Foster Farms Boneless Skinless
                   Chicken Breasts (1-5 1/2 oz.)     170          5
                 Tyson Chicken Half Breasts          230         12
                   (1-5 oz.)
                 Foster Farms Chicken Thighs         290         21
                   (1-6 oz.)

Entrees with Sauce or Gravy
(5 oz., unless noted)

[check][check] C Smithfield Caribbean Style          170          1
                   Chicken Breasts
               C Jennie-O Turkey Store So Easy
                   Turkey Breast, except Chunks      110          1
                   in Alfredo Sauce (1)
               C Smithfield Italian Style            140          3
                   Chicken Tenders
               C Smithfield Oriental Style           220          3
                   Chicken
               C Perdue Short Cuts Entrees
                   Chicken Breast Filets in
                   Barbecue Sauce (6 oz.)            200          1
               C Easy Beginnings Sweet & Sour        240          2
                   Chicken (7 oz.)
               C Perdue Short Cuts Entrees
                   Carved Chicken Breast (1)         140          2
               C Easy Beginnings Teriyaki            240          5
                   Chicken (7 oz.)
[check][check] C Butterball Italian Seasoned
                   Boneless Turkey Breast            130          2
               C Tyson Carved Turkey Breast in       120          2
                   Gravy
               C Butterball Boneless Turkey
                   Breast, except Italian            190          2
                   Seasoned (1)
               C Tyson Chicken Breast                140          4
                   Medallions (1)
               C Hormel Fully Cooked Entrees (1)     160          3
               C Jennie-O Turkey Store Turkey
                   Roast with Gravy in Roasting      150          8
                   Pan (6 oz.) (1)
               C Jennie-O Turkey Store So Easy
                   Turkey Breast Chunks in           160          7
                   Alfredo Sauce
               C Easy Beginnings Chicken Caesar      290         20
               C Easy Beginnings Chicken Alfredo     350         24
                   (7 oz.)
               C Easy Beginnings Chicken Fajitas
                   with Shredded Cheese              320         19

Burgers (weight of one burger)

                 Refrigerated

[check][check] C Ground breast of turkey             110#         1#
                   (3 oz.)#
               C Ground turkey (3 oz.)#              200#        11#
                 Shady Brook Farms Ground Turkey
                   Patties (4 oz.)                   170          9
                 Honeysuckle White Turkey            160          8
                   Patties (4 oz.)
               C Lean ground beef, 90% lean, 10%     180#        10#
                   fat (3 oz.)#
               C Lean ground beef, 80% lean, 20%     230#        15#
                   fat (3 oz.)#

                 Frozen

  [check][check] Casual Gourmet Chicken Burgers      100          4
                   (3 oz.) (1)
  [check][check] Bell & Evans Chicken Burgers        120          6
                   (3 oz.)
               C Banquet Grilled Breast Patties      110          5
                   (2 1/2 oz.)
                 Wampler Foods Turkey Burger,
                   Barbeque or Seasoned              200         13
                   (4 oz.) (2)
                 Perdue Seasoned Chicken or
                   Turkey Burgers (4 oz.) (1)        180         10
                 Carolina Turkey Turkey Burger       220         11
                   (5 1/2 oz.) (1)

                                                   Saturated   Sodium
                                                      Fat      (milli-
                                                    (grams)     grams)

Strips (3 oz.)

               Refrigerated

               C Perdue Short Cuts Carved              0          700
                   Chicken Breast (1)
[check][check] C Easy Beginnings Garlic & Herb
                   Sliced Chicken Breast               1          280
[check][check] C Foster Farms Fast Favorites
                   Grilled Chicken Breast, Diced       1          400
                   or Strips (2)
               C Louis Rich Chicken Breast Cuts        1          780
                   or Strips (2)
               C Easy Beginnings Fajita Sliced         1          840
                   Chicken Breast

                 Frozen

[check][check] C Tyson Diced Chicken Breasts           0          250
                 Tyson Chicken Breast Strips,
                   except unflavored (1)               1          350
               C Tyson Chicken Breast Strips,          1          500
                   unflavored
               C Fast Fixin' Restaurant Style
                   Chicken Breast Fajitas              1          840
[check][check] C Fast Fixin' Restaurant Style
                   Chicken Thigh Fajitas               2          380

Flavored Parts
(number of pieces that yield closest to 4 oz. raw or 3 oz. cooked)

                 Refrigerated

                 Tyson Lemon Herb Tasty
                   Selections Boneless Skinless        0          690
                   Chicken Breasts (1-5 1/2 oz.)
                 Foster Farms Savory Servings
                   Boneless Skinless Chicken           0          770
                   Breasts (1-4 oz.) (1)
               C Tyson Roasted Chicken Boneless
                   Skinless Breasts                    1          550
                   (1-3 1/2 oz.)
                 Tyson Italian Style Tasty
                   Selections Boneless Skinless        1        1,120
                   Chicken Breasts (1-5 1/2 oz.)
[check][check] C Fast Fixin' Grilled Chicken
                   Breast, Fajita, Mesquite, or        2          340
                   White Breast Meat (1-3 oz.)
                 Hormel Always Tender Chicken
                   Breasts (1-5 1/2 oz.) (1)           2          790
               C Tyson Roasted Chicken                 3          800
                   Drumsticks (2-4 oz.)
               C Tyson Roasted Chicken Breast
                   Halves (1-5 oz.)                    4          670
               C Tyson Roasted Chicken Thighs          7          650
                   (1-3 1/2 oz.)

                 Frozen

               C Fast Fixin' Restaurant Style
                   Fire Roasted Chicken Breasts        1          750
                   (1-5 oz.)
[check][check] C Foster Farms Chicken Breast
                   Fillets, Mesquite or Teriyaki       2          380
                   (1-3 oz.) (2)
               C Tyson Chicken Breasts, Mesquite
                   or Teriyaki (1-3 oz.) (2)           2          580
                 Carolina Turkey Turkey Mignon         3          930
                   (1-5 1/2 oz.) (1)

Flavored Roasts (4 oz.)

                 Refrigerated

                 Shady Brook Farms Turkey Breast
                   Tenderloins, Homestyle or           0          510
                   Lemon Garlic (2)
                 Jennie-O Turkey Store Turkey
                   Breast Tenderloins, Lemon           0          540
                   Garlic or Teriyaki (2)
  [check][check] Jennie-O Turkey Store Seasoned
                   Pepper Turkey Breast                1          470
                   Tenderloins
                 Hormel Always Tender Turkey
                   Tenderloin, Honey Mustard or        1          610
                   Teriyaki (2)
                 Hormel Always Tender Turkey           1          730
                   Breast (1)
                 Honeysuckle White Turkey Breast       1          740
                   Tenderloin (1)
                 Shady Brook Farms Rotisserie-
                   Style Turkey Breast                 1          870
                   Tenderloins
                 Jennie-O Turkey Store Turkey
                   Breast Tenderloins, Cajun or        2        1,590
                   Tequila Lime (2)

Unflavored Parts
(number of pieces that yield closest to 4 oz. raw or 3 oz. cooked)

                 Refrigerated

  [check][check] Tyson Chicken Breast Tenders          0          130
                   (2-4 oz.)
  [check][check] Tyson Skinless Split Chicken
                   Breasts with Ribs (1-5 oz.)         0          200
  [check][check] Shady Brook Farms Turkey              0          260
                   Scallopini (2-4 oz.)
  [check][check] Shady Brook Farms Turkey Chops
                   or Cutlets (1-4 1/2 oz.)            0          280
  [check][check] Tyson Boneless Skinless Chicken
                   Breasts (1-5 oz.)                   0          290
  [check][check] Tyson Skinless Chicken                1          140
                   Drumsticks (1-3 oz.)
  [check][check] Tyson Boneless Skinless Chicken
                   Thigh Cutlets (1-4 oz.)             1          250
  [check][check] Tyson Skinless Chicken Thighs         1          250
                   (1-4 oz.)
                 Tyson Chicken Drumsticks              3          180
                   (1-4 oz.)
                 Tyson Split Chicken Breast with       5          280
                   Ribs (1-7 oz.)
                 Tyson Chicken Thigh (1-5 oz.)         6          210

                 Frozen

  [check][check] Tyson Boneless Skinless Chicken
                   Tenderloins (2-3 1/2 oz.)           0          180
  [check][check] Perdue Chicken Breast                 0          200
                   Tenderloins (2-5 oz.)
  [check][check] Foster Farms Boneless Chicken
                   Breast Tenders (2-3 1/2 oz.)        0          350
  [check][check] Tyson Boneless Skinless Chicken
                   Breasts (1-7 oz.)                   1          290
  [check][check] Perdue Boneless Skinless
                   Chicken Breasts (1-6 oz.)           1          310
                 Foster Farms Boneless Skinless
                   Chicken Thighs (1-5 1/2 oz.)        1          500
  [check][check] Tyson Chicken Drumsticks              2          290
                   (2-4 oz.)
  [check][check] Foster Farms Chicken Drumsticks       2          440
                   (1-4 1/2 oz.)
                 Foster Farms Boneless Skinless
                   Chicken Breasts (1-5 1/2 oz.)       2          560
                 Tyson Chicken Half Breasts            4          440
                   (1-5 oz.)
                 Foster Farms Chicken Thighs           6          660
                   (1-6 oz.)

Entrees with Sauce or Gravy
(5 oz., unless noted)

[check][check] C Smithfield Caribbean Style            0          470
                   Chicken Breasts
               C Jennie-O Turkey Store So Easy
                   Turkey Breast, except Chunks        0          720
                   in Alfredo Sauce (1)
               C Smithfield Italian Style              0          730
                   Chicken Tenders
               C Smithfield Oriental Style             0        1,050
                   Chicken
               C Perdue Short Cuts Entrees
                   Chicken Breast Filets in
                   Barbecue Sauce (6 oz.)              0        1,100
               C Easy Beginnings Sweet & Sour          0        1,150
                   Chicken (7 oz.)
               C Perdue Short Cuts Entrees
                   Carved Chicken Breast (1)           0        1,270
               C Easy Beginnings Teriyaki              0        1,800
                   Chicken (7 oz.)
[check][check] C Butterball Italian Seasoned
                   Boneless Turkey Breast              1          440
               C Tyson Carved Turkey Breast in         1          530
                   Gravy
               C Butterball Boneless Turkey
                   Breast, except Italian              1          720
                   Seasoned (1)
               C Tyson Chicken Breast                  1          730
                   Medallions (1)
               C Hormel Fully Cooked Entrees (1)       1        1,160
               C Jennie-O Turkey Store Turkey
                   Roast with Gravy in Roasting        2          740
                   Pan (6 oz.) (1)
               C Jennie-O Turkey Store So Easy
                   Turkey Breast Chunks in             4          630
                   Alfredo Sauce
               C Easy Beginnings Chicken Caesar        4          780
               C Easy Beginnings Chicken Alfredo       5          970
                   (7 oz.)
               C Easy Beginnings Chicken Fajitas
                   with Shredded Cheese               11          850

Burgers (weight of one burger)

                 Refrigerated

[check][check] C Ground breast of turkey               0#          40#
                   (3 oz.)#
               C Ground turkey (3 oz.)#                3#          90#
                 Shady Brook Farms Ground Turkey
                   Patties (4 oz.)                     3          110
                 Honeysuckle White Turkey              3          200
                   Patties (4 oz.)
               C Lean ground beef, 90% lean, 10%       4#          60#
                   fat (3 oz.)#
               C Lean ground beef, 80% lean, 20%       6#          60#
                   fat (3 oz.)#

                 Frozen

  [check][check] Casual Gourmet Chicken Burgers        1          440
                   (3 oz.) (1)
  [check][check] Bell & Evans Chicken Burgers          2          130
                   (3 oz.)
               C Banquet Grilled Breast Patties        2          490
                   (2 1/2 oz.)
                 Wampler Foods Turkey Burger,
                   Barbeque or Seasoned                3          480
                   (4 oz.) (1)
                 Perdue Seasoned Chicken or
                   Turkey Burgers (4 oz.) (1)          3          520
                 Carolina Turkey Turkey Burger         5          590
                   (5 1/2 oz.) (1)

[check][check] Best Bite.

C Cooked.

(1) Average of the entire line.

(2) Average of the items listed.

Items in italics are for comparison.

Daily Values (daily limits for a 2,000-calorie diet): Total
Fat: 65 grams. Saturated Fat: 20 grams. Sodium: 2,400 milligrams.

Sources: manufacturers and U.S.D.A. National Nutrient Database
for Standard Reference (www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/index.html).

The use of information from this article for commercial purposes is
strictly prohibited without written permission from CSPI.

Note: Items for comparison is indicated with #.


The information for this article was compiled by Sarah Wade and Heather Jones Heather Jones (born October 8, 1970 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former field hockey player from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There she ended up in seventh place with the Canadian National Women's Team. .
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