{"id":3816,"date":"2018-11-16T00:16:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-16T00:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/?p=3816"},"modified":"2018-11-16T00:16:27","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T00:16:27","slug":"turkey-tips-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/turkey-tips-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"turkey tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>turkey tips 2018<\/h2>\n<p>when it comes to eating real food, remember, we are real foodies\u00a0first.\u00a0 which means it&#8217;s a hell of a lot better to eat\u00a0a turkey that may not be the best quality, than it is to eat\u00a0processed food or crap.\u00a0 if we went to a friends house and they were serving conventional turkey meat, I wouldn&#8217;t have a problem eating it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>conventional turkey \/ poultry terms<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>hormones are not allowed in raising poultry.<\/strong> therefore, the claim \u201cno hormones added\u201d or \u201craised without the use of hormones\u201d cannot be used on the labels of poultry unless it is followed by a statement that says, \u201cFederal regulations do not permit the use of hormones in poultry.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;sustainable?&#8221; worthless.<\/strong>\u00a0 there\u2019s no standard definition in the industry.\u00a0 you&#8217;d have to ask the producer what they mean by it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cfree range?&#8221; pretty worthless.<\/strong>\u00a0 in order to use these terms on a label, poultry producers must provide a brief description of the bird\u2019s housing conditions with the label when it is submitted for approval.\u00a0 the written description of the housing conditions is evaluated to ensure the birds have continuous, free access to the outdoors for over 51% of their lives, i.e., through their normal growing cycle.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cNatural?&#8221;\u00a0 useful when it comes to poultry and livestock.<\/strong>\u00a0 be useful because it means the birds are not injected\u00a0with colors or artificial flavors, or preservatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>unfortunately, most conventional turkeys are potentially tainted with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, exposing consumers to foodborne illnesses and hard-to-treat infections.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>go for better than just ok :)<\/h3>\n<p>to avoid these risks, we&#8217;d recommend looking for these quality upgrades:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>USDA Certified Organic.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0no GMO feed, antibiotics or growth promoters and birds have outdoor access.\u00a0 view the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/media\/BehindTheUSDAOrganicSeal.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Behind the USDA Organic Seal Fact Sheet<\/a>, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/media\/OrganicLabelsExplained.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Organic Labels Explained Fact Sheet<\/a>.\u00a0 great info!<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/certifiedhumane.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certified Humane\u00ae.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> the standards for turkeys are pretty intense.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/certifiedhumane.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Std14.Turkeys.2A-3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check them out here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/globalanimalpartnership.org\/5-step-animal-welfare-rating-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Animal Partnership Steps 3 to 5+.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/globalanimalpartnership.org\/5-step-animal-welfare-rating-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check out their info here<\/a>.\u00a0 they have steps 1-5, look for 3 or better :)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/agreenerworld.org\/certifications\/animal-welfare-approved\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Certified Animal Welfare Approved.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 a great label.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>a couple of other holistic resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn3.ewg.org\/sites\/default\/files\/u352\/EWG_ThanksgivingTurkeyTips_2018_C01.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this turkey label cheat sheet by the EWG is awesome.<\/a>\u00a0 download it, print it, and take it with you!<\/li>\n<li>make your own turkey by purchasing a real turkey from a local farm.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localharvest.org\/organic-turkey.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">use LocalHarvest&#8217;s organic turkey farmer finder!<\/a>\u00a0 just enter your zip code.\u00a0 closest one to us in Las Vegas is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localharvest.org\/quail-hollow-farm-M25638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quail Hollow Farm<\/a> is Overton, Nevada.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>or just keep it simple by\u00a0<\/strong>looking for these well-known brands at the supermarket that are USDA Certified Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified.\u00a0 the\u00a02 most notable and available brands are\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marysturkeys.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary\u2019s Turkey<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/diestelturkey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diestel Turkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>local Las Vegas turkeys<\/h3>\n<h4>Costco<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Costco organic turkeys $2.99 \/ lb.<\/li>\n<li>FIRST COME FIRST SERVE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Trader Joes<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Trader Joes organic $3.49 \/ lb.<\/li>\n<li>FIRST COME FIRST SERVE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Sprouts<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Sprouts organic $2.99 \/ lb.<\/li>\n<li>FIRST COME FIRST SERVE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Whole Foods Market<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Whole Foods organic $3.49 \/ lb.<\/li>\n<li>ORDER AND HAVE IT RESERVED! BOTH THANKSGIVING AND XMAS<\/li>\n<li>they also carry\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marysturkeys.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary\u2019s Turkey<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/diestelturkey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diestel Turkey<\/a>\u00a0in most stores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>about sides<\/h3>\n<p>in all the health food stores there are a few sides made with approved ingredients. for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Whole Foods Organic Creamy Mashed potatoes checked out.<\/li>\n<li>Trader Joe&#8217;s had some cranberry sauces that check out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>BUT!\u00a0 these things are so simple to make, why buy them?!\u00a0 put your own TLC into it!\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/qo377.infusionsoft.com\/app\/form\/web-form-submitted10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download our Thanksgiving and Holiday&#8217;s recipe booklet here.<\/a>\u00a0 it also comes with tips and hints for surviving the holidays and it&#8217;s SOLID.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>turkey tips 2018 when it comes to eating real food, remember, we are real foodies\u00a0first.\u00a0 which means it&#8217;s a hell of a lot better to eat\u00a0a turkey that may not&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[97,101,148,19,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3816"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/superhumantransformation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}