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Article: Leaning Toward the Light; Ground Turkey Gains Ground on Ground Beef
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- March 14, 1990
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Increasingly, consumers are trying to shake the beef and sausage
habit by going cold turkey. From whole birds to tenderloins to
ground-up gobblers, turkey is claiming a larger share of the meat
case.
In fact, for some time, turkey has been more than just a holiday
food; it is being consumed year-round by Americans apparently
attempting to reduce their fat intake. They ate 17.5 pounds per
person last year, according to estimates by the National Turkey
Federation, up 68 percent over 1980.
Even so, turkey consumption is still a pittance when compared to
beef. Although beef consumption has dropped dramatically since its
1976 record when Americans ate 88.9 pounds per person, consumers
still ...