Turkey jerky is one of nine snack foods listed by Jane Bianchi (redbookmag.com) that are great for weight loss programs.
Using Jack Link’s Premium Turkey Jerky, as an example, to show the benefits of turkey jerky in losing weight, she highlighted the facts that this particular product is 98-percent fat-free, 80 calories, 13 g of protein and 5 g of carbs with no added MSG per one-ounce serving. However, sodium is 490 mg per serving (almost 20-percent of daily recommended allowance).
I wanted to see how Jerky Direct Natural Turkey
Jerky nutrition values compared to Jack Link’s Premium Turkey Jerky. Jerky Direct Natural Turkey Jerky Original is 100-percent fat-free, 60 calories, 11 g of protein and 6g of carbs --- no added MSG,
no erythorbate, no nitrite and no preservatives. Sodium is 270 mg per serving.
Jerky Direct Natural Turkey Jerky stacked up better than Jack
Link’s product overall with the most benefit coming from its lower sodium
content of 270 mg --- about 45-percent lower than Jack Link’s 490 mg per
serving.
Jerky Direct Natural Turkey Jerky products are great for your weight loss program, especially when you need to have high-protein snacks between meals or to even substitute a meal!
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