Lean Turkey Tips

Roast your turkey on a rack.

Try roasting several turkey breasts instead of a whole turkey
you’ll have only the lower-fat white meat.

Baste turkey with instead of its own juices.

Use instead of making higher-fat .

If you make gravy, refrigerate the juices and skim off the
fat first.

Roast the separately from the turkey.

Make a stuffing that contains fruit rather than high-fat nuts.

Carve the turkey in the kitchen and remove the . You
won’t be as tempted to eat the high-fat skin or nibble on
extra meat!

Choose over dark. 4 oz. of white meat, without
the skin, contains only 3.7 grams of fat — less than half
the 8.2 grams of fat in an equal portion of dark meat.

Mash potatoes with skim milk and a dollop of yogurt
and sour cream rather than whole or 2% milk and butter.

Use apple juice or maple syrup to fill and flavour squash
rather than butter and brown sugar.